tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842347942296006125.post2837691681408716839..comments2024-03-26T06:54:28.240-04:00Comments on In Her Shoes: Yesterday's LunchBe Thou Exaltedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18103918846764532255noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842347942296006125.post-71674831937708909312016-03-17T08:53:38.155-04:002016-03-17T08:53:38.155-04:00Thanks for your transparency. I struggle as well, ...Thanks for your transparency. I struggle as well, putting other things first, but I tend to beat myself up if I don't have those 5 course meals every day. As I was beating myself up, the Lord reminded me once again that my relationship with him was not works based. That I had to quit looking at my time with him as a checklist item I have to complete. I love the fast food analogy. Not ideal but keeps you from starving. Thankful his mercies are new every morning! Julie Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01732960572823637737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842347942296006125.post-72617208569036761722016-03-17T07:21:31.401-04:002016-03-17T07:21:31.401-04:00Thank you for writing. I have found myself to be ...Thank you for writing. I have found myself to be the same way - if I leave my room in the morning before devotions, it is VERY difficult to find that time again. One thing that has helped me has been a Bible reading app. I often will have my phone read to me when I am in the shower or when I am getting ready in the morning or when the Muslim prayer call is just too loud to concentrate otherwise. This doesn't take the place of my regularly scheduled devotions, but it reinforces what I have been studying (perhaps I was a little distracted) or it is my "snack" until I can devote concentrated time to studying. Sometimes hearing the Bible read reveals things to me that I missed when reading on my own.Sally Stensaashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05535047545489180064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842347942296006125.post-64522132582170145942016-03-17T06:57:25.901-04:002016-03-17T06:57:25.901-04:00I really enjoyed reading this article and loved th...I really enjoyed reading this article and loved the analogy of fast food being better than the fumes of yesterday's lunch. <br />Shari Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870726621408868664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842347942296006125.post-21174495226758249882016-03-17T05:29:59.586-04:002016-03-17T05:29:59.586-04:00What a great reminder! Thank you. I so appreciate ...What a great reminder! Thank you. I so appreciate all the posts on here. I'm a missionaries daughter in England and it always encouraging to me to see other people who understand what it is like :)Oliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15117319821048618231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842347942296006125.post-54324254596825493922016-03-17T04:00:17.066-04:002016-03-17T04:00:17.066-04:00I love this post. Very real and solution oriented....I love this post. Very real and solution oriented. I like Charity's instructive comment too. Blessings. Joyfulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956413632864588646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842347942296006125.post-3532101834940827862016-03-17T00:27:28.905-04:002016-03-17T00:27:28.905-04:00Jamie, thank you for your honesty! I used to strug...Jamie, thank you for your honesty! I used to struggle with this same thing and my solution is EXACTLY what you proposed. I made it a rule that before my feet hit the floor, I had to do my devotions. I had everything set up and ready right beside my bed. But when you have young children, things don't always go as planned. So my back up rule was... even if it is only a few minutes... never ever ever go to bed without having been in God's Word. These two rules created a good habit. And from the good habit blossomed a beautiful devotion life. Now that my children have grown up some, there aren't quite as many emergencies or distractions, and I have a good habit in place. We were told in Bible college that if you didn't have a good devotional habit isn't developed by age 18, a person would struggle with it the rest of their lives. I proved them wrong. You are on the right track... keep pressing forward!Charityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12955958753608733915noreply@blogger.com