I cannot be the man I should be without times of quietness. (Charles R. Swindoll)
back it up with bible
Thessalonians 4:11a Study to be quiet.
Isaiah 40:31 But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Colossians 3:15a And let the peace of God rule in your hearts
Hebrews 4:9-11 There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. For he that is entered into His rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from His. Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.
Psalm 46:10a Be still, and know that I am God.
core christianity
Take time to be holy, the World rushes on,
Spend much time in secret with Jesus alone.
By looking to Jesus, like Him thou shalt be,
Thy friends and thy conduct, His likeness shall see.
As I got quiet in my soul today, I began to realize during that quiet time that so much of the jar and hurry of this restless time, this time of such stress and pressure, had gotten into my own soul. But I know the remedy and I’ve tried it so many times. I know where I can find repose. And “repose” means “to be at peace; in a dignified calmness.” That sounds so nice, but how do we get there? When I get alone to take time in God’s presence, when I read His Word and search the Scripture, and search my own heart and spend time in prayer, there’s restored the peace that He promises, a sweet rest that He gives, and the repose that only God can give. He’s the only One Who can give that repose! Seek God’s presence, read His Word, that He may refresh your soul, clarify your thoughts and take the strain out of your life. Some people think it’s a waste of time to stop to meditate, to stop and pray, yet millions have found, through the ages, that only in the presence of God could they find rest and peace, and that every symptom of pressure would be subdued. (Compose and Repose –Meditation Moments)
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You ought to read what it has to say in the Bible! Have the kids learned yet how to be quiet? Anybody can make a racket--anybody can dance, sing, scream “Jesus Saves” and shout “Hallelujah!” But it takes study to be quiet! You’ve got to really make an effort to be quiet!
I love to be alone with the Lord because you can hear God so clearly when you’re alone and quiet. The Lord speaks in a still small, but very definite, very firm, but very loving voice--but if you’re too noisy you’re not going to hear it! Maybe our kids need to learn how to pray! You know, you can be alone out in the woods, and think you’ve got to go out to pray alone--but when you get there, you scream at the top of your voice. Well, you’re alone, but defeating the purpose of being alone. You’re yelling so loud yourself, you can’t hear the Lord. Maybe you just want to let the whole camp know you’re praying and how spiritual you are. That’s not the kind of prayer I’m talking about. God’s not deaf: You have to wait awhile and see if He’s going to answer your prayer: stop and be quiet and wait for the answer. You yourself can be your own distraction! If you’re yelling and praying so loud and making so much noise you can’t even hear God, there’s no point in asking! If you’re not going out to get quiet and listen, then there’s really not much point in going! If you really what to hear Him, He’ll talk to you. … The only time you can hear is when you sit down and get quiet! God doesn’t usually scream! By the time God starts screaming at you, it’s too late. When it gets to the point He has to yell over your racket to be heard by you, He’s probably so mad, it’s too late. Boy, you get quiet then! You shut up then and listen. But it’s a little too late then. If you don’t pay any attention to the yelling, then you get swatted down, and knocked for a loop, so you’ll have to listen! That’s why God has to knock so many people flat in an accident or illness or bereavement--to make them stop long enough to listen. A funeral is about the only time a lot of worldly people ever stop running long enough to listen to the Lord!
Lord help us to get quiet before Him and listen. Not only make other people shut up, but shut up ourselves. If you don’t have some quiet time with the Lord, I don’t know how you can operate! I get most of my information from the Lord, alone in the quiet of the night when everything is absolutely still and it’s completely without distraction. If I wake up in the night and can’t go back to sleep, I usually figure that’s what it’s for. But if you can’t sleep, maybe God wants you to pray! As soon as I get prayed up I go right back to sleep! (Stop! ...Look! ... Listen!)
make it personal
Take a moment to just simply be still and be quiet. Sit still in the presence of the Lord and let His love and peace wash over you. He loves you so…let Him tell you.
