Finding devotional time today can be really challenging. Right? And, if we do manage to find those illusive few minutes, the next question is: Where's a place that's quiet? Where is that comfortable space where I can read? A place where my heart can take a deep breath...I can connect with God and rest while He fills me up. Where is it? Maybe you feel that the time you grab in the car is working. At least it's not extra time out of your schedule. But it's not a quiet place, and it's hard to focus on just Him. We are alert to traffic when we're driving, and if we're also trying to talk to God, that means we're multi-tasking. When you talk to someone and they don't give you their attention, do you feel like you're not important? Would God feel unimportant to you? In Exodus God told Moses to build a structure for meeting. It was called the Tabernacle. But why build a place to meet? Wasn't meeting at the burning bush and mountain tops good enough? I believe the Lord wants a place for us that is special. We know that God could build anything he wants for himself, so the only answer must be that somehow having a special place to meet made a difference for Moses and the people, just like it does for us. Consider our sanctuaries. They’re special. We see them as holy and sanctified. They are designed to evoke feelings of holiness and nearness to our divine power. We sense God when we enter the sanctuary ~ we're reminded of our place as His child (we're not Creator, but the created). We begin our time with Him in humility, reverence and awe for His power. That helps us grow and change. Building our own holy place, our very own devotional space, is exactly the same. When we set apart a space, even a tiny one, we can sanctify it, adorn it, and call it ours and holy! Having that holy space to meet is like priming a pump. Our heart is prepared for the moments of divine relationship to come. And the more we use that space, the more readily our body and mind and heart take on that openness and depth in God. Take the next week to think about a small space in your home that could become your holy ground. Next week we'll talk about how to begin it's transformation. ~ Andi
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