Making time for God

[Anon0]

Hey all so maybe someone can relate to this issue of mine. It seems like for a while now I've lost time in my day to day life. What I mean by that is well to tell you the truth i dont really know. Time isn't going by faster but for some reason it just seems like I have less time in my day to day life (mostly after work) maybe its because of my routine now and the time i go to bed vs waking up or its just because I'm getting older but compared to my last long term job i had things are just different time wise. This has led me to a problem. sometimes like today it just seems like I'm not spending as much time in Gods word. Like all i did was listen to a couple of chapters and try to read along followed by a 30+ min session trying to talk to God but like always struggling. I know it's not performance based but I definitely struggle with that mindset and it can tire me out. Is this normal? Is anyone else like this? How would others go about this issue? Thanks?

 

[Unqualified]

I take an hour before bed often and study. Other people I know get up an hour early.
we slow down as we age, but maybe it’s a matter of discipline.

 

[Richard T]

I can remember sacrificing my time with God for work. I survived but did not really thrive. Some say you don't have time not to pray. How can that be? Because that prayer smooths a lot of road. That you recognize the issue is great. I pray that God really just blesses you giving you the rest and the peace to go deeper into fellowship.

If I may say so, a day or two of some type of fasting always seems to give me a pickup during needed times.

 

[Maria Billingsley]

Hey all so maybe someone can relate to this issue of mine. It seems like for a while now I've lost time in my day to day life. What I mean by that is well to tell you the truth i dont really know. Time isn't going by faster but for some reason it just seems like I have less time in my day to day life (mostly after work) maybe its because of my routine now and the time i go to bed vs waking up or its just because I'm getting older but compared to my last long term job i had things are just different time wise. This has led me to a problem. sometimes like today it just seems like I'm not spending as much time in Gods word. Like all i did was listen to a couple of chapters and try to read along followed by a 30+ min session trying to talk to God but like always struggling. I know it's not performance based but I definitely struggle with that mindset and it can tire me out. Is this normal? Is anyone else like this? How would others go about this issue? Thanks?

I meditate on His Word. It is one thing to read His Words on a page but it is another thing to "think" and "do" His Word as we go about our day.
Blessings.

 

[Anon0]

I take an hour before bed often and study. Other people I know get up an hour early.
we slow down as we age, but maybe it’s a matter of discipline.

Im going to try that tonight. One of the reasons I never did was because of a putting God first mentality that I have. The first thing I would do after getting home is read as a way to put God first. If not reading then talking to him. I guess it would just get to me and make me feel bad if I read at the end of the night because I would just feel bad about it because I wouldn't be putting God first. But I'll give it a try.

 

[Anon0]

I meditate on His Word. It is one thing to read His Words on a page but it is another thing to "think" and "do" His Word as we go about our day.
Blessings.

Yeah I've definitely struggled with that.

 

[Anon0]

I can remember sacrificing my time with God for work. I survived but did not really thrive. Some say you don't have time not to pray. How can that be? Because that prayer smooths a lot of road. That you recognize the issue is great. I pray that God really just blesses you giving you the rest and the peace to go deeper into fellowship.

If I may say so, a day or two of some type of fasting always seems to give me a pickup during needed times.

I definitely struggle with prayer it's a lot of silence most of the time mixed in with my mind drifting. Its hard.