Actively Abiding

Above all else, God wants our attention. He just wants you to be - and to be with Him while you’re being. It’s actually not hard but we make it hard. We make it weird. We make it ‘churchy’. We make it something other than just being ‘with’ a friend.

We also make it work-ish, like cleaning the house or something we gotta get done. This is literally just a mindset (which can, in fact, be proactively changed btw). What if we GET TO just be with the creator for (start with) 20 minutes? Nobody ever looks back on this bit of time and says ‘geez that was hard work’.

Try this first thing in the AM…

Spend 20 minutes actively thinking about how you can help Bill today. (insert any name for Bill. It’s whatever person you just want to help next)

Not sure who it is? Write a list of the last 10 people you encountered either in person or on the phone or just walking by them at Starbucks. It will only take a minute to figure out a plan.

The 20 minutes you spend thinking about how to help Bill is also time with God if you just invite Him into it. Ask Him what He thinks? Ask Him for insight? How do I help Bill today?