Creating Space for God: Sitting In Silence

Scripture Passage: Lamenations 3:19-33

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Creating Space for God
Practicing Spiritual Disciplines
1. Silence and Solitude

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Simple but not easy

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Lamentations

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What comes out
19 I remember my affliction and my wandering,
the bitterness and the gall.
20 I well remember them,
and my soul is downcast within me.

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Why that is a good thing
21 Yet this I call to mind
and therefore I have hope:
22 Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail.

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Patience: one day at a time
23 They are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
24 I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion;
therefore I will wait for him.”

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You said that already; I know it
25 The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him,
to the one who seeks him;
26 it is good to wait quietly
for the salvation of the Lord.

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Jesus' yoke
27 It is good for a man to bear the yoke
while he is young.
28 Let him sit alone in silence,
for the Lord has laid it on him.

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Face, feel, sit in, process...
29 Let him bury his face in the dust—
there may yet be hope.
30 Let him offer his cheek to one who would strike him,
and let him be filled with disgrace.

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For a season
31 For no one is cast-off
by the Lord forever.

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The big picture
32 Though he brings grief, he will show compassion,
so great is his unfailing love.
33 For he does not willingly bring affliction
or grief to anyone.

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So what do we do with this?
1. Plan a time and place

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2. Try not to accomplish anything

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3. Take the time to pay attention
to anything and everything.
It is all from God.

March 6, 2022 - Creating Space for God: Sitting in Silence