"Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth." - Psalm 46:10 (NIV)Sometimes we can find ourselves busy with many things to do and very little time for God. This is actually when it is most beneficial for us to spend time with God. If we believe that he is God and can help us and can give us strength then it makes sense to draw near to him when the going gets busy.
It is during these times that we do well to stop and stand still before God. That is the first thing that needs to occur in order for us to interact with him. When we go somewhere (a store, movie theater, zoo, etc.) in our car we first park (stop) our car in the parking lot before entering in to our desired destination. Here are some parking lots to connecting with God. The idea is to stop and open ourselves up to enter in to his presence.
Parking Lots
Worship - We can connect with God by listening to worship music or singing praise songs to him.
Reading Scripture - We can interact with God through reading the Bible. The Word can convict us and speak truth to us. We can also listen to the Bible on tape.
Prayer - We can talk to God through prayer.
Journaling - We can write our thoughts, prayers, feelings and needs in a journal and include God in the dialogue.
Service - We also can feel connected to God by serving him.
Counseling/Church/Small Groups - God speaks through people and if we have a mentor that can speak truth to us this can also be a way to connect with God.
All of these are ways to stop and connect with our God. There are many more. The idea is to find ways to connect and (eventually) add to the time we daily spend with God.
Challenge: Try to spend at least five minutes (for starters) doing one of the activities above and then add to them in time.
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