Time with God

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘨 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘰d𝘢𝘺. 𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳. 𝘐𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦. 𝘐 𝘥𝘰 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘤𝘶𝘵 𝘏𝘪𝘮 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘵, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘺 “𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭” 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥. 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱. . 𝘚𝘰 𝘐 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘏𝘪𝘮 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘸. 𝘚𝘰 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘐𝘢𝘴𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘏𝘪𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘺!

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐆𝐨𝐝!.

❣️#Reflect❣️

• 𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦?⁣
• 𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘎𝘰𝘥, 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥, 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦?⁣
• 𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 & 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯, 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦?⁣
• 𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘥𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘭?
• 𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘶𝘴𝘦? 𝘖𝘳 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯?

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I hope this post is encouraging for you.

As a single mom with 6 kids. It is tough to always find time to spend in Gods word. I get it. But I purpose every day to do it. I fall short sometimes. I’m human just like everyone else.

At first I wanted to get back to the “old normal” of life when this isolation first hit. But then I learned about the deciples of Jesus sitting in the upper room while they waited for the Holy Spirit to come. And while they waited. They spent this time as a sabbatical to get closer to God.

Our pastor mentioned taking this time to do the same.

And honestly, I was a little nervous with this. Because I already spend a few hours (yes hours) every day in the word, or spending time with the Lord in some way. And I wasn’t sure I could find the time. I didn’t know how I could do more. How I could get closer. I wasn’t stressed because I couldn’t find time, but because I was at a loss for how I could increase.

My greatest fear is that I won’t spend enough time. My greatest worry is that I will get to Heaven and see how I could have done more. The Word is clear about how we are to spend our time “continually” with Him.

So no mater how much I do, I strive for more.

𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐈 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐠𝐮𝐲𝐬! 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐬. 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭?

That is why SOOOO many of my Bible pictures are from my car. Have you ever noticed this?

Have you seen me toting this bag with me to every coffee shop?

Right now Dante still does not have his drivers license. Or his car. 𝘖𝘳 𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘳.. so I go with him so he can work running his lawn care business. And I take that time on those days to read and spend time from my car. (Because honestly I know the morning of that he needs to mow. Not days ahead of time. I live life in the spontaneous ALOT! Thank you Jesus I love spontaneous. He knew I would need to love it to do this life. Haha)

And I have kids who MUST ASK THAT ONE QUESTION RIGHT NOW that they already know the answer to!!! “Mom, can I read a book?” 🤦🏽‍♀️

I totally get it. I soooooooo understand.

I am actually writing this blog post from my car, while walking to and from locations, between bathroom breaks. While eating food. These posts take me a couple of hours to write. This is not a 10 minute thing. I believe this is one of my weapons He is using for His kingdom. So I sit here sharpening this tool with each post.

I can relate to being right in the middle of life, and all it brings, because I’m living it right here with you.

➖#TheGreatButs➖

“But I get so distracted!”

Meeeeee too! Especially at home. I keep a note book handy to write down those thoughts that suddenly come to me. Those things that need cleaning. Those things I need to shop for.

Writing it down gets rid of my need to focus on it right now so I “don’t forget” again.

“I don’t desire to spend hours with the Lord. But want to get on board and learn.”

One thing that has really helped me when getting started, or when life tries to take over completely. I use the power of the 10 minute rule. I legit some days set a timer on my phone for 10 minutes, I open my Bible, and I read for only those 10 minutes.

“I’m dyslexic and hate reading”

Dyslexia is one of my top things that Satan has tried to use for most of my life to keep me from reading. And then writing. I got your back boo! I have reading plans and bibles that may just work for you!!

“My kids are young and in a greater number than me. HOW?!?!”

In 2014 when Mia was a newborn dependent on Meth, James was 21 month old toddler. Gabe was needing speech therapy 3x a week. These beautiful babies came into my life and I was already a mom of 3 kids. Evy was only 4. I was homeschooling. This was an over night deal. I TOTALY GET YOU AND WHERE YOU ARE AT!! I sat my bible down on the table open and ready. I would read while inscarfed down food with a newborn in one arm crying. I read while they napped as I fell asleep sitting there because I was exhausted. I get it. I really do!

“I am the only one. My significant other/children/family, do not understand or support me spending this time”

I used to spend my time from 8am-12pm every day because I was not supported either. I was met with smirks of disapproval and passive aggressive remarks. My kids were extremely disrespecful. I am first generation to break away from religion and choose relationship. I knew in my “knower” that I had to fight through and do it anyways to be that visual example of I was ever going to get my at least my children following my lead. And I sat there. And I cried many days. And I was frustrated many days. I was discouraged many days. But I was hungry for lore of God and for my kids coming to have a relationship with God. And I sat there. And I did it.

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So I hope this encourages you. I hope this spurs on some ideas for you. I hope this gives you ideas, plans etc… I hope this post helps to awaken those mighty men God is calling. He wants us awake. He wants us ready. Now is not the time to slow down.

This is my call to you. I would love to do a Bible Study with you. I would love to spend time answering your questions. Just let me know who you are! I’m not nailing this perfectly either. So let’s figure it out together.

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~ #Scriptures ~~

𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐧!! 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮r 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐬/𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐮𝐬𝐞.

“Proclaim this among the nations: “Prepare for war! Wake up the mighty men, Let all the men of war draw near, Let them come up. Beat your plowshares into swords And your pruning hooks into spears; Let the weak say, ‘I am strong.’ ” Assemble and come, all you nations, And gather together all around. Cause Your mighty ones to go down there, O LORD. “Let the nations be wakened, and come up to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; For there I will sit to judge all the surrounding nations.”

~ Joel 3:9-12 NKJV ~

“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled.”

~ Matthew 5:6 NKJV ~

𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝?

“Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: “Whom shall I send, And who will go for Us?” Then I said, “Here am I! Send me.” And He said, “Go, and tell this people: ‘Keep on hearing, but do not understand; Keep on seeing, but do not perceive.’”

~ Isaiah 6:8-9 NKJV ~