"that you also aspire to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you," 1 Thessalonians 4:11
This verse was the topic for my weekly devotional this week. I found it ironic that it falls right toward the end of school. I wrote to myself in my devotional notes, "How can I find time for a quiet life in the midst of the end of the semester?" At first I decided that it would be impossible to have a quiet life during this stressful time, but God wouldn't let me end with that. He convicted me that although I cannot get out of any of my obligations for the next three weeks, I can still find a way to live a quiet life. I just need to find (as the book suggests) the small harbors. I need to take advantage of those moments here and there where I have a moment to be quiet and still. It may be for just five minutes before school or it could be only for a half hour at night before I go to bed, but those moments do exist. While I may not be able to live a "quiet life" right now, I can develop quiet moments until God gives me a chance to rest. The more I thought about it, the more I realized that taking these moments of quiet time before God, to refresh myself and just bask in His presence, will probably be one of the most important things when it comes to finishing up a stressful semester. I would encourage all of you to consider the same idea. Even if you cannot back out of your obligations to have a "quiet life" make a few minutes each day just to relax and have a quiet time before God. I hope this blesses you as much I predict it is going to bless me.
God Bless,
Dani ><>
I relate to this a lot. It is hard when there is so much to do to just take time out of the day for quiet. It is so important to do that though. Just this morning I took only a few minutes to pray, but it makes my whole day better. I need to do it more often. :)
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