Today, I’d like to talk about devotions. Quiet time with God. Time that you set us aside, where its just you and God. You study, you pray, you spend time with Him.
Free time is one of those things that has really disappeared from my life once I got married and had children. There is always something that needs my attention and someone always wants something from me. You are never really done with your list of things “to do”.
And time alone? Oh my lands, is that a precious, precious commodity. How many of you just relish your time in the shower each and every day because it is the only time that you are alone? Huh? Yeah.
So what I’ve found, is that my devotional time is something that requires discipline now. That I need to schedule it. I need to announce it to all members of my household.
And let me tell you, I kind of suck at it. I’m not a very disciplined person. Organized? Yes. Disciplined? No. I can make all kinds of plans (itemized and color-coded, naturally), but following through on all of them to completion, especially when difficult is not one of my strengths. I tend to give up. And I’m full of excuses.
Currently, I’m doing okay. We are pretty good about doing family devos every night with the kids. We sing some songs, read a Bible story, and pray as a family. Personally, I don’t always hit every day but I’m running a 5x a week average, which for me is just divine. And I love it, I just love having that time with God. He is teaching me SO MUCH right now and I’m just sucking it all in like a sponge.
But every day is still a struggle in being disciplined enough to make it happen.
Previous times in my life? I did nothing. Zero, zip, nada. No quiet time for God. I just….didn’t. It was too hard. I was too tired, I was never alone, there were so many other things that had to be done. I was full of excuses.
What about you? Do you have time for devos? How do you do it? How do you keep at it? And yeah, HONESTY, please. Is this something that you struggle with too?
