by Marilyn Ehle
“How precious are your thoughts concerning me.” Psalm 139:17
It had been anything but a ‘quiet’ time. Although I had closed the door and opened my Bible, my attention skittered between meetings just attended, people needs for which I felt responsible and future events crowding the calendar. Glance at the clock too soon revealed that it was time to leave my private chamber and tend to the day’s responsibilities. ‘So much for spiritual preparation.’ was my somewhat whiny comment to God.as if He had been physically standing before me: “That’s okay, my daughter. I just wanted to sit here with you. I’ve enjoyed our time together.”
We delude ourselves into thinking that our quiet times are primarily for our own benefit. We are intellectually aware that God is always with us, that His eye is not only on the sparrow but on each of us. We claim a personal relationship with Him yet are slow to understand much of what that means.
How different would be our attitudes if we began to learn that we come into His presence to give Him joy.
God, I am so grateful for your personal love for me. To think that you simply desire me to be in your presence is overwhelming. I love you.
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Amazing to think that the Lord would seek me out because He wants to spend time with me! I viewed it as me being the person who benefits. What a change in perspective.
I believe and trust the thoughts of the Lord is so precious to me that i can not measure because i am in Him as He has so many rooms for every one of us in His house.Amen.
Thanks A lot.
Amen.