My Determined Life of Worship ~

 Hello to you my dear readers and friends!

As I'm sitting here by the fire writing this post

I can't help but think of those of you who live in a warmer climate, 

here it is {{freezing}} outside! 
Some of you are experiencing frigid temperatures so
be very careful as you venture outside. 
I was talking with my Chiropractor (who is from Minnesota) and he shared 
of a year when there was below freezing temps with a wind chill of below 50 
that would cause frost bite if you were outside for any length of time.
Oh be very careful!

I will soon be headed to Arizona for some warmer days

as I spend time with my dear mom. 
Donatella and I will be traveling alone, I'm driving this time so
I would much appreciate your prayers ~ and thank you so much!

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With each New Year many of us have goals that we set for our lives.

While I'm not one for resolutions per se I usually have a goal that I 

prayerfully lay before the Lord that I desire to work on in order

to better my life in some way or another.  

Spiritually there is always something that I long to do better

and this year the desire of my heart longs to block out the noise

that seems to find its way into my worship time with God. 

I'm finding noise to be the enemy of my soul, 

so it's time to examine the area of my worship time with God. 
Life just seems to find a way of becoming cluttered 
with all sorts of activities and things that rob us of the one essential thing
we need most in our lives, the worship of God.
Often times I find myself rushing through my quiet worship time, 
how sad is that!?

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We enjoyed having our three oldest grandsons through the New Year

so I was not able to pray in the New Year quietly

as I have in the past years.
After their return home I sat down and focused on a plan for having a

determined life of worship making notes of the things that would

benefit me in my daily time alone with my Savior. 

As I said earlier, noise seems to be the enemy of my soul;

therefore, I had to be honest with myself and ask the question, why?

Well... now that I'm home and not having to leave early

for work and other activities that would cause me to rise early,

I now try and have that precious "Quiet Time" much later in the day. 

For others that works great, but for me, not so much.

So...

Get out of bed Debbie!!
Now it's not that I'm sleeping until noon, I could never do that, 
but it's those early and I mean early hours of the day
when I found such quiet and alone time with God.

I will say, I have enjoyed staying in bed just a little longer these days, 

but if I am going to be honest with myself, it's not a good thing. 

I've now experienced both sides of the coin and I like being a 

Perky Patty over a Sleepy Head.

"I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me. "

~ Proverbs 8:17 ~
 I must get back to what I know works best for me,

seeking God in those early hours.

"O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee;

my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee

in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is."

~ Psalm 63:1 ~

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I must worship God in spirit and in truth.

"But the hour cometh, and now is, 

the true worshipers shall worship the Father in Spirit and in truth;

for the Father seeketh such to worship Him. "

~ John 4:23 ~

God is Spirit ~
 The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God; therefore, 

the Spirit is the only one properly to lead

my heart to worship God acceptably.

My prayers need to be with all sincerity, with honesty,

with simplicity and from the heart. ♡

I need to return to my quiet little corner early in the morning 

before the noise and activities of my world creep in. 

With my Bible outspread before me, I will be still and wait on God.

"He that hath ears to hear, let him hear."

~ John 8:8 ~

While I'm alone with God, the Scriptures assure me that

as I draw near to God I will begin to hear Him speak to my heart.

Awww...that still small voice begins to speak

and in the quietness of my morning, God meets me.
As a follower of Christ, I have a responsibility to maintain
my worship time alone with God on a daily basis
and the effect of all my love and devotion to God will be this:
"But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, 
are changed into the same image from glory to glory, 
even by the Spirit of the Lord. "
~ 2 Corinthians 3:18 ~


Take Joy!
Debbie