I was recently thinking about how important it is to maintain our lifestyle of faith and personal holiness. It occurred to me the more I spend time reading the Bible and personally applying and practicing it, the less I struggle in different areas of my life. In fact, I become infused with life! My desire to pray, be with the body of Christ, and fulfill my destiny in God increases.
Shortly after, I heard some ladies talk about how difficult it seems these days to take time and really spend time in God’s word. It seems people are too busy these days. Time slips away and one of the first things to get put aside is our time in personal devotion and prayer. The Bible seems irrelevant to our world and makes it difficult to place as a priority.
Many recognize the importance of church attendance but all too often rely ONLY on what is being taught to them from the pulpit. This is important and the Lord wants us to ensure what we are being taught is true.
Acts 17:11 And the people of Berea were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, and they listened eagerly to Paul’s message. They searched the Scriptures day after day to see if Paul and Silas were teaching the truth.
However, God created us to be spiritual beings needing spiritual food (the Word) more than once or twice a week. What about the rest of the week? Have our appetites been adapted to enjoy more carnal or spiritual delights?
I have read many biographies of strong Christian men and women who stepped out to make a difference in the world. There seemed to be a common thread throughout all their different stories. They consistently spent time in the Word and prayer! Although they had influential pastors and teachers in their lives, they never let it replace their own desire to get in His Word! They disciplined themselves and adjusted their appetites for the things of God.
I encourage you to become a woman of the Word! Re-adjust your appetite until you enjoy and crave the things of God. It may be tough at first, but to become a spiritually healthier and stronger woman of God, it is absolutely necessary. The Bible is real and totally relevant. In fact, with all the darkness in the world today, we need His Word to help us more than ever. Struggles with sin will decrease and may even disappear. Those areas you thought you may always be your weaknesses will transform into great strengths. You will be encouraged, strengthened, and infused with His life!
Wow ~ what an incentive! It will also make your journey of faith a lot more fun!
1 Peter 2:2 Like newborn babies, you must crave pure spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full experience of salvation. Cry out for this nourishment!
Loving the Word and all it’s benefits,
Sheri Deobald
2 comments:
What a good word! Thanks for taking the time to write this encouragement!
I'm starting to realize just how important it is to not just rely on the incites of others when it comes to learning about God, and to not take everything we hear as truth. We always need to look for ourselves in His Word, because that way we won't be led astray. God has really been speaking to me about this the past few days, and this post just confirmed it again. Thank you!
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