"Blessed is the man who listens to me [wisdom], watching daily at my doors, waiting at my doorway. For whoever finds me finds life" (Proverbs 8:34-5).
I want to take more time to pause and be still during each day. I want to make sure that, at some point, I take a moment to withdraw from the hectic pace, turn off the background noise, shut my eyes to the visual chaos... even if it means locking myself in the bathroom for a few minutes.
For me, the daily discipline of being still and listening to wisdom is even harder in the summer. Not being on a schedule and not having the rhythms of the school day make me very loosey goosey. I'm on vacation! We all are!
But there are times during summer's action-packed days when I crave time to be dreamy. I want to be alone.
I loved the reminder in the verse above that daily watching, waiting, and listening for wisdom is a blessing and brings life.
The fact that this listening brings life is why I start craving the stillness. I know my time has been busy with travel and fun and togetherness, but I also need to make sure I'm taking time to be still.
How do you watch, wait, and listen during summer?
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