Honest Life Updates - quiet time struggles & discontentment
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- Опубликовано: 31 май 2024
- Hello Friends!
It has been awhile since we have just sat down and had an honest life-update chit-chat! In this video I remind you that YOU ARE NOT ALONE in your struggle to seek God. I open up about going through the motions, my struggle with constantly being distracted, and also how I have been learning to BITE discontentment in the butt!
I hope this video encourages you and sharpens you :)
Blessings and love,
Ash
All glory to God!
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Intro: (0:00)
BUSYNESS struggles: (2:42)
DISTRACTION struggles: (5:00)
CONSISTENCY IS KEY: (6:44)
DISCONTENTMENT struggles: (9:06)
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Ways to focus during quiet time:
-Turn on worship music so that it floods the atmosphere
-just start telling God he’s good and whatever else good qualities about him you could think.
-talk about the things your grateful for
-avoid using your phone during this time
-use a physical Bible
-try a prayer journal
-write prayer points and speak them outloud as prayers to the Lord
-and even just try to do fun little dances and enjoy your time with the Lord 💖💖
If you read this far I showed my Christian girl morning routine on my own channel and kind of includes most of these tips in that video. So sorry for the plug in but maybe you all may find it helpful!!
Thanks for sharing friend :)❤️
@@coffeeandbibletime Hi girls! I really love this video because I think everyone struggles with these things. It's very honest and encouraging.
💙💙thank you so much
@@AonePule That's awesome!
Using a physical Bible is the BEST !!!!!!!
I hate electronic Bible's !!! They take away from the actual physical Bible . Gods Holy Word & don't get me started about Bible translations . Either NIV , ESV, or NKJV are the best !!
If I don’t have my quiet time at the start of the day, then nothing seems to work properly in the rest of the day. Even if I say to myself, I’ll do it later, the day doesn’t flow as well and I have more struggles if I don’t do it. I’m learning just to ‘rest’ in Him in the mornings. Forcing yourself to do it helps the “squirrel brain.” 🙏✝️😊💜
Where there is no STRUGGLE there is absolutely NO PROGRESS. Be encouraged everyone reading this and watching Coffee and Bible Time.....such a powerful topic....thank you for sharing this love.
Happy happy birthday to the woman who changed my mind and diverted me to the LORD'S word. I started reading Bible because of you 💞 .... love to meet you some day Ashley .....lots of love and blessings girl 🌟
oh praise God!!!!!! Thank you so much friend! You are so loved by Jesus ❤️❤️❤️
Awesome...didn't know it was the big birthday of the beautiful girl.....happy birthday anyways....belated and all and blessing to you bindu...
Thanks for sharing, and you are not alone. I read this in a devotional by Oswald Chambers this week.
"The proof that our relationship is right with God is that we do our best whether we feel inspired or not. One of the worst traps a Christian worker can fall into is to become obsessed with his own exceptional moments of inspiration. When the spirit of God gives you a time of inspiration and insight, you tend to say, "now that I've experienced this moment, I will always be like this for God." No, you will not, and God will make sure of that. Those times are entirely the gift of God. You cannot give them to yourself when you choose."
🔥🔥🔥 WOWOWOWOWOWOW that is firreeeeee!! THANK YOU FOR SHARING!
This is soooooo good !! Thank you for sharing this !!
I gotta say that my favorite part of your vidoes is your honesty. You share your struggles and you don't excuse them, but you also say how God has provided a way for us to change (prayer, word, worship,...etc.) so thank you for being a beautiful light. You and your sister and wonderful blessings!
Getting distracted has been one of my most frustrating struggles in my short Christian life and just I need to remember myself that He is always there and even when I'm not seeing him by my side and feeling his call to put my attention to Him, he helps me in my distractions and my discontentments.
Happy birthday Ashley, God bless you!
amen amen amen! Thank you Gabrielle!
