Hi beautiful people and happy Friday, btw. This post isn’t going be long at all. It’s a very simple point and I’m gonna get straight to it. I’m talking about consistently spending time with God, and I just want to let you know that you are not the only one with a struggle. We all struggle/ed with figuring out how to spend time with God consistently. It happens. So instead of giving you all the reason why it’s important to stay on the God train (I feel like you know it’s important, that’s why you’re still reading), I’m gonna give you tactics to help you jump back on. Lets get into it.
Drop the guilt. Why be guilty when God has guaranteed forgiveness if you come to him. John 3:20 says, “Even if we feel guilty, God is greater than our feeling and he knows everything.” God is bigger than the mistake that is keeping you a part from him. He matters more, he cares more, and is more valuable than sin that has been resolved through Jesus. God already knows you’re issue and he knows your sorrowful heart. Holding back from him is a deception from the enemy that works so well, when we aren’t aware of how intimately the father knows us and yet still wants us. There is no need to hide in guilt, you’ve already been exposed and God desires every bit of you exposed and all.
Start small. I think when we hear other people speak about their personal relationships with God we begin to compare our own or tweak it to look like the “standard”. The thing is, just like any other relationships, our relationship with God has to be developed. The person your’s aspiring to has probably worked at this for some time and it has grown to what they have today. Give yourself time to develop with God and start where you are. If you’re only able to focus and give God your attention for 15 minutes. Start there. If you’re not the type to just sit and read the bible but you need a guided plan, find one. Maybe you just want to dance to worship music. Do that. In the beginning of my walk, I started spending time with God by playing worship music and singing while making up my bed in the morning. I’d sit on my freshly made up bed and read a scripture or chapter and think about what I learned. And you know what, God saw me, right there. He met me, right there. Start with something you can stick to and watch your desire and ability grow naturally.
Open the box. It’s important that we have focused and devoted quiet time with God, but there are other ways to spend time with him. His Holy Spirit resides in you so everyday you are doing life with him. Are you acknowledging him? Talk to God. Commune with God. Andrew Wommack gave a great example of this basically saying, how would you feel if your spouse only acknowledged or spoke to you during their 15 min devotion time to you. Wouldn’t be much of a relationship, right? Just be aware of wherever you are and whatever you do, God is present and he waiting to be acknowledged and heard. Don’t box him into your prayer and devotion time. He’s so much bigger and want’s to take part in what you think are tiny human details. Give him that opportunity and get creative in how you spend time with him.
I decided to write this today because I know that many of us are spending extra time at home. We may feel guilty about not spending as much time as we can with God and instead of running to him, fear and guilt has us paralyzed. Don’t be afraid to start over with God. He still loves you and desires to spend time with you today. Forget the past few days, week, months, or years that you’ve missed and take one day at a time. Focus on today and the now and seek him in the moment that you currently have control over. Your fresh start is waiting for you to take action! Stay encouraged and stay seeking!
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