A couple of years ago, our church did a series called Emotionally Healthy Spirituality. One of the components of the daily devotional is a 2-minute period in which you’re totally quiet before the Lord. Or, at least, attempt to be quiet – no distracting thoughts, not praying even – just quiet. My approach was to begin with what I could do and work up to 2 minutes; I’m not sure I ever hit the mark. (Two minutes is an awfully lot longer than you might think…)
I did appreciate the concept, though, that what I have to say to God is so much less important than just being in His presence. Of course, if He has something to say to me, that’s awesome! The goal, though, is just be quiet before Him – Be still and know that He is God…
When we learn to do that, we end up with what Neil writes: …when we leave our quiet time, the sense of God’s presence should remain with us throughout the day.
I haven’t maintained a systematic approach to sitting quietly before God, but I have made it a point to enter prayer time with silence, or during my day, to simply acknowledge His presence and enjoy it. I’ll need to think through if and/or how to do it on a more regular basis, but it’s awesome to be reminded of how refreshing that silence can be. That’s what I’m going to focus on today…
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