Silent Time

Procrastination – do you tend to postpone important things?

It can be a problem both in work as well as in private life.

Some people have a good time management; they start from the most important tasks to be done. Others first spend a lot of time on much less relevant matters that are more easy to do and then there might be trouble because the most important things are undone.

Beyond work and other tasks, most of all let’s make sure that we do not miss the most important things in life.

Does anyone who has fallen not want to get up again?

Naturally, everybody wants to get up again.

Why then, God asks, do people not return to me after having fallen?

The almighty God is full of grace and invites anybody of every background to return to him, even when having fallen into wrongdoing or whatever it might be.

Which goods are relevant for you?

Which topics and matters are most important in your life?

We all live under different circumstances.

Usually we prefer if things improve over time, rather than things getting worse.

Good times come and go. Difficult times come and go.

Above and beyond that we can trust that through all good and bad times God has a good plan for us, because he is a good Father in heaven, the holy almighty creator God.

There is no one else and nothing else as good as him.

Do you mainly look forward in life or more often look backwards?

There are different personalities; some continually want to try new things, while others more reflect on what has happened already.

The decisive question is whether your view remains only with the matters of this world, or you look with priority ahead to the kingdom of God, which starts here in this life and continues in eternity.

Who is the rock?

Have you gone through such serious situations where there seemed to be no more hope, asking “my God, why have you forsaken me?”

Even in the most desperate times of feeling totally abandoned by other people, for example under serious persecution, God never leaves us alone. No matter where you are, no matter what the circumstances are, God does not leave you alone and listens to your personal prayers. He may not intervene immediately nor in the way we wish for, yet he does not leave us alone and continues to offer his grace.

How much is enough? How much possessions and wealth is sufficient?

Amazingly, most people will have a similar answer, whether very rich or very poor or in between, most will say “just a bit more”.

But the bible has a different answer: It does not count so much how much we have. The question is more: what is your priority in life?

Priority beats quantity.

Proverbs 15: Better is a little with the fear of the Lord than having a lot but with trouble.

Better to eat simple vegetables in company with people you love than the finest meat with hatred.

Better to have God on the first priority scale of life.

Does it mean it is bad to be rich? That is not the case. But the question is about priority: what do you give priority to in life? To possessions or other things such as food or career? Or to the almighty eternal God, the creator of the universe? Whom do you put your trust in? Into people or insurances? Or into the holy sovereign Lord?

Priority beats quantity.

What would you say spontaneously – is it interesting for you to talk to God? Is it a highlight to go the church service? Or is it more a kind of burdensome duty?

As humans we may fall short and not live up to the covenant with God.

Yet from his sides he always keeps up his offer and invitation to everyone of any background whoever humbly turns to him in faith.

Praise the Lord that we do not need to worry about unpleasant duties and so forth. God always continues to offer the grace of his covenant for free.

Everything seems to be temporary.

For example times of peace are always threatened by hatred, health threatened by diseases.

Or a person may intend to settle in a place for good, yet one day may have to move to another place due to life’s conditions or due to external circumstances.

What good remains really permanently?

What do you like to talk about? What do you like to tell to others?

It might be the latest movie or game released. Or many other things and interests which can be nice and entertaining.

Once someone has understood what ultimately counts eternally, the person will mainly tell on the good news to others.