12 Days of Christian Self Examination Day 10-The Paths of Peace
Five minutes.
Take, not find, five minutes. Sit in a quiet or solitary space.
If there isn't a quiet or solitary space in your home, find a place to park your car and sit alone.
If you have no car, take a five minute walk.
If your neighborhood isn't safely or easily walkable, take over your bathroom for five minutes.
If your bathroom isn't a quiet space, take a five minute bath or shower to claim some solitude.
If that doesn't work, get up extra early or stay up extra late.
By now, you've gotten my point: let nothing stop you from taking five minutes (for three or four times per week) to express gratitude and thankfulness to God.
Peace is the other side of gratitude and thankfulness.
Thank God for every good thing He has done, including bringing you to this world and into connection and relationship with Him.
This is not a time for requests or complaints. If your mind wanders to negativity or fear, being your thoughts back to every good thing God has done. You will not run out of things to be grateful for.
If you think you have nothing to be grateful for, count your breaths for five minutes. At the end of five minutes, remind yourself that you normally breathe without a conscious effort or intent.
Even your very breath is a gift of God.
Take five minutes. Send thoughts of gratitude to our creator. Most of us would have no trouble speaking five minutes of petition and requests. Can you do the same for gratitude and thankfulness?
There is peace on the other side of gratitude and thankfulness.
Take, not find, five minutes. Sit in a quiet or solitary space.
If there isn't a quiet or solitary space in your home, find a place to park your car and sit alone.
If you have no car, take a five minute walk.
If your neighborhood isn't safely or easily walkable, take over your bathroom for five minutes.
If your bathroom isn't a quiet space, take a five minute bath or shower to claim some solitude.
If that doesn't work, get up extra early or stay up extra late.
By now, you've gotten my point: let nothing stop you from taking five minutes (for three or four times per week) to express gratitude and thankfulness to God.
Peace is the other side of gratitude and thankfulness.
Thank God for every good thing He has done, including bringing you to this world and into connection and relationship with Him.
This is not a time for requests or complaints. If your mind wanders to negativity or fear, being your thoughts back to every good thing God has done. You will not run out of things to be grateful for.
If you think you have nothing to be grateful for, count your breaths for five minutes. At the end of five minutes, remind yourself that you normally breathe without a conscious effort or intent.
Even your very breath is a gift of God.
Take five minutes. Send thoughts of gratitude to our creator. Most of us would have no trouble speaking five minutes of petition and requests. Can you do the same for gratitude and thankfulness?
There is peace on the other side of gratitude and thankfulness.
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