Just A Minute God....My KIds Need Me.

Have you ever found that there just doesn't seem to be enough time to spend with God, because your family needs you? Maybe your household is full of noise that comes with a family. Their activities, their boom boxes (are they still using those any more?), their video games that they want to turn on as soon as they get home from school. Or things like, "Mom, I need your help with my homework" or, "Mom, I am hungry." Or....well, you get the idea.

I was there once with my own family. My husband and I had four wonderful kids, and things could get pretty noisy from moment to moment it seemed. And yet aside from it all, I learned to spend time in God's word and prayer with him. Easy it wasn't. But some of the suggestions below, came out of how I learned how to spend time with God, even when I had other things that were important too.

1. I did my prayer and Bible reading after everyone was gone for the day. David sought the Lord in the morning in Psalm 63:1 he says, "Oh God, you are my God, early will I seek thee, my soul is thirsty for you, my flesh longeth for you in a dry and thirsty land where there is no water." Is your soul thirsty? How about your flesh? Does it long for God? If so, do as David did and seek God in the early hours of the day so that your whole day can be better for spending time with your Creator first.      
2. Acknowledge that time with God is the most important thing you need to do each day. Because at this time, praying for the needs of your family is very important. For their safety, for their provision. For whatever things they might be going through and perhaps the things that you are having to watch them go through with them. Prayer is the link to God, to help you through those times. And be sure to thank and praise him, not only for what he had done but for what he is going to do. 
3. Write down your prayer requests in some kind of journal or notebook. When God answers a specific prayer, make a note of it next to the request along with how he answered it. In this way, you can look back over it and see how many of your prayers were answered as in doing that, it helps your faith to grow.  
4.  Make bible reading a simple project. It doesn't have to take a lot of time. Better that it be of quality than quantity and the best way to start reading it is to start with the New Testament. Getting ahold of the ministry of Jesus and what his ministry on earth was. He taught a lot about life in his day which is also vital to us in our lives. Maybe you have questions about something you don't understand. So write those down and then ask God to help you understand  (If anyone lacks wisdom, let him ask God who gives generously without finding fault...James 1:5 tells us) or ask a trusted Christian friend or pastor for help. 
5. In your notebook, jot down any verses that have a special meaning to you as you read. Ask God to reveal to you, how you can apply those verses to your life. An example for me had been when going through a tough time I used the scripture: When you go through the fire, I will be with you....Isaiah 43:2, was one of my go to verses to help me remember that I was not alone in whatever I was going through. And another way I used scripture was to jot them down on cards and put them in places through my house so that they would constantly be in front of me. This was a good way to memorize them as I would see them as well.
6. If you prefer you,  can always take advantage of bible studies that can help you, which you can find online. One website that I suggest is this one by the daughter of Billy Graham. Free Bible Studies and Lessons | Anne Graham Lotz | Angel Ministries
7. Lastly, make some kind of Bible reading and prayer a habit so that during the tough times that come your way, you don't hesitate to make it a priority. Seeking God for the answers will come naturally and not be so hard finding time for them if you have already established them ahead of time. Because life is tough at times, we need God to be ever-present. But we can't expect him to take time for us if we don't take time for him. 

February 23, 2019 Promise: If God is for us who can be against us? Romans 8:31

Indeed, who can be against us Friends? Thanks for your visit today. I hope you will be back tomorrow. Til then, God bless!