I'm amazed as the French girl that I am, who learned english at school and who is not able to speak it fluently, that I understand you SO WELL without help for years. Thank you Jesus. ❤️ Thank you Ash and Taylor! ❤️ I'm regularly praying for your ministry. 🙏🏼
These videos are always on time! It amazes me! I've recently been dealing with guilt and frustration from getting distracted during my quiet time. These are always such an encouragement. Thank you for being transparent💕
You are not alone! Let's fight these battles together❤️❤️❤️
@@coffeeandbibletime Allah(GOD) describes birth of jesus christ in quran surah(chapter) mary
"And mention in the Book ˹O Prophet, the story of˺ Mary when she withdrew from her family to a place in the east,
screening herself off from them. Then We sent to her Our angel, ˹Gabriel,˺ appearing before her as a man, perfectly formed.
She appealed, “I truly seek refuge in the Most Compassionate from you! ˹So leave me alone˺ if you are God-fearing.”
He responded, “I am only a messenger from your Lord, ˹sent˺ to bless you with a pure son.”
She wondered, “How can I have a son when no man has ever touched me, nor am I unchaste?”
He replied, “So will it be! Your Lord says, ‘It is easy for Me. And so will We make him a sign for humanity and a mercy from Us.’ It is a matter ˹already˺ decreed.”
So she conceived him and withdrew with him to a remote place.
Then the pains of labour drove her to the trunk of a palm tree. She cried, “Alas! I wish I had died before this, and was a thing long forgotten!”
So a voice1 reassured her from below her, “Do not grieve! Your Lord has provided a stream at your feet.
And shake the trunk of this palm tree towards you, it will drop fresh, ripe dates upon you.
So eat and drink, and put your heart at ease. But if you see any of the people, say, ‘I have vowed silence1 to the Most Compassionate, so I am not talking to anyone today.’”
Then she returned to her people, carrying him. They said ˹in shock˺, “O Mary! You have certainly done a horrible thing!
O sister of Aaron!1 Your father was not an indecent man, nor was your mother unchaste.”
So she pointed to the baby. They exclaimed, “How can we talk to someone who is an infant in the cradle?”
˹Jesus˺ declared, “I am truly a servant of Allah. He has destined me to be given the Scripture and to be a prophet.
He has made me a blessing wherever I go, and bid me to establish prayer and give zakah as long as I live,
and to be kind to my mother. He has not made me arrogant or defiant.
Peace be upon me the day I was born, the day I die, and the day I will be raised back to life!”
That is Jesus, son of Mary. ˹And this is˺ a word of truth, about which they dispute.
It is not for Allah to take a son! Glory be to Him. When He decrees a matter, He simply tells it, “Be!” And it is!
˹Jesus also declared,˺ “Surely Allah is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him ˹alone˺. This is the Straight Path.”
Yet their ˹various˺ groups have differed among themselves ˹about him(jesus)˺, so woe to the disbelievers when they face a tremendous Day!
How clearly will they hear and see on the Day they will come to Us! But today the wrongdoers are clearly astray.
And warn them ˹O Prophet˺ of the Day of Regret, when all matters will be settled, while they are ˹engrossed˺ in heedlessness and disbelief.
Indeed, it is We Who will succeed the earth and whoever is on it. And to Us they will ˹all˺ be returned.
They1 say, “The Most Compassionate has offspring.”
You have certainly made an outrageous claim,
by which the heavens are about to burst, the earth to split apart, and the mountains to crumble to pieces
in protest of attributing children to the Most Compassionate.
It does not befit ˹the majesty of˺ the Most Compassionate to have children.
There is none in the heavens or the earth who will not return to the Most Compassionate in full submission.
Indeed, He fully knows them and has counted them precisely.
And each of them will return to Him on the Day of Judgment all alone."
