Silent Time

“His heart was proud”. That is reported for example of king Hezekiah.

How do you react, if a humbling factor - such as an illness - comes into your life?

What have you worried about the last couple of days, over the last year?

Worries over the future can easily become overwhelming.

But the almighty God commands us not to worry and rather to trust in him.

His arm is not too short to help.

As humans we have a lot of abilities, we can reach many things, especially in the long term, it is often under-estimated how much we can achieve: if every day we take small steps, we can be in a totally different situation 10 years from now.

Yet we have our limits.

For God, there are no limits.

Nothing is too hard for him. Even what seems to be totally impossible for us.

And we can turn to him with all our troubles, shame and fears.

Furthermore we can intercede for others, for family, friends and all people.

Additionally, we are called to share that good news.

Do you know people who proudly think of themselves as more clever than others? They are wise in their own eyes.

Which attitudes does God look for in people, which attitudes does he reject?

That is highly relevant, because it is what ultimately counts in the end.

Procrastination – do you tend to postpone important things?

It can be a problem both in work as well as in private life.

Some people have a good time management; they start from the most important tasks to be done. Others first spend a lot of time on much less relevant matters that are more easy to do and then there might be trouble because the most important things are undone.

Beyond work and other tasks, most of all let’s make sure that we do not miss the most important things in life.

Does anyone who has fallen not want to get up again?

Naturally, everybody wants to get up again.

Why then, God asks, do people not return to me after having fallen?

The almighty God is full of grace and invites anybody of every background to return to him, even when having fallen into wrongdoing or whatever it might be.

Which goods are relevant for you?

Which topics and matters are most important in your life?

We all live under different circumstances.

Usually we prefer if things improve over time, rather than things getting worse.

Good times come and go. Difficult times come and go.

Above and beyond that we can trust that through all good and bad times God has a good plan for us, because he is a good Father in heaven, the holy almighty creator God.

There is no one else and nothing else as good as him.

Do you mainly look forward in life or more often look backwards?

There are different personalities; some continually want to try new things, while others more reflect on what has happened already.

The decisive question is whether your view remains only with the matters of this world, or you look with priority ahead to the kingdom of God, which starts here in this life and continues in eternity.

Who is the rock?

Have you gone through such serious situations where there seemed to be no more hope, asking “my God, why have you forsaken me?”

Even in the most desperate times of feeling totally abandoned by other people, for example under serious persecution, God never leaves us alone. No matter where you are, no matter what the circumstances are, God does not leave you alone and listens to your personal prayers. He may not intervene immediately nor in the way we wish for, yet he does not leave us alone and continues to offer his grace.