Finding Time For Stillness Every Day
Today we’re talking all about STILLNESS: how to find time for stillness, what to do during that time, and how to truly connect with God to create your life.
We’ll go over how to WANT to set aside generous, dedicated time for spirituality. Plus we’ll share ways you can co-create with God -- whether you’re creating your goals, your days, your feelings, or anything else.
If something is important to you, we promise there’s a way to make it happen!
How To Find Time For Stillness
No matter your current schedule or stage of life, we promise there’s away for you to set aside time each day for a generous, dedicated spiritual practice. It all comes down to DESIRE.
It’s about setting aside time for spirituality because you WANT to, not because you should.
The key here is finding a strong WHY behind your practice. Why do you want to find time for stillness?
Find out - What you want from this time?
Learning?
Feelings of peace?
More power to act?
Personal revelation?
Help solving a problem?
Guidance for reaching goals?
Feeling of connection with God?
More ability to be calm throughout the day?
Once you figure out what you want from this time, see how you could use your spiritual time to obtain it.
What To Do During Your Spiritual Practice
Here are some things you can do during your stillness time.
Prayer
Meditation, pondering, thinking
Reading scriptures
Reading inspiring books or talks
Journaling
*You don’t need to do ALL of these things.
We’ve gotten the most out of our spiritual practice when we start to be really mindful of what it is we actually need that day and what practice speaks to us the most. Maybe one day you feel like writing a ton. Maybe one day you just need to pray and ponder…The magic comes when you start listening to what it is you really want and need.
If you don’t know where to start, you can always experiment. Pick one thing - like reading scriptures and then you can add something else on if it feels good to you.
When it comes to praying, there are so many nuanced skills that we practice in prayer. Are there any here that you’d like to focus on? Try focusing on just one.
formulating intentions
deciphering personal revelation
unifying ourselves with God as a co-creator
learning to experience our body as a temple of the spirit
resiliency in the face of doubt or confusion
personal introspection
humility
sanctification
patience
bringing God's healing power into our lives
Ask yourself WHAT you want to do during this time and go from there.
How To Truly Connect With God To Create Your Life
Whether you’re creating your goals, your day, your feelings, or anything else…it’s possible to connect with God to help you create the life you want! Here’s what we’ve learned.
You have to create things spiritually FIRST, before you start creating them physically. This could look like:
Intentional prayer filled with faith, peace, confidence, and trust
Journaling what you want and aligning that with God’s plan
Picturing what things could be like
Spending that quiet time with God and then setting an intention for the day
Inviting God to help you come up with a personal mantra so you can start believing something new.
Once you’ve taken time to dream, visualize, and plan with God, then you can start taking action in a physical sense after. This could look like:
Moving forward with faith
Taking the first step in something
Experimenting with a project, goal, or habit
Creating a better system for something
PRACTICING - practicing a new thought, a new habit, a new routine…
Letting go of something that no longer serves you
We used to think that creating results physically was the hard part. But we’ve now come to realize that’s the easy part once you’ve created something spiritually!
It takes patience, faith, trust, hope, understanding, big picture thinking, and diligence, but once you take the time to connect with God and create things spiritually you’ve already done the hardest part!
Now you can move forward with faith, take small actionable steps, and get closer to creating the life you really want!
Our Favorite Resources On Stillness
Here are a few books & resources that we’ve been loving:
It is possible to welcome more stillness into your life! If you’re struggling to find the time, look below for all our time management resources that can help you find plenty of time to do what you love!
We’ve found so much peace and guidance in our own lives as we’ve set aside time for stillness every single day. We hope it can be a time you look forward to as well. Best of luck!
Laura + Kristin
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Episode #158 Finding Time For Stillness Every Day
Today we’re having a conversation about STILLNESS: how to find time for stillness, what to do during that time, and how to truly connect with God to create your life. Listen in to learn:
How to WANT to set aside generous, dedicated time for spirituality
Ways we can co-create with God -- whether we’re creating our goals, our days, our feelings, or anything else
How to balance confidence and humility when it comes to achieving your desires