[Conversation between jesus christ and Allah(god) in quran surah(chapter) maidah ]
-And ˹on Judgment Day˺ Allah will say, “O Jesus, son of Mary! Remember My favour upon you and your mother: how I supported you with the holy spirit1 so you spoke to
people in ˹your˺ infancy and adulthood. How I taught you writing, wisdom, the Torah, and the Gospel. How you moulded a bird from clay-by My Will-
and breathed into it and it became a ˹real˺ bird-by My Will. How you healed the blind and the lepers-by My Will. How you brought the dead to life-by My Will.
How I prevented the Children of Israel from harming you when you came to them with clear proofs
and the disbelievers among them said, “This is nothing but pure magic.”
-And how I inspired the disciples, “Believe in Me and My messenger!” They declared, “We believe and bear witness that we fully submit ˹to Allah˺.”1
-˹Remember˺ when the disciples asked, “O Jesus, son of Mary! Would your Lord be willing to send down to us a table spread with food from heaven?”
Jesus answered, “Fear Allah if you are ˹truly˺ believers.”
-They said, “We ˹only˺ wish to eat from it to reassure our hearts, to verify you are indeed truthful to us, and to become its witnesses.”
-Jesus, son of Mary, prayed, “O Allah, our Lord! Send us from heaven a table spread with food as a feast for us-the first and last of us-and as a sign from You.
Provide for us! You are indeed the Best Provider.”
-Allah answered, “I am sending it down to you. But whoever among you denies afterwards will be subjected to a torment I have never inflicted on anyone of My creation.”
-And ˹on Judgment Day˺ Allah will say, “O Jesus, son of Mary! Did you ever ask the people to worship you and your mother as gods besides Allah?”
He will answer, “Glory be to You! How could I ever say what I had no right to say? If I had said such a thing, you would have certainly known it.
You know what is ˹hidden˺ within me, but I do not know what is within You. Indeed, You ˹alone˺ are the Knower of all unseen.
-I never told them anything except what You ordered me to say: “Worship Allah-my Lord and your Lord!”
And I was witness over them as long as I remained among them. But when You took me,1 You were the Witness over them-and You are a Witness over all things.
-If You punish them, they belong to You after all.1 But if You forgive them, You are surely the Almighty, All-Wise.”
-Allah will declare, “This is the Day when ˹only˺ the faithful will benefit from their faithfulness. Theirs are Gardens under which rivers flow, to stay there for ever and ever.
Allah is pleased with them and they are pleased with Him. That is the ultimate triumph.”
-To Allah ˹alone˺ belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and everything within. And He is Most Capable of everything.
Thank u.
If u want to read more about holy quran. Visit "The noble quran" website. There u will find best english translation.
Thank u for reading this
Me today morning 👆🥺
@@ivanaenoh ??
well said Alex
Hey ❤️
Tips for quite time 1
Go on prayer walk
2 read the Bible
3 prayer journal
4 color and do art with Jesus
5 listen to Christian music
6 take a bath or shower and sing or pray or be quiet before him
7 read a Christian book maybe
8 go outside
9 talk to others about him and with them
Hope this helps 💜
I LOVE THIS SO MUCH! Thank you
@@coffeeandbibletime your welcome God bless you 💜
I feel like everyone out there just needs good sleep :) Almost everyone is chronically sleep-deprived. It's amazing how much of a difference it can make to our daily life experience, including our Bible study time
Totally agree. I sleep 8-9 hours a night!
I try, but wake up so often.
@@coffeeandbibletime awesome! I feel best with 9. I feel like I totally malfunction with less than 7.
This was so sweet and encouraging! You are so genuine! I’m praying for you in this season - it does sound like you’re under a LOT and that’s really difficult to navigate in every way, spiritually, mentally, emotionally, physically. His grace abounds, His grace is sufficient, be gentle with yourself, and honest with Jesus. Coke boldly to the King.
You are so right, consistency is key and pays off! I’ve been in the Bible almost everyday for 12 years and it’s made a huge difference in my life, my alone time with the Lord and His Word!
