What is a simple, still, silent faith?
It's one that consists of intentionally (that's the doing) being with God (which is the being).
Intentionality requires purpose and drive. It requires focus and effort all day and night long.
This simple, still, silent faith consists of being with God and in His Word, the Bible. It's hanging out and being in the presence of. It's enjoying the company of God and His Word.
There are two spiritual disciplines we are to do at all times as we live a simple, still, silent faith. It's being in the Word of God and in prayer. To keep a simple, still, silent faith, combine them both in one. Pray the Word. That's it. Pray the Word night and day. Keep bringing your attention to God and His Word.
Moreover, this simple, still, silent faith listens far more to God than it ever speaks to Him. This is the silence part.
The still part is every day at one point or another, we still ourselves and spend a longer time of just being with God and not doing something else. However, we can also still the chaos in our lives, as we are busy, by focusing on God and bringing Him and His Word to our attention throughout the day and night.
All of that sounds quite complicated, if you ask me. But, it isn't. Notice, not one program was mentioned previously. There is nothing to do and no checklist to follow. This simple, still, silent faith is just about being with God intentionally all day and night through focusing your thoughts on Him and His Word as you carry on with life as normal.
Human beings are made to do think about more than one thing and do more than one thing at once. We can focus on God as we work, drive, wait, talk with others, clean the house, exercise, plan, read, and so on. Everything we do in life, we can do as we focus on God and on His Word.
That's it.
This is a simple, still, silent faith.
Would you care to join me in learning how to apply this to our lives?
Would you like to simplify your life over the next year?
More to the point, would you like to learn how to live a simple, still, silent faith?
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