prioritizing quiet time with god

Life is busy. We are constantly running around completing all of our daily tasks. We go at such a brisk pace that we either forget to spend that intentional time with the Lord or we put a time limit on how much we spend with God. With our life so busy, we forget the importance of taking this time and end up not getting closer to Christ. We loose our dependency on Him. 

This gap year has forced me to stop running around, being busy with school, work, and friends. It has caused me to slow down, stop stressing and be able to prioritize the special time with God. It has allowed the space to gain a dependency on Christ. I didn’t realize that I has created this dependency until I got back from the two weeks of ministry in North Carolina. With ministry, team time, and hanging out with friends, I told myself that I didn’t need to spend quiet time with God. I will be honest. I don’t like to admit it but, I didn’t open my bible for 2 weeks straight. After I came back to Gainesville, I thought back on my weeks in North Carolina and all I could feel was disgust that I did not prioritize quiet time. I felt guilty at first but then God showed me that I had had created the dependency for Him and that is why I felt that way that I did. I was thankful for this shift of degrading thoughts to a heart of thankfulness. Ever since then, I have been prioritizing this precious time with the Lord. I am working on loving to read the Bible and understanding what it means. New things are coming to light because I am taking this time more seriously. I WANT TO LEARN! One thing that has been shown so clearly is that the Lord offers so much peace; peace like no other. I saw this clearly on travel day to Guatemala. Before this trip, I always was stressed on travel day. I was either stressed or my emotions were crazy with excitement. This travel day was different. Yes, I was supper pumped for heading to Guatemala but I was calm. Traveling with 45 other people with huge bags would generally stress me out but thanks to Jesus, nothing bothered me. 

Another important aspect of this quiet time is that it builds a deeper relationship with God. When you spend more time with your friends, you trust and love them more. God is the exact same way. He want me more talks with you. He wants to be the first one you talk to when you wake up. He also wants to be the very last conversation you have. When you do this, you will trust and love Him more. It will be the relationship where you can tell Him everything. He wants to be your number one! So make Him that. 

To whomever is reading this, I call you to stop running around putting time limits on quiet time with God. Make it a priority to spend the time that He wants you to spend and He will show you things you wouldn’t have found. Create that dependency on God. 

Psalm 62:1-2 says, “truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him. Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.”