Is this current stress of the world causing you to check in with the latest news every few minutes robbing you of calming time for your soul? Sarah Young writes in Jesus Calling, “Instead of focusing on fickle, ever-changing news broadcasts, tune in to the living Word—the One who is always the same. Let Scripture saturate your mind and heart, and you will walk steadily along the path of life. Even though you don’t know what will happen tomorrow, you can be absolutely sure of your ultimate destination.” Then she quotes this verse,” I hold you by your right hand and afterward I will take you to glory,” Psalm 73:23-24. Has she been reading our email?
So often when we sit down to spend quiet time allowing God to calm our minds, a thousand details, and at least two thousand worries, along with three thousand things on our to-do lists threaten to rob us of that time to refresh. It works to set a pad and a pen by your Bible and write down those things you fear that I will forget—in my case, I know I will forget. But stay with this connection time with God. With all of the worries that are swirling around in your mind, it would be so easy to get up and get busy. But you can’t because this time is too valuable—to you and to God.
Don’t let Satan rob you. We have this incredible privilege of spending quality time with Jesus, and letting the light of His presence illuminate our path. It doesn’t get any better.
David understood it. He writes in Psalm 32:8, “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.” And again in Psalm 16:11,“You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.”
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