{"id":2186,"date":"2021-10-12T05:06:36","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T05:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeewithpat.com\/?p=2186"},"modified":"2021-10-12T05:06:56","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T05:06:56","slug":"sudden-quiet-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/coffeewithpat.com\/?p=2186","title":{"rendered":"Sudden Quiet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sudden Quiet<br>Author: Pat Aman<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you ever read something, and it just seemed routine, and you forgot about it shortly, and then later you read it, and wow, it popped off the page to you, and seemed so meaningful?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I mean we often are so busy, that things just don\u2019t sink in, because our minds are going in so many different directions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I often think this could be part of the problem not only with our relationships but with our spiritual life. We get wrapped up in everything except something that profits our soul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Suppose for a minute we could clear our mind of the clutter. Suppose we shut off the problems filling our heads and worrying us, suppose we shut off the thinking about things we need to do, suppose we shut off thinking about others, or how upset we are or what they did, or what they should have done. Suppose we held up a mental stop sign and said Quiet everyone\u2026 I\u2019m cleaning house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now\u2026 I can take time to listen for God. Nothing else. Just Him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If we did this each morning, even for a brief time we would see immediate results in the way we deal with life, others, and most certainly it would give God time to impart peace into our spirit. And hope, and inspiration. And\u2026 reassurance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What if you made this your goal this week?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just a quiet time with God every day. Where you raised a stop sign and quieted everything in the world, but meditation upon God. And listen for that precious still small voice. Oh, how we need this my friend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Think about it, don\u2019t you need refreshing in your spirit?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t you need fresh hope? Don\u2019t you need encouragement?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well what are you waiting for?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t neglect the One who loves you more than anyone else and has the answers to all you need. Take time for God!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart Wait, I say, on the Lord! Psalm 27:14<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wait and hope for and expect the Lord; be brave and of good courage, and let your heart be stout and enduring. Yes, wait and hope for and expect the Lord. Remember your source of strength is Christ, you cannot run the race of life successfully without a close, enduring, daily, ongoing vital relationship with Him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With our God we shall do valiantly!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Devotion Written By: Pastor Pat Aman Book \u00a9 1996\/2021 \u201cCoffee With Pat Daily Devotionals\u201d \u201cCoffee With A Little Spice Of Life\u201d and Westbow Press a division of<br>\u00a9 Thomas Nelson and Library of Congress Control Number: 2018910976\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sudden QuietAuthor: Pat Aman Have you ever read something, and it just seemed routine, and you forgot about it shortly, and then later you read it, and wow, it popped off the page to you, and seemed so meaningful? 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