Read Psalm 46
SIMPLIFY It begins by reordering our personal life. We can so easily be led astray!
2 Corinthians 11:3 ‘But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ. What do advertisements do to us? They teach us to be completely dissatisfied with who I am and what I have. The drive to consume is all around us, to be fiercely competitive, being driven to win, to succeed. Only two things need to be said about this. One, contentment is the by product of simplicity. Two, what difference does the pursuit of all that we devote ourselves to make in the light of eternity? We need to simplify our lives, ask Jesus to release the grip and deliver us from those things that will only suffocate us and keep our lives cluttered.
BE STILL Let be and be still, and know-recognize and understand that I am God (Psalm 46:10 Amplified) Eugene Peterson paraphrases this same passage in The Message, ‘Step out of the traffic! Take a long, loving look at me, your High God, above politics, above everything! Jacob wrestling God fights for us. It was there with Jacob where God met him. He wouldn’t let go of God and God met Him and broke Him of his self-trust. We have to banish our world. Silence, uninterrupted God moments whether it is a quiet morning walk or finding that sweet spot with God are so vital to our spiritual well being. Go where you won’t be distracted. Write your prayer out to God, journal your thoughts and mark up your Bible. If it falls apart, use duct tape! However, we know thatjust reading the Bible is not the point. We need to discover what God is saying to us! Ask Him to open your eyes, memorize His Word and make it your heartbe.at. Allow Him to speak to you through the impressions that He places on your heart and mind and then write the word, verse or thought down. Noise and words and frenzied, hectic schedules dull our senses, closing our ears to His still small voice and making us numb to His touch. C Swindoll
SHARE Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. Philippians 2:4 It is not enough for us to get in tune with God as He longs for us to be in tune with others. The goal is that the result of my time spent simplifying and being still leads me into a greater understanding of where other people are at and the divine appointments that he has set up for me. For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:10
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