A thoughtful hour...

“It would be well for us to spend a thoughtful hour each day in contemplation of the life of Christ. We should take it point by point, and let the imagination grasp each scene, especially the closing ones. As we thus dwell upon His great sacrifice for us, our confidence in Him will be more constant, our love will be quickened, and we shall be more deeply imbued with His spirit…”

Desire of Ages page 83

Doesn’t the above sound amazing! Imagine how much power we would have if we spent just a thoughtful hour each day contemplating Christ’s life and the great sacrifice he made for us. 

Well…

As amazing as this sounds, there is a problem…

Time!

Time is definitely something that we all can say we need more of!

…but God is gracious. He has given us 86, 400 seconds/1440 minutes/24 hours in a day and yet he doesn’t demand all of our time.

It’s almost like tithe, God could ask for 75% of our income or even 50% but he only asks us for 10%

…because he that is faithful in little is faithful in much?

Going back to the actual topic though…

God has given us all a measure of time and it’s up to us to choose and determine how much time we should spend with him and how to allocate our time and juggle things like family responsibilities, work responsibilities etc. 

Can I be completely honest with you...

I sometimes struggle to have my thoughtful hour each day. I remember praying and asking God to interrupt my day. I wanted to find extra time with God throughout the day outside of my morning and evening devotional time.

This sounds all good in theory, but I’m finding that as you get older and take on more adult responsibilities your days tend to be drowned by all the “important things” that need to be done.

Lord I need more time!!

…or maybe I need to be intentional and find time.

..but from where?

Hmmm, it’s time for me to get creative and find a new way to do things.

I need to make time.

I remember a sister in Christ sharing her testimony and she mentioned the “thoughtful hour”, and how she does it in 15-minute increments throughout the day.

I thought to myself “That’s it! That is exactly what I am going to do!”(Getting creative doesn’t always mean being completely original 😊)

So…

I have decided that I am going to be more intentional about my time and ask God to grant me little pockets of time throughout the day. I want to be able to pull away from the day’s activities and take some time out for reflection and meditation. It may mean sacrificing a trip into town during my lunch break, postponing that telephone call, reducing my time on social media etc

Have you always desired to have that “thoughtful hour” during the day but are struggling to find the time? Join me…Get creative and find a way to make time that works for you.

… But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. 

Psalm 1:2

Love, your girl forever,

♥ Miss Daisy ♥  


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