So I mentioned that I started leading a new small group 24/7 with Jesus series.
Sounded like a good idea. A good study for our group.
Well, this week we’re looking at Simplicity, Silence and Solitude. Great, right! I’ve written songs about silence and solitude, and how important it is; Even how scary it is. How we avoid silence, even when we’re getting ready for sleep and turn on Conan or Jimmy Kimmel to keep our minds busy while we drift off.
Silence is always a time when you hear things. Important things. Things you need to hear.. sometimes things you don’t want to hear. Maybe that has something to do with why we avoid it so aggressively...
Well, I’m prepping the lesson and the instructor (on the video) asks the question, of the 168 hours we have in a week, what do we need to change in order to free up 7 hours a week to train. 7 hours to be in silence and solitude with God.
7 HOURS!?! Wait a minute? Did I sign up for this? Surely there must be another way! Can’t we get a CD to play while we drive to work? Maybe we could buy some subliminal tapes to play while we sleep? Sure I want this, but.. 7 hours?
No one said anything about giving up things like TV watching, getting up early, saying no to stuff, just so I can free-up time to spend with God.
Hmmm? Wondering how this lesson’s going to go over with the group tonight?!? Based on my initial (if I’m being honest) reaction, I’m a little worried. : )
I’ll report back later.
T
Sunday, February 14, 2010
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Funny how we can manage to devote so much time to so many (ultimately meaningless) things, but are aghast at the thought of giving God more time. I've devoted years of my life memorizing lines from my favorite books and movies, imagine what I'd know about the characters of the Bible if I'd studied them with such zeal! I love your honesty here, Tim, "Surely there must be another way!" I'm eager to find out how the group reacted.
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