I used to use the word busy tons but then I realized there’s a difference between being busy and having a full schedule or season. To me, a full schedule/season means there is intention in what I’m doing, I don’t have a lot of down time, but the things I’m doing matter and it’s occupying a lot of my time. Busyness is the opposite just me wasting time, doing whatever.
Jesus has shown me so much beauty in rest and being still the older I’ve gotten I’ve realized I can’t just go go go and be okay. It truly depletes me. But That time with Him daily refuels and refreshes and refocuses! I couldn’t function to my best without taking a day of rest each week and moments of rest and quiet and stillness throughout the day!
God bless you beautiful girl 🤍🌱
this is so encouraging!! thank you for sharing :))
Being that I’m apart of the autistic community, it can be hard to focus on God’s word sometimes. Thank you so much for posting this, because you guys always have been good at what you fo
Of course! Thank you for the very encouraging comment!
@@coffeeandbibletime something I’ve learned is that focusing on God’s word is truly important
I also have ADHD! I always struggle with my quiet time, and have a hard time relating to a lot of Christian 'influencers' because their brains don't function like an ADHD brain does. I'm so glad and grateful that you've shared this with us!!! Thank you for helping me to realise I'm not alone in my struggles. c:
Thanks for you transparency! What helps me with “squirrel brain” lol is morning pages. Just a huge brain dumb before I begin my quiet time. So just writing every single thought in my mind without judgement without overthinking. And most of the time it turns into a prayer. 🤍 hope that helps 💕
BRAIN DUMPS ARE AMAZING!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU FRIEND
Praise the Lord for your openness 🤍
"Discontentment reveals our unbelief in God's goodness!" SO TRUE!!!! Ash God is using you to minister to me and I am sure to so many others. Happy Birthday to you. 🥳 May God continue to bless you and keep you!🙏🏽
Thank you friend!!!!
Would love to hear your mom speak on the difficulties of adhd and advice or encouragement for those who have it ❤️
WOW! Thank God for using you to speak to me! I have been struggling in my quiet time, actually, my quiet time has been nonexistent for about a month. I’d make sure I read a scripture here and there at some point during the day, but there hasn’t been any intentional time spent with God and in His Word. I’ve also been dealing with discontentment lately, especially with my job. This video has truly been a blessing to me. Thank you Holy Spirit!
It’s funny how I been feeling the exactly the same way. But the different is I haven’t really made the time for quite time. That’s something I need to just do even if it isn’t perfect. I struggle with perfectionism. If it can’t be perfect or the way My Brian stops me from moving forward.
I am a perfectionist too. I struggle with the same thing. But don't let perfectionism rob you of quality time with the Lord! Satan wants to keep you away from Him. FIGHT this with prayer and God's Word! It is powerful!
Take encouragement Ash. Well done good and faithful servant! You may struggle but you are a wonderful leader, reaching people's hearts and souls far and wide all around the world. Thank you! There will always be struggles hey, for all of us and especially when we are intentionally doing God's work, because there is an evil one who does not want us to succeed. He is defeated as we know and we can stand on that truth. You are just beautiful and same goes for your sister and Mum. I just am so thankful for you all and I pray and declare protection over you in the name of Jesus Amen!
Totally with you on getting distracted. I have a really long drive to work in the morning. This is usually when I pray. But it is so easy to get overwhelmed with my to-do list and lose track of prayer with all of the things I need to remember to do. If it's not this then it's thinking about my students and how to create success in my classroom. Just so easy to get so distracted and falling into wishing for everything on my to-do list to be done, knowing that that will never happen. Thank you for sharing. The Lord knows our day-to-day, but he will honor when we daily find time to rest in Him knowing that our hearts find it difficult.
