May 20th  

Be still. Be quiet. Listen. This busy world and hard life is hectic and interferes with our ability to hear the Lord if we let it.

We have to find a way at least for a few minutes each day to connect and get still before the Lord. Those few minutes will have an exponential effect on us in every way, from our actual physical brain to our physical and spiritual well-being. Remember the story of Elijah:

1 Kings 19:11-13 The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.” Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper. When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Then a voice said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

God was not in the loud things, He is in the whisper.

Turn off the TV, radio, computer, tablet, etc. Put your phone down and sit quietly with the Lord. It may help you to go outside if you have a back yard, or walk to a park if you don’t. Let yourself be quiet. Do you feel Him calling to you? Lean in.

Psalm 46:10 He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”

Be still before God and feel Him calling to you, hear Him in your heart, calling you. What is He calling? He is calling you to Himself. What will that mean for you?

You will have to ask Him…

Jesus, thank you for always receiving me. Thank you for wanting me and calling me closer. Help me to be still with you and feel you calling me. Show me how to make time and a place for us to be together quietly so I can hear you in my heart.