May 22, 2015

Every morning I usually wake up, lay in bed, grab my phone and scroll Facebook. Today though I did something different. I got up. Grabbed my bible and went outside to spend some quiet time with God. Yesterday I read an article called Stop Reading your Bible. Sounds misleading. The author didn't mean to actually stop reading your bible but rather stop reading your bible with the motivation of checking it off your good Christian check list but rather read it with expectancy. Read it with intention. Read it as Gods love letter to you. Pray and ask God to reveal something to you. I think too often we can get in our heads oh we have to read lots or we aren't being a 'good' christian. Yestereday God laid one verse in my head and a line from a song that really spoke into my life something I've been struggling with. One verse. I read a chapter too from the book I'm currently reading but thats it. Reading that one verse and one chapter for me was much more effective than the days I've read 4 chapters. Read them then forgot about them. I reflected on that one verse all day and still am. So here's my challenge to all. Start your day off with God.....before Facebook, before email or anything. Ask God to reveal Himself to you through His word. Read with intention and expectancy, not because you have to but because you want to. He wants intimate relationship with us. If we only spent time with our husbands once a week our relationship wouldn't be very strong. Seek Him. He is faithful and just waiting for us.