Good morning to everyone. Grace and Peace be with you.
Fall is definitely here. No AC running in my house. Windows with screens are open … need to get more screens to open more windows. Fresh air to sleep by. It is peaceful.
As I watch the sun rise over the eastern trees in front of our house, with the freshly cut grass (both here and the neighbor’s across the street), I believe this is as close to heaven as I can get here. Simply beautiful. There is just something about a country sunrise with a manicured yard that is bliss inside my soul. I am so thankful that I did not follow my youthful instincts and not return to the town I grew up in … it is amazing that though the town is nowhere near what it was when I was a child, I am nowhere near who I was then. I enjoy this quiet sanctity. I have told my mother several times that I now understand why she wanted to be a hermit. Haha.
Have you ever wondered why the enemy goes after the quiet places? Why he creates overly loud noises in our heads that make the quiet unbearable? Do you ever wonder why our attention span is as big as a gnat?
We all have an issue with our phones. We all have a game or social network that we absolutely cannot put down for whatever the reason. What was created to bring unity across long distances has created a division in humanity. We no longer appreciate the peaceful harmony of nothingness. We no longer can quietly sit without some kind of noise. We do not know how to be still. The enemy has taken the invention of the internet and used it as a weapon of choice against those who follow Him in a myriad of ways. Social Media. Games. News. You name it, it is there at our fingertips. No one is exempt … unless you are over 100. It started with simple radio, grew into television, and now we carry it with us everywhere.
I have taken to trying to separate from the ‘world’ in that I tend to leave my phone on the charger or my desk while I go and do other things throughout the house. I have even quit taking it with me to mow so that I can just focus on the hum of the mower. It is amazing, the thoughts that I have while doing that. Story prompts. House improvements. Visits I want to make. People I want to talk to. I don’t have those thoughts if I am always plugged in. The best connection I have while mowing without my phone is my best prayer/conversation time. I don’t have to talk louder than the mower; He can hear me just fine and believe it or not, I can hear Him.
Today, I encourage you to find that one spot where you can be with Him in quiet. Your car. A closet. A walk. Your bedroom. The garage. The creek. Wherever you can find quiet … shut your phone off, leave it in another room, tuck it away in a drawer … disconnect from the ‘world’ and connect with Him. You won't be sorry. I promise.
Be blessed.
** "The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing," showing God’s provision for those who seek Him—Psalm 34:10
Fall is definitely here. No AC running in my house. Windows with screens are open … need to get more screens to open more windows. Fresh air to sleep by. It is peaceful.
As I watch the sun rise over the eastern trees in front of our house, with the freshly cut grass (both here and the neighbor’s across the street), I believe this is as close to heaven as I can get here. Simply beautiful. There is just something about a country sunrise with a manicured yard that is bliss inside my soul. I am so thankful that I did not follow my youthful instincts and not return to the town I grew up in … it is amazing that though the town is nowhere near what it was when I was a child, I am nowhere near who I was then. I enjoy this quiet sanctity. I have told my mother several times that I now understand why she wanted to be a hermit. Haha.
Have you ever wondered why the enemy goes after the quiet places? Why he creates overly loud noises in our heads that make the quiet unbearable? Do you ever wonder why our attention span is as big as a gnat?
We all have an issue with our phones. We all have a game or social network that we absolutely cannot put down for whatever the reason. What was created to bring unity across long distances has created a division in humanity. We no longer appreciate the peaceful harmony of nothingness. We no longer can quietly sit without some kind of noise. We do not know how to be still. The enemy has taken the invention of the internet and used it as a weapon of choice against those who follow Him in a myriad of ways. Social Media. Games. News. You name it, it is there at our fingertips. No one is exempt … unless you are over 100. It started with simple radio, grew into television, and now we carry it with us everywhere.
I have taken to trying to separate from the ‘world’ in that I tend to leave my phone on the charger or my desk while I go and do other things throughout the house. I have even quit taking it with me to mow so that I can just focus on the hum of the mower. It is amazing, the thoughts that I have while doing that. Story prompts. House improvements. Visits I want to make. People I want to talk to. I don’t have those thoughts if I am always plugged in. The best connection I have while mowing without my phone is my best prayer/conversation time. I don’t have to talk louder than the mower; He can hear me just fine and believe it or not, I can hear Him.
Today, I encourage you to find that one spot where you can be with Him in quiet. Your car. A closet. A walk. Your bedroom. The garage. The creek. Wherever you can find quiet … shut your phone off, leave it in another room, tuck it away in a drawer … disconnect from the ‘world’ and connect with Him. You won't be sorry. I promise.
Be blessed.
** "The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing," showing God’s provision for those who seek Him—Psalm 34:10
Good morning to everyone. Grace and Peace be with you.
Fall is definitely here. No AC running in my house. Windows with screens are open … need to get more screens to open more windows. Fresh air to sleep by. It is peaceful.
As I watch the sun rise over the eastern trees in front of our house, with the freshly cut grass (both here and the neighbor’s across the street), I believe this is as close to heaven as I can get here. Simply beautiful. There is just something about a country sunrise with a manicured yard that is bliss inside my soul. I am so thankful that I did not follow my youthful instincts and not return to the town I grew up in … it is amazing that though the town is nowhere near what it was when I was a child, I am nowhere near who I was then. I enjoy this quiet sanctity. I have told my mother several times that I now understand why she wanted to be a hermit. Haha.
Have you ever wondered why the enemy goes after the quiet places? Why he creates overly loud noises in our heads that make the quiet unbearable? Do you ever wonder why our attention span is as big as a gnat?
We all have an issue with our phones. We all have a game or social network that we absolutely cannot put down for whatever the reason. What was created to bring unity across long distances has created a division in humanity. We no longer appreciate the peaceful harmony of nothingness. We no longer can quietly sit without some kind of noise. We do not know how to be still. The enemy has taken the invention of the internet and used it as a weapon of choice against those who follow Him in a myriad of ways. Social Media. Games. News. You name it, it is there at our fingertips. No one is exempt … unless you are over 100. It started with simple radio, grew into television, and now we carry it with us everywhere.
I have taken to trying to separate from the ‘world’ in that I tend to leave my phone on the charger or my desk while I go and do other things throughout the house. I have even quit taking it with me to mow so that I can just focus on the hum of the mower. It is amazing, the thoughts that I have while doing that. Story prompts. House improvements. Visits I want to make. People I want to talk to. I don’t have those thoughts if I am always plugged in. The best connection I have while mowing without my phone is my best prayer/conversation time. I don’t have to talk louder than the mower; He can hear me just fine and believe it or not, I can hear Him.
Today, I encourage you to find that one spot where you can be with Him in quiet. Your car. A closet. A walk. Your bedroom. The garage. The creek. Wherever you can find quiet … shut your phone off, leave it in another room, tuck it away in a drawer … disconnect from the ‘world’ and connect with Him. You won't be sorry. I promise.
Be blessed.
** "The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing," showing God’s provision for those who seek Him—Psalm 34:10
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