Friday, December 12, 2008

Advent Devotional - Day 14: by Marcy Yates


READING: John 10: 14-15
“ I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me—-- just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—- and I lay down my life for the sheep.”


When I turn off the TV, phone, and all of the other distractions in my life I can recognize and see the Lord talking to me and recognize that he listens in my life and knows me. In the quiet I can see where he is leading me. When I don't listen and I follow my distractions he sometimes gently nudges me back to what he wants, sometimes he knocks me over to get my attention. The problem is I don't always take the time and find the quiet. I pray for you to always have the time to find the quiet and listen.

Dear Christ Jesus,
I pray that you will help guide me to take the time to pull myself away from the hustle and bustle of each day and find that quiet time to talk to you and then listen to what you have to say. Amen.

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