A Business Meeting with God

By Diana Leagh Matthews

 

As a Christian writer, I often spend time praying over a project before, during, and after writing and editing. But recently, several organizations that I’m a member of stressed the importance of having a business meeting with God.

This was a new concept for me. At first it felt a little strange, and I wondered if I was holding the meeting correctly.

As I spend time with the Lord, I find myself drawing closer to Him. Sometimes the answers don’t come right away, but I continue to seek and search for the Lord’s direction and leading.

So, what is a business meeting with God?

It’s taking the time to be still and spend time with Him. I begin with praise and adoration, move to time in His Word, pray for others, and then pray over my ministry. This is the time to seek His will for current commitments and ask about future endeavors. Is this the right time? Should I accept this offer?

Then there are the more honest prayers. Why am I stuck, Lord? Why do doors keep closing? What is your will for my writing? How do you want me to serve you?

In partnering with the Lord, I’m also laying myself bare before Him. There are times when I don’t understand His answer or don’t hear anything at all. Yet I keep seeking. In the meantime, He often has work to do in my life and heart. Eventually, the answers come and usually when they do, it is nothing like I expected.

Sometimes it’s while playing with the dog or cooking or some other tasks that I hear the answer in my soul.

Do you have business meetings with the Lord? If the answer is no, why not give it a try.

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Diana Leagh Matthews shares God's love through her story from rebel to redeemed. Her day job is as a volunteer coordinator, but at night she writes and hunts genealogy. She provides programs as a speaker, teacher, vocalist, and presents historical monologues. Leagh’s (pronounced L-e-e) debut novel Carol of the Rooms premiered in late 2023.  Her second novel, Forever Changed, will be released in early 2025. Leagh lives in South Carolina with her spunky Maltese and writes about the history behind the hymns at www.DianaLeaghMatthews.com.