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Monday, January 10, 2011

Finding time for the MOST important things

I have always struggled to devote DAILY consistent time to Bible reading and prayer. I try to read my Bible everyday and I have attempted to read the entire thing in a year, unfortunately I have never made it through. I pray...I even pray often. However, until recently I lacked a set time during each day that was completely devoted to talking to God. Just me and God. Not group prayer, not prayer with Kevin, not prayer with my boys, not blessings before meals, not quick 30 second chats. (Not that these are not all Awesome....I just needed to make time for lengthy one-on-one time with my Father) How can I expect him to change me if I never sit still long enough to hear HIS plans?

Growing up, bedtime was the part of my day that was spent conversing with God. I rarely fell asleep without saying my prayers. As I got older, I would pray while I drove because this gave me the perfect time to connect with my Savior. However, my circumstances have changed (in a wonderful way)....I now have two wonderful little boys who keep me very busy (I am in noway blaming them or looking for an excuse). I know that I spend too much time on facebook, watching TV, etc that I could spend reading my Bible and praying. This is a failure on my part and my part alone. I just cannot commit to praying in bed anymore because I am too tired. By the time, my head hits the pillow I am gone. I want to give God the best version of Amy....this is not it! I also have a hard time talking to God when I am driving now. First of all, I am seldom in the car alone. Most of the time, Manning and Myers are in the backseat and I am talking, singing, or laughing with them!

I was recently telling Kevin about all of this and he gave me a wonderful suggestion. Pray while I take my nightly bath. (He lets me take a long bath EVERY night after he gets home from work. It is glorious! I have an awesome husband!) So I thought, why don't I make a new commitment to not only praying each night during my bath but every morning while I am in the shower? That's my goal! Hold me accountable. My question to you...esp to you very busy moms- When do you find time to devote to God?

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