His Heart for You

It's a cool, rainy Sunday morning in July in KANSAS! I know, it stretches the imagination for us Kansans, but I LOVE it!

It seemed the better part of wisdom not to take Dad out in this weather, so I am sitting with him this morning instead of sitting in church. And enjoying it. I love this quiet time with God. Can't seem to get enough.

I was listening to Andy Stanley on youtube and he has an excellent sermon on prayer. He talks about some of the things that I've been thinking lately. You can talk to God throughout the day and through the week, and that is good. But it is also very necessary to have time alone, where you go in your room and shut the door, closing out all other distractions.

It's the same with other relationships. The more time you spend with someone, the better you get to know them. If you have only an hour at a time, most likely you will only talk about surface issues. It's after the 2nd and 3rd hour that you get to the "real" heart issues. Even though you may have been "talking" to them all week, you can still feel very disconnected.

I challenge you to take that extra time with Jesus. He wants you to; he longs to spend time with you. He wants to tell you his heart.

Hearing his heart,
Pauline