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Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and
song. Psalm 95:2NIV

I don’t know about you, but this month has been stressful. And as we
head into December I only expect the pressure to increase. More tasks
have to be completed at breakneck speed while at work. There are tasks
around the house that need to be completed in preparation for visiting
family and friends. There is shopping, cooking and whatever it is we do
to prepare for family that we have not seen since last year.
With all of this stuff happening, is there room for God?

I know people that think we should get up at 4:00 AM to have prayer
with God, and if that is your thing, please continue. But if I am up at
4:00 AM, it means my Lunesta is no longer working. Some people think
you need no less than an hour to commune with God. Again,
if that is your thing, please keep going and remember me in your
prayers. I find it difficult to stay mentally centered on anything for
more than twenty minutes, so an hour prayer is probably not going to
happen. I’ll probably be sleep before the timer strikes ten minutes...

I have a weird sort of suggestion in these troubled and busy times;
give God sixty seconds. Forget about the stuff you need because our
Heavenly Father knows what we need before we ask. Forget about the
bills, the problems, and that pile of work for sixty seconds. Don’t
worry; they will still be there when you are done. Go to God with
THANKSGIVING and a heart that is singing his praise for a mere sixty
seconds. I think that praising God, especially during difficult times,
is what shows God that we really love him for who he is, and not for
what he supplies. I think worshiping God even during inopportune times
centers our being on what is important. I think the paramount thing is
that Jesus died for us and we get to commune with God, even if it is for
only sixty seconds. Praise God! Praise God and thank you Father. Amen.