Our new Proverbs 31 Ministries devotional book: Encouragement for Today: Devotions For Everyday Living just released and I am so excited to be giving away 3 copies of it today!
It includes several devotions by me and a bunch more from my dear friends and team mates at P31. Here’s a little bit more about what is inside
Pull away from the things that are pulling on you and find lasting encouragement for today.
For twenty years our P31 team has equipped and encouraged millions of women around the world to live in the power of God’s truths that apply to our everyday lives. Written by women from every walk of life, in Encouragement for Today you will find inspiration to live authentically and fully grounded in the Word of God.
Sharing from the realities of everyday life including highs and lows, humorous stories and tender moments, you’ll enjoy 100 daily devotions woven together with wit and wisdom. Pull away from all that is pulling on you and find lasting Encouragement for Today!
What do YOU like to do or where do you like to go to pull away from all that pulls on you and spend some time with God?
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IN NICE WEATHER I LIKE TO GO TO A PARK AND JUST DRINK IN THE BEAUTY OF GOD’S CREATION. I LOVE TO HEAR THE BIRDS’ VARIOUS SONGS AND WATCH THE TREES DANCING!
My ideal place is to be in the nature, in the woods, a cabin away from everyday noises and things that distract me. To be still and hear His voice is difficult in this world of busyness. To be encouraged is also difficult in a world of performance, achievement, and expectations.
To pull away from “life” I love to go hiking in the woods. To get away from the ringing phone, the computer, and all the things that pull at me during the day. Getting out in nature, in the beauty of what God has created refreshes and renews my soul.
I love to sit in the perfect still and quiet of the very early morning and just breath in all God has created and smell the freshness of his new mercy for that day….listening to the ever so detailed sounds of nature and know that only a true and living God could create something so beautiful and pure.
I listen to praise music in my car on the way to work every day to get my mind and heart focused on God. On my lunch hour, I go out to my car and spend the whole hour reading the Word, prayer and reflection. I love that uniterrupted time with The Lord.
I love to be outside in the balcony Of the apartment where I live to seat and read some devotion and look them up in the Bible or read a book from one of the online Bible study and hear and see the water fall of a man made pond of water .
Daily I have my chair where my bible bag sits @ home, I try to use it every morning to check my plans and listen for God’s. So often he redirects from there! Praise Him. But finding I want more retreat time, overnight or weekend with girlfriends to get away from demands of the world and rest in His peace.
I love knowing that God is with me everywhere, all the time. If I just sit quietly with no distractions, I can be with Him and breathe deeply and concentrate on Him. He speaks and I listen; I speak and he listens.
I listen to tapes from Women’s retreats I have attended. They always seem to have just the right message I need to hear. They also remind me of the wonderful times I was able to spend with my dear sisters in Christ.
I like to get up before any one else is up and have a quiet time! Before I have to get my son up! Before my husband gets up! Before anyone in my house is up! Just me and God! Usually he wakes me up around 4 am. I don’t ususlly listen at that time!! 🙂 But I like it when it is dark outside! I try! I like to start with God before everyone else!
Early in the morning when I’m the only one up is my favorite time to spend with God.
My time to connect with God is early each morning when all is quiet in our home. I take the time to thank Him for all the blessings that He has provided. It sets the tone for the day and it helps me to get ready with an open mind and open heart to what the day offers.
My mornings at home don’t allow me much time for a devotional, but when I get to work and get settled in I check my e-mails and read the Proverbs 31 devotional before I begin work. The thoughts in the devotionals run thru my mind througout the day.
If I need to get away for a weekend I like to go to the mountains to spend time with the Lord…
At home, wherever I can find a quiet corner to curl up in and read:-)
I used to live in a county park and would go for long walks in the woods to clear my head and talk to God. I no longer live in the park so I can’t go on those long walks anymore.I now go on short walks in our trailer park it’s kind of peacefull in the back I can walk and pray. I also get up in the mornings and spend time with God before anyone else gets up and I have an accountibility group of ladies I email and pray with to keep my spirits lifted. God is so Awesome!!!!!
I either go outside for a walk in nature or I go to Starbucks. There’s something tranquil about a coffee shop that allows me to be lost in reading and devotion to God!
What I like to do pull away from the things that pull on me is exercise, meditate, do yoga, read my Word, read a spiritual or metaphysical book and sleep.
I love being by myself, just me and God. I just finished an invigorating walk – time to pray, talk to God, listen to God!
I like to walk by myself and pray and remember all the blessing the Lord has given me.
I really like talking to God on the golf course. I walk the course so I am all over but being outside enjoying God’s beauty lets me talk to him while walking. I also can ask for help when my husband goes crazy over his last shot. I also talk to God in my car. I really talk to God everyday just like he is standing next to me, some people think I am crazy but it’s better than talking to yourself and sometime you even get an answer.