Thanks for the encouragement, Ashley! I suffer from squirrel brain, too, and it can be very frustrating. Thank you for sharing God's Word! The only thing that gives us peace! God bless you, girl!♥️
Sorry it’s a few days late but I wanted to share this with you all! One burden that has been laid on my ministry teams heart has been the issue with how we consume ourselves with our phones. I just wanted to recommend a book called, “Curiosity VS. Conviction” by Zach Hammond. The issues spoken about are on a more serious topic when it comes to our phones but either way it’ll be a good read. :)
I agree with you. I will also take a look at that
Your openness about mental health 🙌🏾🙌🏾
I completely get where you are at - I have a small business and I wake up with "gotta do this, gotta do that" in my my mind from the second I open my eyes. I have found that not touching my phone until after my time with the Lord helps SO MUCH!!! Honestly, please try it! There is something about looking at the phone first thing that causes the mind to lose focus. I can't believe the difference since not touching my phone. Also, I just prioritise this time now as my life started falling apart when I skimped on my time with God. This is building the house on the rock, giving the Lord our first fruits. He will help you to get the other stuff done. Since I committed to seeking Him harder and also started reading Christian books that are helping with my current struggles, I have truly experienced such growth and such joy in my time with Him in the morning.
What books have you been reading? I just finished God So Good and it was a lovely read!
@@dfranklin8176 I will check that out! I have been reading "God's grace in your suffering" and "The Christian's secret of a happy life". Both gave me such clarity and understanding when going through seasons of trials and difficulty - I feel like I have just had such breakthrough after 4 years of illness and constant struggle.
This is what the Lord has given me, I will rejoice and be glad in it!!! Wow thank you for sharing. I could cry saying that out loud it just hit me. Thank you for sharing ❤️❤️❤️❤️
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Thank you for this Ashley. I am 63 years old and I have to say God truly uses you for me. I really needed to hear this. Thanks for your obedience in His word. ❤️
Hi Ashley,
I have the same problem. I saw a video that suggests taking all that stuff going on in your head and taking it to the Lord. Tell him about all these things first, then ask him to help you focused.
About discontentment, practice graditude. Make a list. Put it where you see it. Thank the Lord for everything on the list.
Thank you for being so transparent! Shalom ✝️💜
Belated Happy Birthday 🎈
We seem to think we're the only generation to be busy. I can remember as a kid my mother saying how she had to go go go all day, every day raising kids, cooking, cleaning, chauffering us around, helping us with homework, getting to church.
Busyness is nothing new. And it can be a blessing if we can change our mindset.People with too much time on their hands eat and lay around more, gaining weight. And those with no goals, or plans or too much time on their hands often get involved with things that can lead them down a wrong path and entrap them.
Thank you for sharing!!! Very very eye opening!
I am going through one of the loneliest seasons I have ever been in. Although I know I am so wrong, I have been so bitter, so angry, and just overwhelmed with my circumstances. I have not been able to pray. I have been questions God. Even though I don’t want to go to church. I go. I don’t want to pray. But I try. And that’s the best I have been able to do. We have been battling infertility for 8 years and I am just constantly surround by women who are getting multiple children and all I see is what I don’t have. I know I am blessed but it’s so hard to see God in my life during this season, and this video is exactly what I needed today Thank you so much.
I’m so sorry to hear about your struggles with infertility, sister ❤️ I know I’m preaching to the choir when I say that sometimes God makes us wait… but sometimes He simply says no. Whatever God’s will for your life, know that His plan is perfect. I challenge you to consider this - if God appeared to you right now and said: “Daughter, I love you and my plan for your life does not include children because I need you to serve My kingdom in a different way” could you trust Him? If so, ask God to make clear His purpose for your life and rejoice in whatever He reveals to you. May God bless you this day and every day 🙏🏼
The intro about talking about Gods Word is just what I needed thank you so much 🥺💗
Ashley, you and your sister are two of the most beautiful women, inside and out. I struggled with bulimia when I was your age….I’m 65 now lol! Don’t let things like body image bring you down. You’re healthy, and smart and naturally gorgeous. Your future husband knows that. Keep that in mind! Love you so much 💕
I hear you on the busy issue… I just got a new (to me) bistro table to do my bible reading to help encourage me. I’m on 1 Kings and the genealogy is really hard for me right now. God is helping me so much through it! Every day brings new opportunity for us to focus more than we did yesterday!
