A Place of Quiet Rest

I think most of you know that we're starting a new book in Bible study, A Place of Quiet Rest.

It's a wonderful book about having a daily devotional time with God. I've been so blessed by the book already. I started reading it through on my own, but I realized there's power in numbers and accountability. If I'm going to change my life and the way I spend time with God I'm going to need help. I can't do it alone. So I'm excited to be reading it together with the girls from Bible study.

If you're off the island, or can't make it out on Monday nights, I encourage you to grab a copy of the book and read along with us! Let your life be transformed so that you "bear the sweet, rich fruit of meeting with God on a consistent basis".

Tonight, we read the foreword and a small section titled "From my Heart". And as we read, I realized how important it is to make the effort to have quiet time each morning. When I think of women I look up to from the past, or even in the present, I'm amazed at their quiet hearts for God. Women like Sarah Edwards and Suzanna Wesley, who raised up children who would change the world for God. Women like Elizabeth Elliot, who had the power to foregive the people who murdered her husband and live among them to share the gospel. These are women I want to be like. I want people to look at me and think "Wow, she has a beautiful Spirit".

And I can't have that spirit without spending time with God. That's the only way he'll be able to change me and shape my heart so that it matches his. I need to have quiet time every single day of my life! Otherwise, I'm nothing like these women...I'm nasty and selfish. I have no joy, and being loving is the furthest thing from my mind.

But the struggle to have quiet time is not an easy one. Nancy Leigh DeMoss talks about this. She points out that "one of the reasons it is such a battle is that the enemy of my soul knows if he can defeat me here, he will ultimately be able to defeat me in every other area of my spiritual life." It's so true...

So I need to be prepared to fight! Right now I'm exhausted...but I need to fight! No sleep for me! I need Jesus more than I need sleep!

I also need Jesus more than I need to Blog...so on that note, time for some quiet time!