Quality and Quantity.
Hey fam! It's your girl Julie, and I’m back with another installment of "Salty & Lit." Today we’ll be talking about when we’re struggling with reading our Bible. There will be times when we don’t want to, but showing up is half the battle, so let’s push ourselves to do so. Let’s pray.
Father, You are so good. Thank You for quiet time. Help us to see the beauty in it and give us strength to come, even in the moments we don’t feel like coming. Amen.
I learned that reading your Bible is important growing up, but I later began to just read to knock it off of my list of things to do.
I didn't want to read, yet I forced myself to do so because I thought God would be proud if I did. I thought I had to walk with a head of condemnation, if I didn’t do it “right.” I had a desire to please the Father, but it wasn’t truly understood He was already proud of me, why? Because I was His DAUGHTER. And you are too, or son if you’re a guy reading this. He doesn’t love you more or less because you didn’t have time with Him, but it is important to spend time with Him because 1. it’s a relationship, and you spend time with the person, and 2. it’ll give you the strength that you need to do the day. There may be moments where you don’t want to spend time with God, friend. Perhaps, it seems mundane. But as a friend told me, adding new things or changing things may make a huge difference. Here’s why: when you’re in a relationship, you don’t want to keep doing the same thing (it gets boring), so switching the scenery helps.
At that moment time, where I felt "eh" about God and God time, I was just opening up with prayer, reading a chapter, and then starting my day. Yet over time, I was getting tired of it, rushing to get through that time, so I can say I did it and mark it as done.
That my friend is not how relationship is to go.
He desires for us to be open about our experiences. If we don't want to spend time with Him, let Him know. Be open about the experiences you’re having with God time. But show up and discover what's going on with the God time. The Holy Spirit can reveal what’s up in the quiet time (another way to say God time).
If we don't want to spend time with Him, let Him know. But take time to see what's going on.
Friend, quiet time/God time is important in the Christian walk. We’re called to meditate on His Word day and night. I needed a break from my regular routine, so I started something new: a devotional. Though I'm still reading the Bible, I'm engaging with it differently, and that’s okay. Initially, I was beating myself up because this time wasn't as long as my previous God times, but I’m remembering it's quality over quantity. Though the time isn’t an hour, I feel better talking to God and varying the way I meet with God. My lesson for today is that when we meet with God, we don’t have to force ourselves to do the same thing, we can trust that God will meet us and help us, even in the weakness of not wanting to have quiet time. But take time to discover how to spice up the time with the Father because sometimes, you just might have to "change the scenery.”
Let’s pray.
Father, thank You for writing. Thank You for the gift of spending time with You in Your presence. Thank You for God time being important. Help us to understand the importance of it and spend time with You and enjoy it. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
With that, I hope this blessed you!
In Julie fashion, I have questions. What are some ways you spend time with God? Has there ever been a time where you struggled with your God time? If so, what did you do? Let’s have a convo below!
Remember you are loved, salty, and lit! Talk to you in the chat! 🧡
