It is so odd, yesterday I felt like I couldn't get enough of the Word. It was speaking to me and telling me exactly what I needed to hear... And I didn't even know I needed to hear it before I heard it. Did you follow that sentence? God knows our hearts and He knows what we need more than we ourselves do. Isn't that encouraging? So yesterday I just wanted to keep reading!
Then today. I have put off my devotional time all day. I was about to turn in for the night, making excuses about why I didn't read my Bible throughout the day, and then I felt guilty. Thank you, Holy Spirit, for the guilt. So then we have a choice. We can either live with our guilt and then live in sin or we can choose to obey and learn from the Father. Yes, it really is that simple.
I have been reading through the Bible from cover to cover this year. Sometimes I skip around, sometimes I do in depths studies in specific books or people, sometimes I study theology. This year I wanted to stick to Scripture and read it through as a whole. This year Scripture has been kicking my butt! Each book has spoken to me deeply. I am so thankful I started a new journal at the beginning of this year. I want to remember the feelings and wisdom God had given me this year. I don't know if I am just learning more from the same passages I've read before, or if I have just forgotten what I may have known at one time. Either way, my devotional time with God has been such a blessing.
And yet, I still struggle on days (or sometimes for weeks!) with opening my Bible. I never regret my time spent in the Word, so why is it so difficult?
We show our faith by obedience to our Father. I sin each and every day and I am working on that. But I think that spending special time each day with God listening to Him teach me through His Word and praying to Him is the very, very least I can do. It is an honor to be taught by The Lord God Himself.
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