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Sunday, June 7, 2026

Sunday Stories - How to Enjoy Silence


How to Enjoy Silence


To turn off the noise, 

we must be ok with our own thoughts.


To be ok with our own thoughts, 

we must think on things worthy of our time.


To think on things worthy of our time, 

we must be in active pursuit of good things.


To be in active pursuit of good things, 

we must crave good and not evil.


To crave good and not evil, 

we must know Jesus as a friend.


To know Jesus as a friend, 

we must believe that he gave his life 

to give us eternity with Him.


To believe that Jesus gave his life so that we could live, 

is to acknowledge that we need a savior.


To acknowledge that we need a savior, 

is to admit we can’t get to Heaven on our own.


To admit we can’t get there on our own, 

is to admit that we are not in control.


To admit we’re not in control, 

is to admit we need God to come alongside us 

and take the wheel.


To let God take the wheel in our lives 

is to trust Him.


To trust Him 

is to love Him.


To love Him 

is the first step to loving others.


To love others 

is to pursue good things.


To pursue good things 

is surely the way to having good thoughts, and….


having good thoughts 

is the only way to enjoy silence.

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I hope you enjoyed this excerpt from my book

Notes from a Writer's Heart


You can find this and my other books on the

sidebar of the blog.

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Thank you for coming by today.

I hope you have a great Sunday!


Until Next Time...


Blessings! 



18 comments:

  1. Thank you...have a beautiful day my friend.

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    1. Linda, I hope you have a restful day :) Enjoy your Sunday.

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  2. To have good thoughts, you have to surrender. That may be one of the most beautiful things I have read in a long time. Everything is connected we simply have to let go and allow ourselves to see the connection.

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    1. Mary and Chris, thank you for visiting me today :)

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  3. This is beautiful. I need to check out some of your books.

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    1. Thank you Carol :) You can find them all by clicking on the sidebar pictures or search for them on Amazon.

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  4. AMEN. That is beautiful and so very true. Thank you for. those words.

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  5. Beautiful! Thank you for sharing!! I just purchased one of your books on my kindle last night and I’m looking forward to adding it to my Summer List to read.

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    1. Chrissy, thank you so much! I hope you enjoy the book :)

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  6. This is so beautiful. I just came over today from Billie Jo's blog. I'm so glad I've found you! What a blessing this was to my heart today.
    Blessing and hugs,
    Betsy
    http:betsy-thesimplelifeofaqueen.blogspot.com

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    1. Betsy, welcome!! I'm so glad you stopped by and that you liked the post. I'll head to your blog and catch up with you too :)

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  7. So beautiful! I love how you write and can tell it's always right from your heart. Great and important things to keep in mind in every day. :) 💗

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  8. Thank you so much for sharing this soul-nourishing post to kick off the week. I hope your Sunday was deeply restful and filled with that exact, beautiful silence you wrote about. Sending you a huge hug and so many blessings for the week ahead!

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  9. Love this poem excepted from your book.
    Thanks for sharing.

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