The dreaded devotional time
May 15, 2011I have long struggled with a devotional time. Being an administrator, most of what I do on a daily basis is scheduled. I plan out my work, my day and keep things organized. Somehow I have difficultly doing that with God. I’ve have spent so much time feeling guilty not finding the right time of day to spend reading, praying, studying my bible etc. I remember a few years back Ron and I thought we would make an effort to get up at 6am and read our bible together. That lasted about 2 days. I’ve tried getting up early on my own; fail, lunchtime; fail, before bed; fail…you get it.
The 30 day challenge along with a devotional called “My Utmost for His Highest” and a book called “Crazy Love” changed the way I think about my God time and took all the guilt away! Here is what I discovered – God wants my devotion ALL THE TIME! The last thing I believe God wants is for me to carve out a nice 30 min. of time for Him. He deserves all of me and all the time. I could quote scripture after scripture from cover to cover in the bible of how important it is to make God a 24/7 in my life. I have the 30 day challenge on the web, I can look at that anytime I am on the computer. I have the book Crazy Love on my Kindle app for my iPhone; awesome book on God’s love any time I have a few minutes to read. My Utmost for His Highest is in traditional paperback and sits on my desk. Great read before I get busy in my day. I’ve been launched into just talking to God constantly!
I have found myself and my relationship with God launched to a whole new level by taking the pressure off and just doing what I know He wants anyway – ‘Love the Lord your God with all your passion and prayer and intelligence.’
