Hey everyone it's Leslie Ludi host of the Set-A-Part-Grel podcast biblical encouragement for women of all ages.

Today we're going to be looking at how to grow spiritually during busy seasons and with the

holidays and a new year starting I'm sure so many of you can relate to that feeling of just

go go go and how do we keep our relationship with Christ strong during seasons like that.

It's definitely something that I wrestle with quite a bit in my life,

being in full-time ministry, having six kids,

having a very busy life,

and yet wanting to keep my relationship with Christ

as the highest priority.

I want to share some practicals with you today that have really helped me continue to grow

spiritually even during extremely busy seasons of my life.

One of my very favorite quotes from Cori Tenbooomb is when

she said this, don't pray when you feel like it, rather have an appointment with

the Lord and keep it. What great advice when it comes to prayer because we so often think

that prayer is the thing that can be shuffled around and pushed to the side and

well I can't do it today because I have this going on and pretty soon we find that a week or two goes by and we really haven't spent any time with the Lord

But when we have this principle in mind that we're going to make an appointment with him and we're going to keep it and

guard it even during busy times. It really helps to make prayer your highest

priority and very often especially during busy times prayer isn't going to be what you quote,

feel like doing. Because you feel like sleeping in or getting extra rest or doing something

relaxing or just getting something checked off your list but when you set a regular

appointment with God and honor it whenever possible now obviously if an

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