tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504937085133014529.post7497146638294331833..comments2014-10-10T15:30:14.078-07:00Comments on The Faith Dare: FAITHdare#4: RevisitedAbigailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08562044773061891423noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504937085133014529.post-40455936294886682982010-03-28T20:22:45.064-07:002010-03-28T20:22:45.064-07:00Monica, I loved reading your perspective on this p...Monica, I loved reading your perspective on this past week. I laughed when you talked about wondering if your kids were listening to you = ] I, too, think I am going to keep trying to do the quiet dare.<br /><br />Susan, physical reminders really help me too! I liked your idea.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your thoughts ladies! Praying for you both!Abigailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08562044773061891423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504937085133014529.post-6056733150719300282010-03-28T16:22:23.883-07:002010-03-28T16:22:23.883-07:00This may sound silly, but I wore my glod cross nec...This may sound silly, but I wore my glod cross necklace all week. I remembered an old MWS had a song in the 1990's called "Cross of Gold" and I realized that a lot of the time, I wore my cross necklace because I thought it was the best jewlery for my outfit. This week, no matter what my outfit was, I wore it to continually remind myself that I needed time with my Savior. Whenever I felt myself absent-mindedly playing with my necklace, I'd stop and pray and I would pursue solitude. It was a great physical reminder to get with Jesus and put Him first in my life.Susan Elyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01323504830881447978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504937085133014529.post-65175674070868173982010-03-27T12:06:24.793-07:002010-03-27T12:06:24.793-07:00Just like you, Abigail, it was a struggle to keep ...Just like you, Abigail, it was a struggle to keep my mind "off" or silent this week. I figured that trying to listen was not very easy. I understand now what my children think when I ask them "Are you listening to me?". Perhaps this is the same question that God is asking me. Well, I'm sure this is the question that God asks me, that is why He needs to get my attention in "different" ways. I completly agree with you, when you say, we must train ourselves to listen to God. Just like David asked God to created in him a clean heart, we must ask God to silence our minds. I found it so much easier to listen to God when I would focus on His Word. I would close my eyes and meditate on a verse, I could almost see the words written inside my head, and it seemed that everything else around me would just fade away. If I tried to do it on my own, it was a waste, thoughts, noises, anything would disturb my time with Him. It never amazes me when God shows me how powerful His Word is.<br />It was a short week, that's for sure. For me I will keep doing this for a long time.<br />I don't mean to keep bringing this up, but your father was an amazing listener, he would remember every detail of every story I would ever tell him for months and always asking me about it. That is really listening not just hearing someone. How important is that! I see that in my husband, how he really pays attention to what someone is saying and cares for that person. Justin loves silence and solitude, he seeks it and longs for it, me on the other hand, don't like it all that much, but God is growing me in that area. That is why I would like to keep doing this. I know He longs to be with me in solitude, I should long to be with Him too, every chance I get. I need to learn to be quiet in a world that loves noise and distractions.Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879100737071858200noreply@blogger.com