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Seek the Lords face and not his hand, in other wards, actually seek to spend time with God because you love Him and not because of what He’s able to do for you. God knows the motives behind all that you do.
You may say, “I don’t have time, I’m too busy”. I say to that, adjust your time so that there is time. Truth be told, you will make time for whatever you really want to make time for. Example: I’ve witness a lot of my friends (including myself) say they don’t have time for this or that or they don’t have time to go to church, yet they have all the time in the world to go to the movies or spend countless hours each night conversing on the phone. In my opinion, if you have time to do that, you can adjust your schedule to give God a few minutes of your time.
You might wonder, “How Do I go about spending time with the Lord?” Here are 3 things you can start off with – as you spend time with God, the Holy Spirit will lead you into doing other things to enjoy one on one time with the Lord.
Pray: I’m not taking about the prayer you give before eating your food or lip service (heartless) prayer; I’m taking about a sincere prayer to the Lord. Converse with Him. Tell him how great He is. Tell Him what’s on your mind. If you have bills or needs to that needs to be met, tell Him about it as you pray. The Lord already knows what you need and want, but just as a parent knows what his or her child needs and wants, many times there just wanting for the child to ask – the same is with the Lord. Bring your concerns to the Lord. I promise you, you will begin to notice a difference in your life.
Now, if you’re a person who says, “I don’t know how to pray”, I want you to know that praying is simply a conversation with you and the Lord. There’s no special way to pray. Speak to the Lord as you would speak to any other person. Be honest with the Lord. God is a God who examines your heart, not how elegant you do or don’t speak or how long you prayed. When you pray, ask the Holy Spirit to guide and direct your tongue and He will.
Read the Bible: As I’ve share with you before, I really don’t like to read and to be honest with you, reading the Bible was pretty boring to me. It didn’t interest me. The Bible was pretty much a book that I picked up only on Sundays (at church) or during Bible study, but besides that the Bible was pretty much collecting dust as it sat in my room untouched. If this is something that you can relate to, I encourage you to do as I’ve done and ask the Lord to give you a spirit that LONGS after His word. Ask the Lord to place within you a desire so strong to read His word that it becomes natural for you to want to read it – as it’s the manual to your life. Ask him to make reading the Bible fun and enjoyable. If you ask the Lord for these things, how could he deny such a request that seeks to get closer to His Holy Word? He won’t and he will give you those desires. I know because He’s done so with me. I’m reading the Bible and actually have joy in doing so and that’s nothing but the hand of God; so if He can do it for me, He can certainly do it for you.
Praise Him: Give God praise. Praise Him and thank Him for all He’s done. Just worship and give thanks unto Him. There are different ways to praise the Lord. Some sing, some praise dance and etc. I happen to be a person who praise with singing praises unto the Lord. I also at times step outside and just observe my surroundings and just praise the Lord for the house I’m in, the transportation He’s given me and my family, the food He’s placed on the table, the clothes He’s placed on my back and etc. Whatever you do to bring praises unto the Lord, offer more of that to Him.
Conclusion
Don’t be afraid to turn off the phone or tell your friends you can’t make it to the movies tonight because you have a meeting with the Lord. The Lord desires a personal 1-on-1 relationship with YOU, yes YOU! The Lord wants to hear from you and there’s so much that the Lord wants to tell and share with you. Will you make yourself available to Him? Will you spend time with Him? Will you do what’s necessary to hear His voice?
Choose today to spend time with the Lord and to be intimate with Him, even if it’s starting off with just 5 minutes a day and gradually working your way up. When you love someone, one of the most precious gifts you can give is your time, and that’s what Jesus desires –time with you. There’s so much more the Lord has in store for you, He’s just waiting for you to come to him. I encourage you to start off with the 3 things mentioned above: Pray, Read the Bible, and Offer God some praise – just thank Him for all He’s done. As time goes by, the Holy Spirit will reveal and show you other things you can during your 1-on-1 time with the Lord to make it pleasurable, exciting and joyful. As Christians, whether we know it or not, we need to be as close to God as we can and you can’t do that by avoiding Him every day of the week except Sundays. Now is the time to draw near. I pray that God blesses you and as you spend time with the Lord, I pray that He reveals things to you and that your relationship with Christ is strengthened in Jesus name. Amen.
