Seeking God in Solitude
First15 Devotional
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🗓️ 14 October 2023
⏱️ 10 minutes
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As we near the end of our week on seeking God, today we will focus on seeking God in solitude. Our world is a busy place. Our home lives are busy. Our church lives are full. When are you ever alone to simply fix your eyes on the Father, and be uninterrupted by the things going on around you? If we will take up the discipline of solitude, our lives will look very different. Imagine for a second the inner peace and sanity you could gain if you set aside consistent time to seek God in solitude. May you be encouraged to do just that as you experience the nearness of Jesus today.
Our Scripture for today comes from Matthew 14:23, and today's worship is Come Follow Me by Brother Isaiah.
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| 0:00.0 | As we near the end of our week on seeking God, today we will focus on seeking God |
| 0:10.1 | and solitude. Our world is a busy place. Our home lives are busy. Our church lives are full. |
| 0:16.9 | When are you ever alone to simply fix your eyes on the Father and be uninterrupted by the things going on around you? |
| 0:24.7 | If we will take up the discipline of solitude, our lives will look very different. |
| 0:29.8 | Imagine for a second the inner peace and sanity you could gain if you set aside consistent time to seek God in solitude. |
| 0:37.6 | May you be encouraged to do just that as you experience the nearness of Jesus today. |
| 0:43.0 | Welcome to the First 15 podcast. |
| 0:51.0 | Our world is filled with hustle and bustle. |
| 0:55.2 | We reward busyness, as if always working, striving, and achieving with the true marks |
| 1:00.9 | of a life well lived. |
| 1:02.7 | We elevate those who have given everything to gain success. |
| 1:06.7 | To be tired is to be weak. |
| 1:08.9 | To be in need is to fail. |
| 1:10.7 | To rest instead of work is to be lazy or selfish. |
| 1:15.1 | As believers, we're living in a society whose values do not match that of our Heavenly |
| 1:19.4 | Fathers. |
| 1:20.6 | We need an adjustment of perspective. |
| 1:23.7 | We're created for time spent alone with our Heavenly Father, away from the cares and ways |
| 1:28.7 | of the world. |
| 1:30.1 | We're created to seek God in solitude. |
| 1:33.0 | Jesus modeled this important principle throughout his ministry. |
| 1:36.3 | Luke 5, 15, and 16 says, But now even more the report about him went abroad, and great |
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