Bible Journaling

Take a Break - From Yourself April 24, 2023

“The most effective remedy for self-love and self-absorption is the habit of humble listening.” - E. Herman

We can’t help getting caught up in our own stories. After all, we play the starring role there and everything seems to be about us. The truth is that we can be overwhelmed with our own self-absorption and not even realize that we’ve neglected those around us. We probably don’t really hear anything others have don’t see their needs as being as important as ours. The danger is that we can get stuck in the place of “me, me, me” for a time and get comfortable there.

God loves you and in some ways it really is “all about you”. But some days you need to take a break from yourself and set your focus on those things that make a difference for others. You need to be able to listen from the heart to what God has to say to you into all the things that are good for you because He knows what you need all the time.

Take a day off from your own story, for your own good.

“People may be pure in their own eyes, but the Lord examines their motives.” - Proverbs 16:2 NLT

Let us pray: Lord, help us to get out of my own way, to not be so involved with my needs that I neglect others who need me. Father God, hear our prayers of intentions from today, from our prayer wall and for any unmentioned prayers in our hearts.. In Jesus’ Name we pray. Amen.

(Today’s devotional comes from”You are Blessed: 366 Devotions written by Karen Moore) Published by Christian Art Publishers