Why Quiet Time Is the Most Important "To Do" of the Day
Do you long for a deeper connection with God but struggle to find the time?
Between your personal life, work, and responsibilities, it's easy to feel like quiet time with God is just another sacrifice. This is your invitation to pause, pivot, and discover renewed peace and purpose. In Press Pause, Karynthia Glasper Phillips takes you on a transformative journey that combines biblical reflections with practical steps to help you disconnect from the chaos and truly reconnect with God, making room for quiet time even if you feel you have no time.
In this book Phillips provides a biblical foundation for why quiet time with God is vital to the Christian life and helps you evaluate where you are in your relationship with God. The book concludes with a seven-day retreat guide, providing an immediate opportunity to let go of distractions, embrace stillness, and step into the fullness of God's presence.
In this book, you'll discover
- a renewed awareness of God's presence,
- how time in private with God can have lasting effects in your public life,
- practical guidance to help you pause on purpose in quiet time with God,
- how physical well-being and spiritual health are intertwined, and
- how a healthy spiritual life leads to greater care for others and better decisions at home, work, and in society.
Press Pause invites you to intentionally pause amid the stress and busyness of life—not by adding more to your schedule but by finding ways to integrate God into the moments you already have. If you're seeking a deeper connection with God in the midst of your fast-paced life, this book is for you.
Learn how spending time with God helps you fulfill your purpose, refreshes your spirit, and cares for your body as God's temple. No matter where you are in your relationship with God, pressing pause will allow you to refocus, gain clarity, and receive spiritual guidance for your daily life.
Table of Contents:
Foreword by CeCe Winans
Introduction: A Call to Spiritual Maturity
Part I: Balance the Juggling Act
1. God, I Need Your Help
2. Move Beyond Misalignment
3. Stop. Breathe. Think.
4. Beloved, Come Away
5. Training for the Gold
6. Pause for More of God
Part II: The Why for Spiritual Intimacy
7. Meal Time: Have You Lost Your Appetite?
8. Welcome to the Table
9. The Favor of God
10. Spiritual Direction and Divine Protection
11. Self-Care Begins with Spiritual Intimacy
12. Fundamentals for Quiet Times
Part III: Dare to Grow–A 7-Day Personal Retreat
Introduction
Day 1: His Love Is Waiting
Day 2: Positive Connectivity
Day 3: Networking Meetups
Day 4: Our Daily Bread
Day 5: The Pied Piper Rhythms of Life
Day 6: Fill My Cup
Day 7: Your Best Yes
Acknowledgments
Appendix A: Energy Assessment for Balance
Appendix B: LINKED Personality Quiz
Appendix C: Self-Care Action Plan
Appendix D: Guided Prayer Time
Appendix E: Personal Playlists
Appendix F: Scriptural Confessions
Notes
About the Author :
Karynthia Glasper Phillips (DMin, United Theological Seminary) has been bivocational as an ordained minister and a physician assistant in family medicine for over two decades. She is an award-winning author, conference speaker, and adjunct professor. Her concern for the continuity of care to prevent and restore the health of spirit, mind, and body catalyzes her messages. She demonstrates that self-preservation can be lost in the rush of productivity. She gently reminds her patients and audience of the importance of loving themselves enough to harness the value of intentionality for personal well-being in quiet time. Karynthia and her husband live in Nashville.
Review :
"Press Pause is a book written for a time such as this. It's an invitation for every woman who is longing to live with greater intention and divine purpose. Author Karynthia Glasper Phillips offers encouragement in a gentle voice, even as she urges us on to boldness. This book is written with a strong foundation of biblical wisdom for women navigating full lives while seeking deeper intimacy with God. She reminds us God doesn't demand perfection—he calls us to progress, rooted in grace and filled with the Spirit's power. It's a must-read for anyone ready to pursue the 'more' of God in the middle of real life."
"Press Pause prescribes a spiritual strategy for resilience, well-being, and peace in a world where hectic lifestyles define our standard of living. Karynthia Glasper Phillips provides clinical perspective, practical tools, and personal insight to guide readers to remedy the infection of chaos and discover health that is soul deep. I highly recommend this for those seeking an antidote to the busyness epidemic plaguing our modern world."
"For women who are exhausted, burned out, and filled with anxiety, Karynthia Glasper Phillips has written a prescription: quiet time. In her book Press Pause, she offers a refreshingly practical and spiritually grounded guide to reclaiming daily quiet time with God. Rooted in biblical insight, the book is framed around a devotional journey that helps readers form meaningful habits of stillness, followed by a seven-day retreat to deepen that practice. Phillips thoughtfully connects spiritual intimacy with physical well-being and communal care, offering tools that don't add more to your schedule but weave sacred pauses into everyday life. Press Pause is an encouraging invitation to pause, reflect, and encounter God amid the chaos."
"In a world that encourages us to go nonstop, Karynthia Glasper Phillips brings us a gentle reminder to reconnect to the refreshing pauses that enable us to experience the rejuvenation and reset needed to carry the weight of life and ministry effectively."
"In Press Pause, Karynthia Glasper Phillips extends an invitation to step away from the noise and rediscover the joy of unhurried time with God. She reminds us that quiet time isn't just another task to check off our to-do list but a lifeline that restores peace, clarity, and strength. What I appreciate most is how she weaves together the practical with deep spiritual insight and biblical wisdom. The included seven-day retreat guide serves as a gentle companion for anyone who longs to be with God, making the practice of daily quiet time not just an ideal to aspire to but a reality to be lived."
"Karynthia Glasper Phillips offers a clarion call to pause, pray, and seek God in the midst of life's hurry. With a passion for God, prayer, and the Word, she calls readers to elevate their spiritual appetite beyond the noise of our hurried culture. She addresses the pressing challenges of stress and misplaced priorities, reminding us to pause, breathe, and listen for God's voice. Press Pause guides women toward balance, intimacy with God, and fresh faith that calms the soul and elevates the spirit. A must-read for the weary, hungry, and thirsty soul!"
"Press Pause is a call for busy women everywhere to recognize the need for quiet time. Karynthia Glasper Phillips encourages women who are juggling life, motherhood, and more to lean into God's presence. Spending time with our Creator should not be an afterthought but our first thought every day!"
"I have known Karynthia Glasper Phillips for many years, and she has been a blessing in my life! Her love for God and his people has been consistent through the years. I know what God has given her in this book to share with the world will bring forth godly fruit in the lives of all those who read it, for his glory!"
