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Devotions and Distractions

09:39, Monday, December 18, 2006 .. Posted in Christian Living .. 0 comments .. Link

Since Toby's birth, I've had a really hard time fitting in devotions. If he's sleeping, I have oooooodles of work to do (specially with Christmas coming up!). If he's awake, I can't concentrate. Plus, I'm tired and behind on everything, so find myself really struggling to stay focussed. If this sounds like you, here's something I tried today that I found very successful.

I had my prayer journal (in which I apologized for my distracted state of mind, and hoped that He would understand if I cut straight to the chase), and also a little pad of scrap paper. So, as I started to write in my prayer journal, every time a thought of "I need to..." or "I should..." or "I wonder if it's possible to..." jumped in my conversation with God, I quickly wrote it down.

Well, it was magical. As soon as I wrote down the thought -- or even a word or two to remind myself -- I didn't have to think about it any more.

Here's the list of things I wrote down during my prayer time!

Make a household list of things that bother me (more on that later)
Wish list
Link site to Cat's
Chore list/schedule for kids
Blog from previous prayer journals to avoid "prayer for readers"
Pizza casserole and lettuce soup for lunch
Blanket -- Angel Covers
Get a rocker from Salvos -- Toby
Call V_____
Call H_____
1/2 apron with pockets
Cleansing of house to holiness
Currently reading Becoming a Spirit Led Mom, Jonathan Safran Foer, Martha Peace, Stepping Heavenward
What about books?
Idolatry
If-Then chart

Wow -- what a lot of distracting trains of thought were running through my mind! Ideas I've read or need to think/pray on that were running around in circles, trying to become implemented in action; things I'd like to purchase; changes I'd like to make both to my home and my lifestyle; even stuff I'd like to blog about! All while I was trying to talk to my Lord.

The great thing was, that once I wrote down the thought, it flew away. I didn't mull over it -- it was like saying, "okay thought, you are worthy and valid, but I'll think about you later; and I'll write you down so I don't forget." And it worked!

And I still have the list, so hopefully during tomorrow's devotions, I won't have to rehash (and re-write) those thoughts.

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