One at a Time

Each morning my wife and I get up between 4-4:30am. We take the time to discuss plans for the day and read a daily devotional out of one of many books we have. We have both noticed on days when we don’t make the time to read our devotional something within us seems to be off. For me, it’s usually my patience with others. I become very critical of what everyone else around me is or isn’t doing. I become irritated in traffic. My whole day becomes unbalanced. Taking that time in the morning and devoting it to communing with the Lord equips me with the whole armor of God spoke about in Ephesians. If I don’t prepare myself for the battle each morning, I always feel defeated by something. As I continue to grow in the body of Christ I’m learning how critical it is for me to devote that time to the Father.

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  • Joe Douthitt

    Joe Douthitt

    Amen! It took me some time to see that correlation! When I spend time with God before anything else, my heart and mind and day are more in tune with God's Spirit. All of the instruments in an orchestra tune to the same "A" note before they begin to play. Those early moments in prAyer synchronize my day with God.
  • Pamela Stevens

    Pamela Stevens

    Thank you for the reminder. Just yesterday I asked for forgiveness to do just that. But messed up already. I will try to do better.
  • Ruth Sauter

    Ruth Sauter

    Do you have encouraged me to do devotionals in the morning before I start my day thank you remind me how important is

God has intended for all of us to take some time for rest and renewal. No one is excluded from this, including Jesus during his earthly ministry. We see throughout the Gospels that Jesus took time away from the crowds to just spend some quiet time talking to his Father. We read in Mark 1:35 that "very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed." If we see that Jesus makes rest and renewal a priority, then we should too. One way to achieve this feeling of rest and renewal is through some quiet one-on-one time with God, like Jesus did in the previous passage. This week, set aside some time to spend talking to God in a quiet, solidarity place. You might be surprised by what God reveals to you during that time. Make sure to share your story here with how this time with God impacted you!

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