You may say, “I don’t have time, I’m too busy”. I say to that, adjust your time so that there is time. Truth be told, you will make time for whatever you really want to make time for. Example: I’ve witness a lot of my friends (including myself) say they don’t have time for this or that or they don’t have time to go to church, yet they have all the time in the world to go to the movies or spend countless hours each night conversing on the phone. In my opinion, if you have time to do that, you can adjust your schedule to give God a few minutes of your time.
You might wonder, “How Do I go about spending time with the Lord?” Here are 3 things you can start off with – as you spend time with God, the Holy Spirit will lead you into doing other things to enjoy one on one time with the Lord.
Pray: I’m not taking about the prayer you give before eating your food or lip service (heartless) prayer; I’m taking about a sincere prayer to the Lord. Converse with Him. Tell him how great He is. Tell Him what’s on your mind. If you have bills or needs to that needs to be met, tell Him about it as you pray. The Lord already knows what you need and want, but just as a parent knows what his or her child needs and wants, many times there just wanting for the child to ask – the same is with the Lord. Bring your concerns to the Lord. I promise you, you will begin to notice a difference in your life.
Now, if you’re a person who says, “I don’t know how to pray”, I want you to know that praying is simply a conversation with you and the Lord. There’s no special way to pray. Speak to the Lord as you would speak to any other person. Be honest with the Lord. God is a God who examines your heart, not how elegant you do or don’t speak or how long you prayed. When you pray, ask the Holy Spirit to guide and direct your tongue and He will.
Read the Bible: As I’ve share with you before, I really don’t like to read and to be honest with you, reading the Bible was pretty boring to me. It didn’t interest me. The Bible was pretty much a book that I picked up only on Sundays (at church) or during Bible study, but besides that the Bible was pretty much collecting dust as it sat in my room untouched. If this is something that you can relate to, I encourage you to do as I’ve done and ask the Lord to give you a spirit that LONGS after His word. Ask the Lord to place within you a desire so strong to read His word that it becomes natural for you to want to read it – as it’s the manual to your life. Ask him to make reading the Bible fun and enjoyable. If you ask the Lord for these things, how could he deny such a request that seeks to get closer to His Holy Word? He won’t and he will give you those desires. I know because He’s done so with me. I’m reading the Bible and actually have joy in doing so and that’s nothing but the hand of God; so if He can do it for me, He can certainly do it for you.
Praise Him: Give God praise. Praise Him and thank Him for all He’s done. Just worship and give thanks unto Him. There are different ways to praise the Lord. Some sing, some praise dance and etc. I happen to be a person who praise with singing praises unto the Lord. I also at times step outside and just observe my surroundings and just praise the Lord for the house I’m in, the transportation He’s given me and my family, the food He’s placed on the table, the clothes He’s placed on my back and etc. Whatever you do to bring praises unto the Lord, offer more of that to Him.
Conclusion
Don’t be afraid to turn off the phone or tell your friends you can’t make it to the movies tonight because you have a meeting with the Lord. The Lord desires a personal 1-on-1 relationship with YOU, yes YOU! The Lord wants to hear from you and there’s so much that the Lord wants to tell and share with you. Will you make yourself available to Him? Will you spend time with Him? Will you do what’s necessary to hear His voice?
Choose today to spend time with the Lord and to be intimate with Him, even if it’s starting off with just 5 minutes a day and gradually working your way up. When you love someone, one of the most precious gifts you can give is your time, and that’s what Jesus desires –time with you. There’s so much more the Lord has in store for you, He’s just waiting for you to come to him. I encourage you to start off with the 3 things mentioned above: Pray, Read the Bible, and Offer God some praise – just thank Him for all He’s done. As time goes by, the Holy Spirit will reveal and show you other things you can during your 1-on-1 time with the Lord to make it pleasurable, exciting and joyful. As Christians, whether we know it or not, we need to be as close to God as we can and you can’t do that by avoiding Him every day of the week except Sundays. Now is the time to draw near. I pray that God blesses you and as you spend time with the Lord, I pray that He reveals things to you and that your relationship with Christ is strengthened in Jesus name. Amen.