Be Still And Know

Psalm 44:8 NLT 'O God, we give glory to you all day long and constantly praise your name.' For years I had my quiet time in the morning, then headed into the day without considering where God was. It was as though my early morning prayer and scripture reading was a talisman to see me through the day. I neglected to consider what friendship with God meant in my daily rhythm of living. St Paul reminds us that we are to “pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17, NKJV). In other words, whatever we are doing and wherever we find ourselves, we are to be conscious of and talk to God. This is quite some discipline. If I am to become conscious of God throughout every moment of each day, I must wake up to the reality of God’s presence with me. Life’s pressures and the reality of my immediate surroundings will always dull my senses to the presence of Jesus. I need to discover how to perceive God in every circumstance. This is an acquired skill, essential to effective Christian living. Once I am aware of God, I have t