What did you wake up thinking about this morning? What will be your last thoughts before you drift off to sleep tonight? What kept popping into your head all day today? Today we continue looking at how to love the Lord our God with ALL of our heart. What is on our mind is a HUGE indicator of what is on our heart. Do you think about God throughout the day?
Real Life
Let’s be realistic. We all have lives that take us away from what we might want to be doing. Perhaps you would love to be sitting on the beach with your toes in the sand. But, real life requires that you get up and start cooking breakfast, planning homeschool, cleaning house, and so on. Throughout the day, if the beach is what you long for most, your mind WILL trail back. You will think about the warm sun, the cool water, and perhaps a frozen drink or two.
If you love God, your heart should lead you back to him. As you talk to your children, is there a still small voice, leading you to know what to say?
After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper.” 1 Kings 19:12 NIV
When you sit down to eat, do you pray, not only because it’s habit, but because you actually want to give thanks to the One who gave you every good gift?
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.” James 1:17 NIV
Do you long for a moment to sit still and know that He is God?
Be still, and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10 NIV
You don’t have to think about God every second of every day to love Him with all your heart. Loving God is a journey. Some days you might think about God constantly, longing for His return. Other days, you may find yourself so busy you can’t hardly think at all. The key is constantly returning to Him, loving Him, offering your heart to Him. Choosing to think about Him and follow is a daily decision. We must constantly recommit ourselves to God, and He will lead us.
Take delight in the Lord,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.” Psalm 37:4 NIV
Put It Into Practice
Take a moment with your family to practice being still. You can sit in silence or put on some soft praise music. It is hard for many of us to sit still in God’s presence, but wouldn’t it be a wonderful thing to learn as a child? As you sit, encourage your family to examine their hearts and give God the praise and glory He deserves.
What has been occupying your thoughts today?
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Samantha says
Great reminder that we do need to take the time to be still and listen to what the Lord has for us! Life can get so busy sometimes but maybe if we practiced this we would know what the Lord really wanted us to be busy with and then we would have more peace and less stress in our lives!
Danielle says
This is such an encouraging post! Thank you for sharing this! Exactly what I needed for today!
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Marissa says
This is wonderful – a great explanation of how life looks like when we love God with all of our heart.
Deborah says
Very encouraging post to read today. Thank you for sharing your heart with us.
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Lisa Morris says
Thank you for the reminder to be still. I am a work in progress. Praise God for His sanctifying grace!
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admin says
We are all a work in progress. Being still isn’t my strong point either!
Sarah Philpott says
Thank you for the beautiful reminder to sit in stillness & reflect on the Lord. What’s been on my heart? My five-year old has been asking oh so many theological questions and says he’s been praying for God to enter his heart. My mind is filled with making sure I lead him in the right ways:)
admin says
That is so sweet! I love it! Keep up the good work!
OurFamilyWorld says
Thanks for the reminder that no matter how busy we are, we need to stop and reflect on the Lord. I love this post,
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Anna Harris says
Love this sweet reminder to keep Him in our thoughts always. It’s so important to take the time to spend quiet time with Him and remember how good He is!
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andrea says
I never thought about it like that – I always say a prayer before I eat any kind of meal – but never took a second afterwards….
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Michelle T says
This is very encouraging post. It’s funny because today I was thinking about being on a beach with the warm sun and sand on my toes. I live in Michigan where it has long winters unfortunately and less and short summers. I long to be in the warm sun and pray that some day I will leave Michigan and live somewhere where it is warm every day.
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