Posts by Sidney Milton

Focus As you quiet yourself for this brief time, be willing to be open to God in whatever way that may take place. Read 2 Timothy 3:10-15   New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   Paul’s Charge to Timothy 10 Now you have observed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, […]

Focus Let yourself become open to God and the knowledge that comes from the Word. Ask God for peace at this time. Read 2 Timothy 3:1-9   New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   Godlessness in the Last Days 3 You must understand this, that in the last days distressing times will come. 2 For people will be […]

Focus Stop and thank God for being present with you today. Ask for God’s guidance as you hear God’s voice through scripture and the writer. Read Psalm 129 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition Psalm 129 Prayer for the Downfall of Israel’s Enemies A Song of Ascents. 1 Often have they attacked me from my youth […]

Focus Experience silence in the midst of your busy day. Take some time to relax into a time to be with God. Read James 5:7-12 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition Patience in Suffering 7 Be patient, therefore, brothers and sisters, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious crop from the […]

Focus Pay attention to the tension in your body. Let go of it and any expectations to do anything other than God’s will today. Prepare yourself to hear God’s word. Read 1 Corinthians 6:1-11 New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 6 When any of you has a grievance against another, do you dare to take it […]

Focus Take time to rest in the comfort of the Lord today. Read Psalm 50:16-23 New Revised Standard Version 16 But to the wicked God says:    “What right have you to recite my statutes,    or take my covenant on your lips?17 For you hate discipline,    and you cast my words behind you.18 You make friends with a thief when you see […]

Focus Relax and clear your head. Listen for the voice of God. What is God saying to you today? Read Ephesians 4:17-24 New Revised Standard Version 17 Now this I affirm and insist on in the Lord: you must no longer live as the Gentiles live, in the futility of their minds. 18 They are darkened in their […]

Focus Relax and clear your head. Listen for the voice of God. What is God saying to you today? Read Ephesians 4:1-16 New Revised Standard Version 4 I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, […]

Focus Relax and listen. Consciously prepare to hear God’s Word. Clear your mind of the worries and tasks that lie before you. Open your heart and allow it to refresh. Read Matthew 16:5-12 New Revised Standard Version 5 When the disciples reached the other side, they had forgotten to bring any bread. 6 Jesus said to them, “Watch […]

Focus Close your eyes and open yourself as you relax into a peaceful state. Be willing to expose yourself for who you are as God created you to be. Breathe deeply as you prepare to hear God’s Word. Read Joshua 23 New Revised Standard Version 23 A long time afterward, when the Lord had given rest to Israel […]