I completely understand the struggle! I've had so much going on that my attitude towards my quiet time has been off. I can feel the temptation to get other things done before spending time with God because there is so much to do. I'm really trying to prioritize my time and relationship with God. I'm also trying to not overwhelm my schedule with things (learning to say 'no', not over committing myself...), Thanks for the encouragement!! It has come at the perfect time!
Thank you for your honesty, Ashley. I needed to watch this today ☺️ Thank you for inviting me to say that out loud with you.
Hi Ash! Okay so a little background before I give a tip 😂 I am an occupational therapy assistant and currently have a job in a school district where I work with kiddos on their handwriting/fine motor skills as well as self-regulation skills. With that being said 😂 I see a lot of kiddos with attention issues whether that’s ADD/ADHD sensory issues or even just the throws of being a kid! With that being said! Some things I do to help them be able to maintain a ready to learn state in the classroom and help them pay attention are…..
- I use chair bands! You could use even a resistance band but basically you just don’t it it around the legs of the chair. That way while you are working your feet have something to fidget with when you are feeling wiggly!
- Before doing sit down work I will usually have them do something gross motor. Whether that’s through some wall push-ups or taking a sensory walk in the hallway. You might be able to do just a quick good stretch before! This helps with proprioception and calm your body to be able to sit and do good work.
-Finally, I include breaks! I like to set 5min work timers and give them 2-5 min breaks in between to do whatever they want (IPad, Animal Movements, A Game) things like that. But if you take things in intervals it makes it more manageable versus I have to sit here for 45 min straight it helps to make the task less daunting.
Idk if any of these tips help! I hope you can apply some of them to your life! Love your videos!! Thank you for all you do 💛
Discontentment reveals our disbelief in God's goodness
The video about how you and your fiance met popped up on my RUclips feed and that's how I stumbled upon your channel. I really enjoyed this lesson. I think that it is exactly what I'm dealing with and brought me great peace. Thanks
squirrely pregnant momma that has never ending to do list here so thank you for the realness and chat about contentment! love this and you lady xo
hehehehe!!! thank you friend!! ❤️❤️
Wow you guys are blessing my life sooo much! 😭😊🙌🏻 I thank God for what He is doing in your lives
Thank you for sharing! I also struggle to be content many times, when that happens I just sit quietly and I slowly observe everything I have and I give thanks! It's helpful for me to think of these things daily so that I don't take them for granted... It's so encouraging how the Bible says "if we have food and clothing we will be content." Just food and clothing! We have so much more than that and still aren't content!! Thinking about that also convicts me and helps me to be content.
And about the ADHD, maybe if you get tested for that and you end up having it, you can have medication for it! I don't have it, but know many people who do and the medication helped them immensely 💕
Thanks so much for sharing ♥️I feel like i am impatient in my life right in many areas but at the end of the day, I’m discontent and I’m not trusting God’s timing but thank you for sharing and reminding me to trust Him and be patient and content with where I am in life ♥️
Thanks for sharing ❣
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Hey, thank you for this word today, I really needed it. I renounce ADHD in the mighty name of Jesus. Don't declare that over yourself or even accept that. I believe we all go through the squirrel motions sometimes, especially me, plus the enemy is always busy. The deeper I draw near to God, the more the enemy throws in a wrench to try and take my focus off of him. We have to be intentional in our relationship with Jesus, sometimes it comes easy and other times not so much. And I agree, it's consistency as well! I've prayed for you, the Lord's will, will be done! May the Lord continue to use you, your family, and your future spouse to do his will here on earth, as it is done in heaven! Amen.
Thank you for this amazing video and for always focusing on God's Word!! Praise God! God loves you! ❤️ ❤️
Praise the Lord our King.
