Hunting is a sport/hobby I really enjoy. In years past I have spent many days up a tree in some cold, forsaken swamp or on top of a brutally windy knoll. This year, I have been either too busy, or without a place to hunt. That is, until last weekend.
A good friend of mine from the fishing club invited me to his club in Pickens County for a day of hunting.
While the weather was warm and wet (not conducive to great deer hunting), I had a great time. I saw a few deer but never one I could harvest.
I don't know how others do quiet time, but I struggle with being motivated enough to take the time I should to really get one on one with God. But, hunting is fantastic for this. You sit alone in His creation for 4-6 hours, just sitting and watching. What a great time for prayer and repentance.
I find that time in the woods some of the best quiet time I have during a year. I should be having these quiet times more often, but the quiet of the woods just makes it all so pertinent.
We are all called to pray for eachother, our church members and leaders, our community, and our government officials. But my prayer time seems to be cut too short. It 's easy to cover the "important" stuff like health and family everyday, but I tend to skip so many things in my everday prayer life.
If you hunt, I would strongly suggest using your time there talking to God. If you don't hunt, find some time some where you won't be distracted to talk to Him. You won't regret it!
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I know I have the same struggles, with the busy-ness of life. The only way I have found to be consistent is to try, first thing in the morning, to read some in my office before things get too busy. I am not always successful, but for me its like a giant exhale to start my day.
Great post and great reminder of how the beauty of God's creation can call us to simpler and more basic experiences with God's revelation of Himself to us.
Beautiful blog, Scott! My dad has said the same thing about hunting. There's no denying when you are surrounded by God's creation we are moved to thank him and repent. And there's nothing wrong with knocking a 12 point down in the process.
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