Make Room for God

Scripture
John 8:37  . . . you have no room for my word.  Psalm 10:4  In his pride the wicked man does not seek him, in all his thoughts there is no room for God.  

Observation  
What!  No room for His word!  Yes.  Even at His birth there was no room for him.  No room.  
There is no room for my word . . . so there is no growth, no progress because I have not made room for God.  

Application
I read my Bible and pray every day.  I thought I was making plenty of room for God . . . but my readings were dry, and I was hurrying through my 'devotions' instead of doing what is necessary.  To sit at His feet and listen.  To praise Him.  To tell Him about my day.  To ready my heart for God to speak to me - for me to listen and receive.  
So I read the text over again.  I listened to it and realized my mind was going a 100 miles an hour, thinking about all the things I needed to do to get ready for Christmas, to check out social media to see all the new posts, to read the news, to turn on the tv, the radio, to get ready for work . . . and then the verse hit me.  'There's no room for my word - no room for Me.'  

Making room for God.

• Get quiet and alone and ask God for a change of heart.
• Confess and acknowledge the clutter in your heart and mind.
• Ask for forgiveness and for His help to bring order to the chaos. 
• Simplify and prioritize your calendar schedule.
• Learn to say no to busyness.
• Delight in the Lord! Love God, love people, and sing praise to Him.
• Get hungry for God - by fasting a bit.  Stay away from too much sugar!     

Prayer
What a profound word Lord.  You cut to my heart! You have awakened my soul with this simple truth - to make room for You in my heart and life.  I've gotten too busy and preoccupied by other things.  The news, politics, Facebook, preparations for Christmas -sidetracked from the important things.  Thank You for Your love and correction.