Spending Time WithGod

Proverbs 4:20-22, “My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.”
As we all look and live by a calendar have we put a time when we spend time with God? What is on our calendar for today? Have you scheduled a time you spend time with your Heavenly Father? In the midst of all your daily struggles and the demands of daily life is there a time we spend alone with the God of Heaven just to listen to His words?
It is critical that we slow down for a moment and look daily into the Word of God. Why? Because when we are not in the Word we forget who our God is and what He expects and requires of us. We place importance on things of this world and none on the holiness of Almighty God. We lose sight of eternity and get caught up in the temporal trial of life. Our perspective becomes blurred. Many today only open their bible on Sunday morning if they make it to church. By not being in tune with God we lose sight of truth and fall into subjection to the flesh.
Most today spend more time reading the paper, novels or watching TV than they do studying the Word of God. Study to show thy self approved. What would we do if the preacher on Sunday morning read a book report or quoted from the evening news? We would be appalled and think he had lost his mind and the wagging tongues would work overtime. All expect him to study so he can tell us what God had to say. While this is true it is not limited to only the pastor we should all want to know what God has to say. We should have that burning desire to follow and get as close to God as possible. We can only do that when we spend time in His Word. When was the last time you were hungry for spiritual uplift and spent time at the feet of Jesus in meditation and prayer? When did you last seek His guidance for the challenges you were facing?
In our daily verse we see where wise Solomon express the importance of our daily walk with the Lord through His Word. God has a great desire to communicate with His children. He wants us to know and understand His ways. To do that we have to spend time with Him hear what He has to say then apply His direction. I can hear all the excuses now, “I just don’t have time” “I don’t understand the bible” “I don’t remember where I put the bible”. Hum would your mother or father accept those excuses for not visiting with them? Neither will God!
Open God’s Word and spend time with the Father and let Him enrich your life and give peace to your soul. As you schedule each hour of your day don’t forget to schedule God some time. He really would like to hear from you and spend time with you. He loves you and misses you.