Sa'down Somewhea'! (Sit Down Somewhere)‏

The next time you find yourself out of things to do, and in silence, observe what happens. You’re left to your thoughts and they seem that much more clear and louder in silence. I tend to think of what I should be or need to be doing. Just doesn’t feel right not doing anything, as Mick put it. I myself like to keep busy. The last couple of weeks or month or so has truly been draining. That’s how busy I’ve made myself. It’s to the point where I can barely even begin to stop what I’m doing. The upside of all that though is when it’s silent, I have the opportunity to think. That thinking allows me to remember to pray. It’s amazing how many prayer closets I’ve made in all that I do. My car has become my favorite. When I stop the music and stop the singing that I’m sure no one hears, it’s communication time. It feels good to pray out loud in silence and alone. Just as it does to pray silently. I find myself free to pray for any and everything because I’ve found time to do so. Praying is so easy, but many of us fail to make time to truly engage in deep prayer. Are you guilty of this? Check yourself!



There’s a time to shut everything off for silence, like in the car, and there’s a time to stop completely. Many of us, including myself many times, push study time aside. It’s very important to find time to study the word. You never know when a word is meant to come from your lips and you miss the opportunity to tell it for lack of knowledge. People die because of it (Hosea 4:6). It’s true! Don’t let it happen to you!



Disciplining ourselves is hard. But we can make it ten times easier on ourselves by just stopping whatever it is that’s not important. No stopping in ten minutes or so! Get out of the “Later” mindset. It repeats itself and what needs to get done never really does. Stop now, do all the other nonsense later!



Another thing I like to do when I find my work has come to a halt is thank God. Looking back over the amazing things He’s blessed me with, all the trouble He’s gotten me through, and especially for the things to come. Thanking him in advance! I was guilty of forgetting to do that a lot in the past, but since I’ve made use of my silent time I remember to do so before I’m blessed, even though I’m always is! (Heh) So let these things marinate in your mind the next time you can actually hear yourself think, with yo busy self!



Be blessed, Stay blessed!

C.j.