{"id":1184,"date":"2014-05-08T11:53:33","date_gmt":"2014-05-08T15:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayerplainandsimple\/?p=1184"},"modified":"2014-05-08T11:53:33","modified_gmt":"2014-05-08T15:53:33","slug":"wait-a-minute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayerplainandsimple\/2014\/05\/wait-a-minute.html","title":{"rendered":"Wait A Minute!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\"><em><strong>&#8220;Let all that I am wait quietly before God.&#8221; Psalm 62:5<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Shhhhh, soul\u2026Must you be so antsy?<br \/>\nHush, appetite; you aren&#8217;t going to die if you are hungry\u2026practically a foreign sensation to you.<br \/>\nStill yourself, fears\u2026mostly phantoms anyway.<br \/>\nSilence, pain; you can wait as well\u2026insignificant as you are.<br \/>\nShut up, condemnation; you are no longer true\u2026thank God.<br \/>\nBe gone, Smart Phone\u2026Tyrant, you are.<br \/>\nRelax, brain\u2026I will teach you a better use of your time.<br \/>\nEnjoy, spirit within me\u2026This is your moment to shine.<\/p>\n<p><em>Father,<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Teach me to quiet my heart and wait in Your presence. You refuse to manipulate me to love and adore you, and sometimes I have to wrestle with myself to still myself long enough to hear your still, small voice. Speak now, Lord. Teach me to listen.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Amen<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Let all that I am wait quietly before God.&#8221; Psalm 62:5 Shhhhh, soul\u2026Must you be so antsy? Hush, appetite; you aren&#8217;t going to die if you are hungry\u2026practically a foreign sensation to you. Still yourself, fears\u2026mostly phantoms anyway. Silence, pain; you can wait as well\u2026insignificant as you are. 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