Before the Lord

This will be a short post because of it’s convicting message for me.

One of my struggles with writing had been with plopping down in front of the computer WITHOUT seeking God first. Why, oh why, oh why is it so hard to be still before the Lord? I know the reason for me. I’m a doer…a choleric/meloncholy by birth who has to multitask to feel I’m being productive. That’s why I read and exercise at the same time. 🙂

Why is it so hard for me to be still before the Lord? In all honesty, even this blog comes before the Lord on certain days. It’s so much easier to vent…release…write instead of quietly letting go and sitting in the presence of God.

I received an email devotional reminder today from Tozer devotionals from Literature Ministries International.

It is written of Moses that he “went in before the Lord to speak with him…and he came out, and spake unto the children of Israel.”…No man has any moral right to go before the people who has not first been long before the Lord. No man has any right to speak to men about God who has not first spoken to God about men. And the prophet of God should spend more time in the secret place praying than he spends in the public place preaching….” The Root of the Righteous, 121-122.

Now if only I could apply that to my life as a wife, mother, homeschooler, and writer.

Excuse me while I go before the Lord…