Hello Friends!
This is week 2 of learning HOW to be successful with balancing your relationship with God and other things in your life. Today our focus is going to be on taking God with you throughout your day.
Do you do this already? If so… good for YOU!!!!! It’s not something that comes naturally for us to do and it takes some work on your part to make it a habit. Let’s dive right in and take a closer look at HOW we can keep God with us throughout our day, no matter where we go or what crazy situations we find ourselves in!
1. Pray
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Rejoice always, pray continually,give thanks in all circumstances;for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
I want to challenge you not to limit your prayer time to when you wake up or when you go to bed… or even before you eat a meal. God calls us to pray, to stay in constant communication with Him throughout the day. He cares about your school day and even your soccer practices…. your time with friends and even the guy you like in 6th period. He wants you to talk to Him about your concerns at home and even about what to wear to prom! He cares about you that much, dear heart….. and wants to hear from you more than you know!
2. Be Still with God
I know you are super busy. I know you move from one class to the next and one activity to the next all day long. But, in His Word, God calls us to take time to be still.
Hebrews 4:10-11
…for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from their works, just as God did from his. Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will perish by following their example of disobedience.
Throughout your day, you are bombarded with information and noise which make it pretty impossible to hear from God. As you are able to give yourself time in your schedule, God will certainly meet you right where you are and help you rest and feel balanced through His promises. Please, dear sister… make a commitment to make room in your schedule to be still with your Heavenly Father.
3. Share The Good News!
Mark 16:15
He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.
God calls us in His Word to share His good news through all the earth. Do you talk with your friends about God? What about your relationship with Him? I know those types of conversations can be hard to start-up, but I do know that God will guide you and give you the perfect words to say if He nudges you to share about Him! I think that is a pretty awesome way to keep God with you during your day and to help stay balanced. Not only will that keep Him on your mind and your heart, but I know it will make Him so happy to know You care about Him enough to tell people about how He has changed your life! What a blessing!
Next Sunday, I will be back and ready to talk to you all about Accountability and how that fits in with your God and Life Balance. I hope you will come back and let me know how everything is going as you work on maintaining balance in your life every day! This will certainly help to prepare you for the GCH:decaf new online Bible study of NOT A FAN starting in just a few weeks!
Let’s Pray:
Father God, thank You for being with each of us everyday as we strive to walk in step with You and Your will. Come with us, Lord. Be with us all day long as we do our best for Your Glory. We ask for Your wisdom in discerning what changes You might have us make in order to have more time to be still with You and keep You with us always. We love You and thank You for this mighty provision. In Jesus’ name we pray, amen <3
Blessings to you all,
Megan 🙂
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thanks for reminding us AND encouraging us with ways and ideas of how to take God along with us each day! He never leaves us or forsakes us…we need to draw near to Him. i love king david's heart shared in this verse: "seven times a day and all day long do I praise You because of Your righteous decrees" Psalms 119:164 <3
Amen, Coleen <3 Now… to walk it out 🙂
Yes, this is confirmation of the conversations we have in our house almost daily. Thank you for being that vessel of confirmation for me.
Seriously, I honestly don't know what I would do if God were not part of my daily life! I have been there before, without Him, and I never want to go back to that again!!
This is one thing I never thought of doing until I did the Not A Fan study:) Now, I picture Jesus going before me everywhere I go and stay in constant communication with Him. ON the days I do not do this, I find less and less of His peace, comfort and stregth and more of this world's stresses. IT is crazy that when we do make God a part of our life that those world stresses are still there, but God's peace, strength, and comfort are there too, making it possible to get through the day, all because of HIM. Thanks for sharing this today Megan:)
Megan thanks for the confirmation! It was what our Pastor preached and taught on in service today 🙂 Love you <3