Hey there friends. So its been a LONG time.... too long.
I don't have much time to write but I was thinking about this a bit and felt it was worthwhile to share with you!!!
There are 24 hours in a day.
There are 60 minutes in an hour.
That means that there are 1440 minutes in a day!
1440 minutes PER day!
And yet, even with all of that time, I still have trouble finding time to ready/pray/spend time with God. Ok maybe finding the time is not the issue, maybe its making the time....
Why with 1440 minutes cannot I not set aside 30-45 minutes to read and pray and listen to God. Can I get an AMEN?!?!?
I know that I am not the only one...
I run into people every day who if they are being honest with themselves will admit that all too often some other distraction gets their attention instead of God.
And that is exactly what happens. We get distracted.... with TV, internet, friends, phone, sports, work, family, ministry, movie, music, church, volunteering, entertaining.... or whatever. The list is endless. These things are not bad in and of themselves. It is not wrong or sinful to enjoy them. Some of the things in this list are even considered "godly." But we get distracted ... we lose focus on what is important and swap it out for something that is only temporarily fulfilling.
In all our minutes of "living" we miss the one thing that is crucial to the joy and the peace we all desire.
It is a choice...
to ignore the distractions we are bombarded with
to choose God and to make our relationship with Him at the center of who we are
This is how our lives produce fruit that will be evident to the world.
Read it. John 15. Don't take my word for it. Those are Jesus' words. That is what He says.
"Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me. I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing. If anyone does not abide in Me, he is thrown away as a branch and dries up; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire and they are burned. If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be My disciples." John 15:4-8
Don't get distracted. Push those weapons aside and spend time with the Father. It will change your life.
