“We stand on dangerous ground if we ever let service to God crowd out our time of listening to God. Gordon Smith, in his fine book On the Way, writes quite bluntly, ‘It is inconceivable to think that God would give us so much to do that we can no longer spend extended time with Him. Listening doesn’t detract from our service; it empowers it.” (Thomas, Gary L. Sacred Parenting. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2004, p. 64.)
We are privileged to join Jesus in His kingdom building work around us. We are even more privileged to do so as beloved sons and daughters of God through faith. Sometimes those of us in ministry (paid or volunteer) forget the privilege of relationship through being consumed by our work for Him.
What good thing is keeping you from spending extended time with God these days? How might you engage in the good work He’s prepared just for you from a place of communion with Him, rather than doing so in a way that tends to distract you from Him?
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