INTERRUPTING
LIFE TO HEAR GOD

Topics: Contentment; Desires; Freedom; Money; Needs; Perspective; Possessions; Poverty; Prosperity; Riches; Sacrifice; Simplicity; Stewardship

References: Proverbs 15:16; Matthew 16:26; Philippians 4:11–12; 1 Timothy 6:6; Hebrews 13:5

“I’ve become more convinced than ever that God finds ways to communicate with those who truly seek him, especially when we lower the volume of the surrounding static,” says writer Philip Yancey.

Yancey talks about reading the account of a spiritual seeker who interrupted a busy life to spend a few days in a monastery. “I hope your stay is a blessed one,” said the monk who showed the visitor to his cell. “If you need anything, let us know, and we’ll teach you how to live without it.”

—Based on Philip Yancey, “What 147 Elk Taught Me about Prayer,” Christianity Today (March 2006)