For me, this has been excruciatingly evident for the last two years...not because this has been a new problem....but because having my girlfriend observe my life closely...really made my flaws more self-evident.
Usually, we'll talk about our days...and if it was a crappy day, she'll invariably ask "How was your QT?" and I might respond by saying I didn't do it...or I slept through it...or I was just going through the motions...
And it's amazing to me...how the first 30 minutes of my day...really makes or breaks the next 15 hours...
When my time with God is inadequate...I feel unbalanced...I feel ordinary...I feel like I'm getting by on my own strength and ability...which is simply just not enough....
If what I read on Scott's latest blog entry is true, only 16% of Americans read their Bible everyday...which I'm guessing probably isn't much different than the percentage that prays everyday...or the percentage that depends on God daily... (this assumption could be wrong...but whatever!)...that's crazy. If I'm not the only person who feels totally unfocused when I skip out on genuine fellowship with God...this is an awful statistic.
I'm fearful of what this means for us. I think about the verse in James Chapter 1 that talks about being like a man who forgets what he looks like as soon as he steps away from the mirror...
Haunting comparison, by the way. But, I feel like this accurately captures what it's like for us to forego quality time with God...
Without being plugged in to God through prayer and meditation on his Word, I forget who I am. I forget that I'm his child. I forget that I'm supposed to be set apart from this world. I forget that even though I'm weak, He is strong. I forget that He's never let me down. I forget that I am His.
I'm fearful of what this means for us. I think about the verse in James Chapter 1 that talks about being like a man who forgets what he looks like as soon as he steps away from the mirror...
Haunting comparison, by the way. But, I feel like this accurately captures what it's like for us to forego quality time with God...
Without being plugged in to God through prayer and meditation on his Word, I forget who I am. I forget that I'm his child. I forget that I'm supposed to be set apart from this world. I forget that even though I'm weak, He is strong. I forget that He's never let me down. I forget that I am His.
2 comments:
definitely agree
amen. great post. props yo.
i sometimes do forget what i look like =/ or rather ... i get surprised when i look at my reflection again. but maybe htats b/c im turning orange from all the sun ive been getting
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