Thank you for your service to the Lord.
Jesus's name be glorified now and forever.
This is the day the Lord has made, I will rejoice in it.
Thank you
Belated Happy birthday Ash❤️🎊
May the Lord Bless you abundantly.
Love love love love dear! And today's coffee was very good for me too!
This what the Lord has given me (in tears) l will rejoice and be glad in it...
Yes hallelujah!!!
The topic of contentment has been coming up in my conversations with so many people lately and I could not agree more with what you have to say! It is a DAILY battle. But a fight worth fighting and pray that The Lord helps us all in this area that we would be SATISFIED in all that He is for us and believe it and walk it out! ❤️
Hi! Ashley and Taylor! I hope collage is going well for you guys! 🙏🏻 I get distracted too during my quiet time I recommend listening to worship music and not being in your phone.
Yes! God is so Good! 🙌🏻 Omg I loved how Johnny called you during your video! So cute! ❤️
Happy birthday Ashley!! Thank you so much for this video.
Wow! I'm honestly amazed about has God been talking directly to me over the past few months about getting my spiritual life together. It all started with various sermons at church early this year, to His changing my phone's ringtone (literally) three weeks ago to a pastor saying that time with God is the way to fix my problems, to now you mentioning the story of Mary and Martha. I totally relate to that story. It's being difficult right now to form the habit of quality time with Him after stopping devotions about my sophomore or junior year in high school. Prayers for this and some other things in life would be greatly appreciated.
i love coffee and bible time. i have been watch your guys videos. thank you so very much
HAPPPY BBIRTHDAYYY!!🥳🥳🎂🎂
concerning you speaking about adhd, i want to inspire you to not claim and speak it on yourself, because you don’t have to carry curses and deceases of your parents. You can overcome it through faith!🔥
Such a timely word. Thank you sis 💜 🙏🏽🕊
Thank you for this! You are such a blessing!! Happy belated birthday!!!💕💕
I just read through 1 Timothy today before starting to do my first in-depth Bible study!
Love what you've said in this video (happy birthday too!). I've really been feeling the need to time to be quiet and rest in God's presence. I found this channel yesterday after trying to find ideas about how to study the Bible in depth and I'm really grateful. I can feel lots of encouragement coming my way!
Long & *vocal prayer & praise walks sets my spirit & mind above in every way. I’ve realised how important movement is to my walk with him and helps me hear and get focused so much better 🔥
Really encouraging video. Very timely for me 😊🙏🏾❤️
Ty for being so transparent & ty for the words of encouragement! 🤍
Hey thank you for this encouraging video 🥰
Amazing..love this video...Thank you so much Ashley...I love your sharing and your life updates...i have struggled with discontentment as well.What you have said has encouraged me...I have somw struggles with quiet time as well but what you have said has helped me...Thank you Ashley..congratulations on your wedding and engagement.
Happy birthday, Ashley! Thank you for sharing your message! 💜
This is so amazing!! I have been struggling with discontentment in this season of my life....
Thanks for sharing Ashely I can totallly relate too. I feel guilty like I don't give God my best during prayer time. I get easily distracted in my thoughts and then it is sometimes hard for me to be still in prayer. A lot of times I end up multitaskiing in prayer lol. I am up and down doing things like helping my so with his homework, cooking, making tea, cleaning the bathroom lol. I am a busy bee and being still for a long time in prayer has been challenging for me lately. There used to be a time where I could be still and not distracted but no anymore :(. I'm hoping I can get to that place again some day.
This is GOLD. Thanks Ash!
Happy Birthday Ashley! Thank you so much for sharing this. I can definitely relate and needed to hear this encouragement! God bless you :)
Ashley! This was sooooo good! Thank you for sharing. This really blessed me today! Love you. God bless! ❤️😊
This word on contentment is right on time for me. Thank you so much for this Ashley.
