Take Time To "Connect" With The Lord!

The word “connected” captures today’s fast-paced society. There are many folks these days who rarely go anywhere without a cell phone, iPod, iPad, or laptop computer. Some people are so addicted to being connected, they are accessible twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.

Yet, there’s a growing number of people are deliberately limiting their use of technology. It’s their way of preserving times of quietness, while limiting the flow of information into their lives.

Many followers of Christ find that a daily time of Bible reading and prayer is essential in their walk with the Lord. This “quiet time” is a “disconnect” from external distractions in order to “connect” with God.

The “green pastures” and “still waters” spoken of in Psalm 23:2 are more than just a picturesque country scene. They speak of our close communion with God whereby He restores our souls and leads us in "paths of righteousness" (Psalm 23:3).

All of us have the time (or can make the time) to spend time in conference with God, but do we?

Here’s a suggestion:

In a "quiet place" (Matthew 6:6), begin a daily “connect” with God with a short prayer for wisdom (James 1:5-6), "read" the Bible for fifteen minutes (Ephesians 3:1-4), "meditate" upon the words read (Psalm 1:1-2), and close with a short prayer that includes "adoration" (Revelation 14:7 AMP), "confession" (1 John 1:9), "thanksgiving" (1 Thessalonians 1:2), and "supplication" for others (Acts 12:1-5).

Dear reader, it is spiritually vital for us to take time each day to “connect” with the Lord, who is our life (Colossians 3:4; Gal. 2:20).

—Mike Riley, Gospel Snippets