What's She Reading? -Lindsay

StartFragmentWhat are you reading? I am memorizing Ephesians 1 (have 3-10 down!) and studying 1 Peter. I am finishing Nancy Guthrie's book "Jesus Keep me Near the Cross". It is a collection of a bunch of writings from famous (solid) Christian authors each pertaining to some aspect of Easter. I started it Easter week and read half of it, but am having a hard time finding the time to finish it! Hopefully soon! How is God meeting you in your current season? Well, right now God is just really speaking to me through His Word. I have been meditating on 1 Peter 1:6 today and posted about it on Instagram. Basically, I am just feeling completely overwhelmed and run down lately and God was just showing me that my joy isn't supposed to come from my circumstances, but from my hope in my eternal inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading. This inheritance is being kept by GOD himself and no one can steal it or harm it or use it or trample it or borrow it or anything else. My salvation is the source of my joy and my old self has died with Christ and I now am resurrected with Christ to a living hope. Thus, I can live IN hope and not be down cast, anxious, or depressed (though I am so very tempted to be!) What's one tip that you use to fit /prioritize your quiet time in your busy life? It's my #1 priority when my kids are sleeping. Granted, I make excuses to prioritize something else every once in awhile, but for the most part I put the kids down for a nap or wake up before them (this is rare currently) and have a quiet time. I know that I will be a better mother and wife if I spend time with God. Plus, I continue to believe that spending time with God is what I crave the most. I am tempted to believe that the real craving satisfier is ice cream - though it does help ;) - but I remind myself daily that what I crave more than ice cream or attention or encouragement is to be intimately close with my Maker and spend time knowing Him more. I already think about myself too much anyways :)EndFragment