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I am a Christian wife and mother of 2. I am the mother of two adult children. My husband is a full time Pastor. I also work full time outside of the home. Ecclesiastes 3:1 “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:” And for this season of our lives, I have to work. A couple of years ago I asked God for a job using me to serve others and that is exactly what He did. Not in the way I expected, but I am serving! This blog is a way for me to share devotions, whatever the Lord lays on my heart. It is an avenue for me fulfill something I feel the Lord leading me in, which is writing. I am currently working on a book as well!

  • Still Small Voice

    And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake:And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice. 1 Kings 19:11-12

    Noise.  How much noise do we hear every day?  If you are a Mom of small children, or even teenagers, chances are you hear a lot of noise every day.  If you work outside of the home, you hear noise at work.  And let’s just be honest, if we do get some quiet time, we turn on the tv, or we jump on our smart phones and turn to texting or social media.  Satan, our enemy, makes sure that we are kept so busy, so full of noise, that we will never hear that still, small voice.

    I am a little ADD.  I get distracted very easily.  In order for me to have quiet time with God, I pretty much have to seclude myself from the rest of the world.  And that is hard to do.  As a Mom, wife and social worker, it is very tempting to keep so busy that I push God to the side.  And unfortunately I have done this.

    Two years ago, I knew that I was going to have to go back to work.  I prayed that God would give me a job where I would be serving in some way.  I didn’t just want any old job.  I wanted to serve God and others.  Well, that is exactly what He did.  (Be careful what you ask for!)  I was offered a job with the Department of Family and Children Services.  I worked the front desk for a year and half before I was given an office to do casework.

    My first year I slowly became more and more angry and bitter. I had to miss some important events in my children’s lives due to training with the new job.  I also had to learn how to deal with rude and angry people every day.  I struggled with all of this for about a year.  I knew that this was not good and that I was getting a rotten spirit within.  I tried to find the time to study the Bible and I ‘prayed to’ God alot. I prayed to God but I didn’t sit quietly and listen to Him.  If I felt that still small voice trying to nudge me, I would push it away.

    About a year after I started this new job, I began to pray differently.  A dispute came up with a coworker and I didn’t handle the situation very well.  I realized then that something had to change within me.  I began praying more and listening more.  And I also began studying my Bible more.  I had been a christian long enough to know what I needed to do.

    It is amazing what prayer can do.  It makes all the difference in the world.  I don’t know how anyone can live without that close relationship with God.  Prayer is not just talking to God.  A very important part of prayer that I think a lot of people miss is the listening part.  Listen for that still small voice.  When the Holy Spirit is your guide, you will make better decisions.

    And I will leave you with one more verse.  One of my favorites.  Psalm 46:10 Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

    All we have to do is Be Still!