When we have so much to do we are often reluctant to take time out of our day for Quiet Time with God. Yet, when we carve out time for God He gives it back to us somehow. I was a young working college student. I had my Quiet Time on my lunch hour. I found a private space in a tiny little room on the factory shop floor. I would go there to pray, read, and think, while eating my lunch. It wasn’t long until the department manager gave me a new job helping an engineer design a new clamping system. As a result I got an extra half-hour for lunch. That was a good lesson for me. When we take time for Quiet Time – God makes it up to us.
Martin Luther once said, “I have so much to do that I must pray three hours every morning.” Luther was not trying to guilt us into praying three hours a day. For most of us that is logistically impossible nor would we have the fortitude. The guidance is, we are not too busy to spend a little time with God every day. Time with God will enhance everything we do. As people of faith it is the best way to supersize our productivity! It’s a little mysterious but try it, it really works.
Great essay – clear and concise. But I’m at a loss as to how to get “a sense of the presence of God”, always have been.
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Thank you for your comment. I think the Presence of God is really a sense of the Peace of God. It’s more knowing than feeling.
Blessings always. joe
This is a great reminder of how important it is to spend time each day with God.
Thank you for sharing this. When my daughter was born, we started a business and I began a writing career at the same time, and my quiet time with God disappeared. After about 3 years of that time being gone from my routine, I suffered some serious depression. I made it a priority to get up early, and, in just 10 minutes of quiet time, I began to find myself again. It is vital.
What an insightful writing! I love ‘Listen as much or more than we speak’. I frequently forget how important that is. Thank you!
Thank you for this. I have been walking closely with the Lord since my salvation in 1976. I have made it a practice to have my quiet time every morning for at least an hour and it is the best part of my day. Even though I love the Lord and am a committed Christian for all of these years, I, like John Greenland who commented, would like to know how the “sense of His presence” is manifested.
HI Joanne, thanks for your question. It’s certainly not an unusual one. The simple answer for me at least is to pause in my Quiet time. I usually start with a pause and then tell God how much I love Him. And because we are human, some days are better than others when it comes to sensing His presence. Blessings always.
Aww, thanks for answering me. I appreciate your reply. Blessings to you. 🙏