Sunday, 15-Nov-2015 - Quiet Time

God has been speaking to me the past couple weeks or so that my quiet times with Him have really been lacking.  I noticed that the first thing I did in the mornings was to grab my iPhone and get on FB, reading comments, commenting and checking up on what things were happening in my groups.  Then, I would write about what was happening with me or things I was going through.

When I went to church, our Pastor talked about tithing.  God wasn't speaking to me about money, rather my time.  God was speaking to me that I was spending too much time on FB and on my phone.  It wasn't a harshness I felt from God, rather a sadness.  When I understood after that sermon, which was now 3 Sundays ago, I began limiting my time on FB greatly.

No longer would my first things I would do be FB.  I would spend my time with the Lord, however long that was and not get on FB until I had spent my quiet, romancing time with the Lord.  In this time, God has been showing me so much, loving on me.  In fact, I don't really even miss FB or playing on my phone, but I am enjoying seeing what God is going to do.

Not saying that FB is bad, but when we put things in place of God, then those things become idols.  I can now see more clearly God's love for me.  My prayer time has gotten deeper and better, as my time in worship and His Word.

What consumes your time?  Is God an afterthought?  Do you even consider God or He another thing you just check off your list or that you never get to?