Wishing you a very blessed birthday and praying always for you
Blessings and greetings from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. I love having quiet times every morning because I don't deal with waking up early and I also love spending time with God's Word while I'm having my breakfast. It's not easy but it's worth it!
Thank you Ashley, this was beautiful🙏🏻☀️
I appreciate the honesty you and Taylor share. I love the pureness of this chat and the bible verses really hit me. Thank you... I hope you had a nice birthday as well!
As of right now, I am struggling with my quiet time because I am having a hard time with knowing where God wants me to read next once I am done reading a book of the Bible (recently Acts). Tonight, my mind is SUPER distracted with other things other than Him. Thank you for sharing this with myself and others! You guys are a blessing to my life!
Thanks Ashley and happy birthday 🎂 🥳
So timely! Definitely a video that I needed right now, I was really struggling.
Thank you Ashley💕 God is using you
Love you too! Happy Birthday to you! Thank you for all you do. I love your videos and am always blessed by them. Enjoy your day.
Great Video! I am with you with the discontentment because of comparison mostly. Thank you do much for sharing your thoughts with us.
Happy birthday Ashley!!! I hope you had a great day. Thank you for all the content you create. You, your sister, and your mom has helped me a lot with my bible studies.
This is literally just what I needed 🥰
Happy birthday Ashley! Thank you for being a blessing to us. GOD bless you and your family. Wishing you a successful and efficient life journey
THIS. VIDEO. 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
I needed to hear this today, especially the part about being consistent and struggling with 'squirrel brain' during quiet time....thanking God that he's encouraging and teaching me through you right now :)
Happy belated birthday Ashley!!!
Thanks so much Ashley for being honest!! I struggle with this too at times.
Tips for quite time
Don’t condemn yourself if your mind wanders just bring it back to God. I like to worship and meditate on revelation 4 and 5 before I start reading in the Word to study and learn. This just helps my mind to focus a little, before.
During the day don’t listen to secular music or watch any videos/movies that aren’t Christian and cut off social media. I know that sounds strict but I’ve found if I instead spend the time I would usually use to do those things, to pray and read the Word or worship, my designated quite time in the morning is much more productive cause I’ve been filling myself with him, therefore my thoughts are about him.
Mix things up in order or how u study to make it not so routine.
Hope this helps!!
Brielle, thank you for sharing this. I have been limiting what I watch and or listen to daily. I can really tell the difference in my Bible and prayer time when I am only listening and watching or reading spiritual things. I’m more aware of Gods presence when my mind isn’t distracted with secular things.
There are so many good sermons or music
to listen to when I’m taking care of my house or just working on crafts.
Happy Birthday, Gorgeous Ashley Thank You so much for your transparency, I also struggle with being focused my favorite Video of yours is when you did the Phone Fast I need to start doing That and congrats on your upcoming Union Love Ya❤️❤️❤️
Belated happy birthday wishes! God bless you more and keep using you for his glory! Great encouragement too
Thank you so much friend!
Thank you! I’ve also been struggling with quiet time. I’ve been getting lost in my singleness and just scrolling RUclips or Instagram in my off time from work. Glad I’m not alone even if we are in different seasons. We all struggle and I think it’s awesome to be able to share where we’re all at in our walk and support and encourage each other. Speaking of quiet time, gonna go do that now 😂🙏🏼
Happy Birthday, love!! ❤
This was a good reminder to me right now. Learning to be content is an everyday battle it seems in this world of social media. Thank you for being willing to share this with us!
💓Great message -and Snowing in almost May🤓
I love your encouragement🥰
Wow, you spoke directly to my heart and what I’m dealing with! Thank you so much for this video and encouragement!
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I hope you had a wonderful Birthday! I have that Squirrel Brain, I lose my train of thought often. I look so forward to your videos.
Amen
Just found your channel & subscribed. This was very transparent and good. Thank you! Happy birthday. 🎈🎊
I too love the snow.
Me too. From Michigan. I miss it
Great video Ashley. Thank you ❤