Let’s be honest. We can get so worked up from all the people, places, and things that we’ve encountered during the day that there’s little to no time for God. And when we do have time, it can seem so awkwardly difficult to wind down and quiet ourselves long enough to get spiritually in tune to have a meaningful, quality conversation with God.
At times I get hung up on my racing thoughts and it seems like my thoughts are actually fighting for my attention. Sometimes I get distracted so easily that eventually, I’m tired of trying to focus on God and I find it much easier and appealing to simply fall asleep and hope for a better connection next time.
What makes things worse is that life is so fast faced that it could be awhile before we get that “next time” to attempt connecting again. Or the cycle of trying, getting discouraged and resorting to sleeping repeats.
This whole scenario is why I believe that God is stirring up something amazing during this time of quarantine due to the Corona virus.
Our lives have slowed down significantly.
Lots of us are working remotely or not working at all.
It has been mandated by many governments around the world to stay home unless there’s a good reason to go outside.
Reports of people we personally know are coming down with the virus.
The majority of what we see and hear is related to the global pandemic.
Do you realize what this means?
Something is stirring in the spiritual realm.
While giants are surfacing, God is very intentional!
We not only have even more reason to turn to God, but we also have the slowed pace of life (as we’re quarantined in our homes) to make a more meaningful connection with God.
Through this crisis, God is expressing the need for us to make Him and His voice our priority!
Through this elevated need for connection our primary motive should be shifting ourselves to consistently and intimately dwell in the secret place of our Most High God.
Because God is up to something!
He is preparing our all of our spiritual senses for such as time as this.
So I want to encourage you…
Don’t give up the practice of seeking God’s face and beholding the beauty of His glory.
Struggle with the racing thoughts of your mind. Shutdown the thoughts of fear, panic and anxiety as you vent them out at Jesus’ feet…
Struggle with God Himself… Be relentless about boldly entering the throne room. Tell God that you won’t give up until He blesses your soul with His presence and a word that He personally speaks to your heart.
Don’t settle for someone else’s word!
Go get your word!
We’re going to need it, not just to get through this global crisis, but for our lifetime of fulfilling God’s purpose.
We need everything we can get during our intimate time with God so soak it all up because the exchange we make in His presence is everything we need to walk into our God-given destiny and experience the promises and presence of God like never before!
Here are some suggestions for practicing the art of dwelling in the secret place with God.
- Start with worship music to help you get into zone if you find it difficult to do so. Music can help quiet your thoughts.
- Find a scripture passage to meditate on. I like to break scriptures down by words and phrases to draw out more meaning and context. I also like to expand on scriptures in my prayer journal as thoughts come to my heart.
- Read the scripture out loud or verbally express gratitude and worship as something strikes your heart. We have to release a sound in the earth’s atmosphere to break up the enemy’s noise and territory.
- Pray over specific things that come to mind that need to align with the truths that you’re covering in your scripture meditations.
- Work your way into a quiet, meditative silence before God and practice tuning your ear to His voice to hear what He has to say concerning your life and the world around you.
Communion with God is all about an exchange.
We should never feel as though we’re doing all the talking. The truth is that we need to be emptying ourselves of our own thoughts, preoccupations, and agendas so that we can make room mentally, emotionally, and spiritually for God to fill us up with His wisdom, His power, His plans, and His glory.
