Links

Join

Forums

Find Help

Recovery Readings

Spiritual Meditations

Chat

Contact


Go Back   Bluidkiti's Alcohol and Drug Addictions Recovery Help/Support Forums > Daily Recovery Readings, Spiritual Meditations and Prayers > Daily Spiritual Meditations
Register FAQ Community Calendar Arcade Today's Posts Search Chat Room

Share This Forum!  
 
        

Daily Spiritual Meditations Post spiritual meditations here to read and feel free to share.

 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
Old 05-20-2017, 10:59 AM   #1
bluidkiti
Administrator
 
bluidkiti's Avatar
 

Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 73,490
Default Get Alone with God, and Wait

Get Alone with God, and Wait BY RICK WARREN

“The Lord is good to everyone who trusts in him, so it is best for us to wait in patience — to wait for him to save us”(Lamentations 3:25-26 GNT).

When life seems to be falling apart, your most “spiritual” decision may be a surprise: Get alone with God, and wait.

The Bible says in Lamentations 3:28, “When life is heavy and hard to take, go off by yourself. Enter the silence. Bow in prayer. Don’t ask questions: Wait for hope to appear. Don’t run from trouble. Take it full-face. The ‘worst’ is never the worst” (MSG).
Most of us don’t know how to “enter the silence.” We’re always anxious. We don’t like to wait on God because it stresses us out. We like to be in control.
What does it mean to wait on God? You sit down, close your mouth, and just listen to God. You may read your Bible. You may pray. But most all, you’re quiet in front of God.
Anxiety comes when we’re not “waiting for hope to appear,” as Jeremiah tells us. God wants to talk to us. God wants to give us the hope we crave. But we’re often way too busy. All of our circuits are busy! When God calls, we’re on a different line.
If we want to listen to God and experience the hope he has for us, we have to get alone with him. We must “enter the silence” and be ready to hear him.
Jesus also said this in Matthew 6:6 “Find a quiet, secluded place so you won’t be tempted to role-play before God. Just be there as simply and honestly as you can manage. The focus will shift from you to God, and you will begin to sense his grace” (MSG).
Get honest with God, and your focus will shift from just seeing your problems — no matter how overwhelming they seem — to the grace of God.
Lamentations 3:25-26 says, “The Lord is good to everyone who trusts in him, so it is best for us to wait in patience — to wait for him to save us” (GNT).
The same is true for us. No matter what obstacle you’re facing, wait for God’s timing. He’ll time your next move perfectly.
So wait and listen.

Talk It Over
Think of a time in your life when acting too quickly led to a disastrous outcome. What’s one truth you can draw from that experience?
What might help you “enter the silence” with greater consistency?
__________________
"No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy
AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K.
When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt
We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time!
God says that each of us is worth loving.
bluidkiti is offline   Reply With Quote
Sponsored Links
Post New ThreadReply  

Bookmarks


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
As You Wait bluidkiti Daily Spiritual Meditations 0 01-10-2016 08:38 AM
Be Still and Wait bluidkiti Daily Spiritual Meditations 0 09-15-2015 09:54 AM
We Don’t Like to Wait bluidkiti Daily Spiritual Meditations 0 09-29-2014 02:00 PM
Wait upon Me bluidkiti Daily Spiritual Meditations 1 02-09-2014 05:12 PM
We Don’t Like to Wait bluidkiti Daily Spiritual Meditations 0 09-30-2013 09:43 AM


Click here to make a Donation

All times are GMT -4. The time now is 11:35 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.