Quiet!

As students (and even later on when we enter the "workforce") it's very easy to become overwhelmed and caught up in the fast paced world we live in. Tests and papers seem endless, not to mention all of the reading and other stuff that's not "due" and consequently becomes pushed aside until we need the info for that test or paper. In the midst of all of this, our personal time with God can sometimes gets "lost in the shuffle." I know from experience, that even if you do have a set time everyday that you spend with God, that circumstances arise which prevent me from having my designated God time. However, the thing to realize is that even if you're crunched for time, there are many different ways to spend time with God. Take advantage of your circumstances! For example, i spend ~12 hrs/week alone in a lab dissecting (among other things) what are essentially sea slugs. They're not the most talkative of creatures, and since I've become fairly competent now, I rarely see/talk to other people during my day. This is a great time to talk to God and to sort out my thoughts and feelings.

You're accustomed to (or at least try) spending an hour every morning in the word, praying, and worshipping God but you've got a paper due at 9 and it's already 4am......or maybe your friend is having a crisis and calls you up just as you were getting ready to crack open the good book. It's okay, but don't let that prevent you from spending any time at all talking to God. Even 10 minutes of quality alone time with God can really carry you through a day.

Just my $0.02....rejoice! Another weekend has arrived :-).
-AMR ;-)

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Question of the Day

Father of four daughters who gained spiritual notoriety, he moved into leadership during a discrimination crisis among believers. Later he was instrumental in helping a government executive of a prominent southern nation enter the still very Jewish dominated faith.

previous answer: Ethiopian Treasurer (Acts 8)
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