Quality and Quantity.
What happens when you don’t want to read God’s Word? You know it’s good for you, but yet you don’t feel like doing it.
Father, thank You for honesty. To be honest, sometimes, I don’t want to read Your word, but I thank You for community and ways to keep coming back to You. Lord, help us not forget the relationship we have with You. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
“and on His law, he meditates day and night.” (Psalm 1:2)
Hey y’all! It’s your girl Julie, and I’m back with another segment of “Salty & Lit!” What is this? Another post? ISSLIT! I wanted to check in with you about what it means to delight in the Lord, and I’ll be honest with you: sometimes, delighting is hard, especially if you don’t see the benefits of doing so. Growing up, I learned reading the Bible is important, and at some point, reading my Bible became something to knock off my list, rather than a place to show how I can grow in intimacy with God.
I want to let you know that yes, those feelings are there, but don’t give into those feelings. As we spend time with God, our lives are transformed, but I don’t want us to be out here faking how we are feeling. If we don’t want to spend time with God, BE HONEST. We’re in a relationship with Him, and He doesn’t want us to feel like we’re hiding from Him! While I was struggling in my God time, someone told me I should see how I’m spending my God time. In other words, take inventory of the time I spent with God.
As I spent time with God, I was in deep Bible study; yes, I spoke to God throughout the day, but when was the last time I just sat with Scripture? No Bible study, just sitting with God? I hadn’t done that in a while, and because I got used to doing this way of Bible study, I didn’t think I needed to switch up the time I spent with God.
Over time, I was getting tired of it, found myself rushing to get through that time, so I could say “DONE!”
Quote: That my friend is not how a relationship should go.
God desires to have a relationship with us, and that means we can be open to Him about our experiences, not in a complaining type of way, but open to letting God know what’s going on.
Let’s pray.
Father, You are so good. Thank You for being our friend and letting us know that we can be honest with You about how we are feeling. Lord, I pray that for anyone struggling with spending time with you they may be encouraged to know they are not alone. Holy Spirit, would You open their eyes to see You in a new way - the way You desire them to see You. Abba, we love You for being You and for loving us in spite of what we go through. Thank You for being with us throughout the way. We love You, Lord. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
