My times with Jesus are intimate....personal. It's time for me to give him praise because He is God. It's time for me to read and feast on His Word so I can continue this journey of life in His will. It's time for me to confess those areas I've messed up and accept His grace and forgiveness because He forgives immediately. It's time to bring my burdens and cares at his feet believing that He has it ALL under control. It's time to sit and be quiet in his presence so I can hear His voice.
"How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of Heaven’s Armies. I long, yes, I faint with longing to enter the courts of the Lord. With my whole being, body and soul, I will shout joyfully to the living God."
Psalms 84:1-2 (NLT)
Oh, how precious this time is! This is how I can go forward day by day! Just as I need food and water as sustenance to live physically, all the more I need this time with my Lord as sustenance for my soul. I crave it, I need it, I adore it. I adore HIM!
"Like newborn babies, you must crave pure spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full experience of salvation. Cry out for this nourishment, now that you have had a taste of the Lord’s kindness."
1 Peter 2:2-3 (NLT)
Sweet friends, I don't know what your days are like. Yours may be beautiful and easy or they may be dreary and difficult. But whatever they are, I encourage you to give God the first breaths of your day. Just as I cannot fathom waking up in the morning and knowing my husband and children are right there beside me but never speaking to them or taking time to tell them "good morning" with a smile and an "I love you" because I am too tired and busy, I cannot fathom ignoring my God, the Creator of the universe, my Savior who died for me, my Redeemer. He is right there waiting for that one-on-one time with me....His child!
It's time we put our priorities back in line with scripture. It's time we focus our attention on Christ.
Summer is upon us and beach plans are made, boats are going in the water, vacations are about to take off, and the fun is beginning BUT I urge you not to neglect the One who makes it all possible. Give Him your first thoughts, your first breath in the mornings, and your first praise! He deserves all of it and so much more!
"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne."
Hebrews 12:1-2 (NLT)
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