Summer break. Time to rest and recalibrate.
I hope you’re enjoying the site. If you’re not particularly impressed, I hope it at least stirs something inside of you that makes you want to get close to God, or at least think about it.
My private Bible studies start with prayer. Then I think about what’s been on my mind. If nothing, I think about what God has been trying to tell me, what I have been avoiding. And then I ask myself a hard question. What about His Word makes me cringe?
The cringe lets me know where I am resisting. Because the goal as a Christian is to become more Christlike over time. So, if God’s word is telling me how to be Christlike and I don’t want to deal with it, well, that’s telling.
With God’s help I can do anything (Philippians 4:13). So, I talk to God about what I am avoiding, because I have learned from experience that if I don’t, the issue will persist until I face it. So, I address it in my private devotions and Bible studies. Sometimes I study the same issue over and over, telling God over and over that I do not want to deal with it, like He doesn’t know. But God is patient (2 Peter 3:9), and He understands that this is life, lived one day at a time, measured in moments that develop Christlikeness in us.
Enjoy your summer. I will post again in August. In the meantime, I wish you great success as you take steps toward God for strength and resilience (Revelation 22:21).
Let’s Commit
Take steps to improve your relationship with:
- God – Hebrews 4:1-12
- Others – 1 Thessalonians 5:9-11, 15-18
- Self – Hebrews 4:14-16