Stale
Posted by Colston | | Posted On Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Since I have became devoted to God about 6 years ago or so there have been a few times in life that my relationship has gotten stale.
When i was in college I remember my second year at school this happened to me. I kind of did my devotions and I prayed for most meals but that was about it. I went to church, did my thing, served in kids ministry and help out where I could. However, my relationship was just blah. I wasnt learning anything and I wasnt growing. I wasnt hearing from God. The problem with this time in my life is that I let it go for way to long. It was months before someone rocked my world and woke me up.
Now fast forward two nights ago. I was on AIM talking to one of my best friends and he asked me what I was reading in God's word during my devotions. I told him that I had been doing this thing called SOAP. If you want to know about it message me and I will explain it, but not right here. I have been doing SOAP for about 3 weeks or so, not super long but I started to notice my devo's were starting to become one of those things where I just did SOAP and checked it off my to do list. THen yesterday my wife asked me what I had been reading in my devo's.... So i told her about SOAP. Well I guess this was God's way of saying that the SOAP thing wasnt working for me... Now for some the SOAP is the greatest thing in the world for their devos... Im not the type to write stuff down, just not my style of latte.
I realized that I was stale from using SOAP.
So this morning as I woke up, I was excited! Why? Because I didnt have to check something off of my to do list! I could just go in to the living room and meet with God. And I did!
I spent like the first 15 mins of my devos in prayer which is something that I skipped all the time with SOAP! Man it was refreshing... to talk to God again....
Then I picked up my Bible and read one chapter! I know I know its not much... but you read Genesis 1 and tell me there isnt enough stuff in there to keep you busy for a while!
I loved it! I read that chapter and then read it again! God was EVERYWHERE this morning! I ate it up!
SO the point... Are your devo's stale? Are you doing something that feels like a item on your to do list?
Are you opting out of hearing from GOd because someone else is using a tool that works for them but not for you?
Maybe its time to get on your knees and simply listen for GOd to speak!
Maybe its time for you to go back to the basics and find God all over again!
Do sit there and be stale when you KNOW that you are... thats stupid!
When i was in college I remember my second year at school this happened to me. I kind of did my devotions and I prayed for most meals but that was about it. I went to church, did my thing, served in kids ministry and help out where I could. However, my relationship was just blah. I wasnt learning anything and I wasnt growing. I wasnt hearing from God. The problem with this time in my life is that I let it go for way to long. It was months before someone rocked my world and woke me up.
Now fast forward two nights ago. I was on AIM talking to one of my best friends and he asked me what I was reading in God's word during my devotions. I told him that I had been doing this thing called SOAP. If you want to know about it message me and I will explain it, but not right here. I have been doing SOAP for about 3 weeks or so, not super long but I started to notice my devo's were starting to become one of those things where I just did SOAP and checked it off my to do list. THen yesterday my wife asked me what I had been reading in my devo's.... So i told her about SOAP. Well I guess this was God's way of saying that the SOAP thing wasnt working for me... Now for some the SOAP is the greatest thing in the world for their devos... Im not the type to write stuff down, just not my style of latte.
I realized that I was stale from using SOAP.
So this morning as I woke up, I was excited! Why? Because I didnt have to check something off of my to do list! I could just go in to the living room and meet with God. And I did!
I spent like the first 15 mins of my devos in prayer which is something that I skipped all the time with SOAP! Man it was refreshing... to talk to God again....
Then I picked up my Bible and read one chapter! I know I know its not much... but you read Genesis 1 and tell me there isnt enough stuff in there to keep you busy for a while!
I loved it! I read that chapter and then read it again! God was EVERYWHERE this morning! I ate it up!
SO the point... Are your devo's stale? Are you doing something that feels like a item on your to do list?
Are you opting out of hearing from GOd because someone else is using a tool that works for them but not for you?
Maybe its time to get on your knees and simply listen for GOd to speak!
Maybe its time for you to go back to the basics and find God all over again!
Do sit there and be stale when you KNOW that you are... thats stupid!
What a blessed man you are to have such a great friend and a great wife :) I'm glad to read you being real on here and changing it up to keep learning and growing.