Welcome back to the coffee and Bible Time podcast.

For those that may be listening for the first time, our podcast is an offshoot from our main platform, YouTube. Our channel is called Coffee and

Bible Time, where our goal is to help people delight in God's Word. We also have a website

in storefront with Bible studies, prayer journals, and more. I'm Mentor Mama, and today I have a very special guest joining me

to share her tips on keeping God front and center amidst a very demanding family and work

life. But a little backstory first. So I actually was going to have my guest come on.

We had talked about a different topic.

But when I had my quiet time this week, I changed my mind.

I was reading from Second Chronicles, chapters 29 and 30. And in this passage, King Hezekiah, who was only 25 years old at the time,

was taking over the kingship of Judah following the rule of King Ahaz, who the scripture makes clear,

did not do what was pleasing in the sight of the Lord.

So imagine for 25 years, Hezekiah lived under the oppression and darkness of a leader

who had just full on abandoned the Lord.

The scripture said, however, when Hezekiah took rain, he did do what was pleasing

in the Lord's sight. So despite oppression, God was fast at work in his life, strengthening his

faith and resolve to turn things around. In fact, during the first month of his reign,

he completely took charge and set the wheels in motion to reopen the doors of the temple of the

Lord. He summoned the priests and Levites and sent messages to all the people of Israel with some very specific do's and

notes. He said, do purify yourselves. Do purify the temple. Remove all defiled things. Return to the

Lord. Come to his temple. Worship the Lord your God and humble yourselves. Then he gives

his don't list, which is, don't be stubborn like our ancestors who did what was evil in the

sight of the Lord, which included abandoning the Lord

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