Speak to me Lord

Speak to me Lord

and I will listen.

Maybe not today,

because I am particularly busy.

Tomorrow looks good.

I can get up early before work,

unless I'm too tired,

and I sleep through my alarm,

and then have to rush into the day.

You know how it is.

Speak to me Lord

and I will listen.

I will turn off my computer,

and mute my notifications.

I can't put my phone on silent completely,

because someone might need

to contact me urgently.

You know how it is.

Speak to me Lord

and I will listen.

I will have to find a time

when my other half

isn't trying to tell me something,

and the children are asleep.

Maybe late at night would work

really well when our home is quiet.

But I may fall asleep quickly.

You know how it is.

Speak to me Lord

and I will listen.

I think I will have to set aside a whole day,

but I don't believe that is going to happen

for the next couple of months.

My job is intense at the moment.

I can hardly take the weekends off.

You know how it is.

Speak to me Lord

and I will listen.

Definitely on a Sunday morning,

when we go to church,

but sometimes we don't make it.

You know how it is. 

I love writing poems, and I wrote this one in 2024. I think it sums up the issue of our varied priorities in life, and what is truly important to us.

 We have to get real with ourselves and honest with God. 

Do we really want to spend time listening to Him?

If we do, we will make time, and protect our time with God. The blessing and benefits of this are huge compared to the tiny sacrifice of our precious to ourselves minutes. 

If you haven't been able to thus far, please find those five minutes and be still, and listen to God.

May you be blessed in your journey. God's love for you is so great. He wants you to know Him more.