By Brittany Chaunte
As women, we tend to find our worth in taking care of others. As mothers, we pride ourselves on how well we take care of our children. As wives, we base our status on how happy we’ve made our husbands. As daughters and sisters, it is determined on how well we care for our family members and ensuring that they know we love and appreciate them. In taking care of everyone else, we neglect ourselves. This is counterproductive. How can you pour into others if you are not full yourself? It is imperative, as Godly women, to spend time filling up on God so we can give ourselves to others.
We need to make it a priority every day to spend time with God. I personally like to take the David approach. David says in Psalm 63:1 “O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You.” I tend to find it better to spend time with God first thing in the morning. It gives me peace, which helps me to be a better mother to my daughter. Honestly, sometimes it is hard to get up early; however, I take time to acknowledge God before I leave my bed, no matter what! Early mornings are not everyone’s forte; the only thing that matters is that you do it.
Spending time with God is vital to our ability to fulfill our roles as women. I like to compare it to using a cell phone. We use our cell phones for many things. We make calls, text, Instagram, tweet, update Facebook, and much more. The more we use our phone, the more our battery drains. As our phone begins to die, the less effective it is at doing all the things we need it to do. We must plug in our phones and charge it to bring it back to full capacity. We would never expect our phones to work at their full capacity if they weren’t recharged. The same is true of our everyday lives. We cannot expect to operate in our full capacity as mothers, wives, sisters, daughters, employees and all the other roles we have to take on without recharging. We need to plug in to our Father in order to be the most effective.
Here are some tips for making this a reality:
Schedule time with God. Just like you may set a date to spend time with friends and family, do the same with spending time with God. Being practical about it makes sure that it gets done. It takes 21 days to create a habit. Until it becomes habitual, set a time in your phone or create an alarm to ensure that it gets done.
Set aside a private place. Setting aside a private place eliminates distractions; it also ensures that you really hear from God. It creates a space where you can be free, vulnerable, and build a genuine relationship with God. When we look at the life of Jesus, He would go away to spend time with the Father.
Make time with God personal. There is no set formula for spending time with God. Realize that your time with God does not have to be the same each day; it keeps the spice in your relationship with God. It also helps you to enjoy your time together. If your quiet times become ritualistic, it becomes more of a chore than building a relationship.
To be the best we can for others, we must first start with caring for ourselves and our spiritual relationship. Make spending time with God a priority.
We need to make it a priority every day to spend time with God. I personally like to take the David approach. David says in Psalm 63:1 “O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You.” I tend to find it better to spend time with God first thing in the morning. It gives me peace, which helps me to be a better mother to my daughter. Honestly, sometimes it is hard to get up early; however, I take time to acknowledge God before I leave my bed, no matter what! Early mornings are not everyone’s forte; the only thing that matters is that you do it.
Spending time with God is vital to our ability to fulfill our roles as women. I like to compare it to using a cell phone. We use our cell phones for many things. We make calls, text, Instagram, tweet, update Facebook, and much more. The more we use our phone, the more our battery drains. As our phone begins to die, the less effective it is at doing all the things we need it to do. We must plug in our phones and charge it to bring it back to full capacity. We would never expect our phones to work at their full capacity if they weren’t recharged. The same is true of our everyday lives. We cannot expect to operate in our full capacity as mothers, wives, sisters, daughters, employees and all the other roles we have to take on without recharging. We need to plug in to our Father in order to be the most effective.
Here are some tips for making this a reality:
Schedule time with God. Just like you may set a date to spend time with friends and family, do the same with spending time with God. Being practical about it makes sure that it gets done. It takes 21 days to create a habit. Until it becomes habitual, set a time in your phone or create an alarm to ensure that it gets done.
Set aside a private place. Setting aside a private place eliminates distractions; it also ensures that you really hear from God. It creates a space where you can be free, vulnerable, and build a genuine relationship with God. When we look at the life of Jesus, He would go away to spend time with the Father.
Make time with God personal. There is no set formula for spending time with God. Realize that your time with God does not have to be the same each day; it keeps the spice in your relationship with God. It also helps you to enjoy your time together. If your quiet times become ritualistic, it becomes more of a chore than building a relationship.
To be the best we can for others, we must first start with caring for ourselves and our spiritual relationship. Make spending time with God a priority.
