okay, i'm serious here.... i really want some conversation.... i really feel like a need some advice re: what i wrote about on friday. i know that some of you take have personal devotions with God. how do you do it? when do you do it? and does that work for you?
i know that at least 15 different people have read that last post, i have a statcounter, i can see you! you from regina and calgary and vancouver and toronto and squamish and all you from winnipeg.
this morning the preacher preached on finishing life on the right track. "in the Christian life, it's not how you start that matters, but how you finish." in II peter 1:5-11, peter tells us about how to do that. make every effort to add these certain qualities to your life (look it up!), and "they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ," and you "will never fall, and you will receive a rich welcome intot he eternal kingodm of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ." but if you don't try to make an effort, you will lose it. you'll become indifferent.
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Julia, I think alot of people didn't answer because we feel alot like you right now. Honestly, finiding the time for God is the biggest challenge in my life right now.
Honestly, when I have a free moment with no kids, I like to sleep. and having three kids, there are barely any free moments. It is funny because so many people think being a stay at home mom means sitting on my butt and watching Oprah all day so i should have the time to do devotions? but I find being a SAHM is more physically and emotionally draining then anything I have ever done.
i think the thing for me right now is sacrifice. I always find time in the day to work out with no kids, so I have no excuse not to have time for God.
Hang in there, i am so thankful that God is always there. Even if we neglect him he is always waiting to take us back with open arms. It is never to late to start a new relationship with him
hey thanks erin. and angela, i really appreciated your email. i like how you said that you pray on the way to school. now that it's winter out here and i can't bike anymore, the walk to school takes much longer, giving me more time to pray. thanks for the reminder...
Hey Julia,
this is David, Ryan's old pal from Vancouver. I'm married. Brittanie and I are both in Bible College full-time, each work 20 hours a week and still manage to have a healthy marriage. The secret is Jesus Christ himself. I know your frustrations and your struggle, believe me. We too often attempt to control and administer our own spiritual growth. Though we know we are saved by grace through faith, we too easily revert back to auto-pilot and take everything into our own hands. Ultimately, I have to entrust my faith, my marriage, my school and my work into the hands of Jesus because I am completely incapable of following him, let alone any of other life's stuff. Of me, he only expects 100% failure. It sounds harsh but it's true. Thus, tell him that you want to grow but you don't know how. Don't carry the burden of growth on your own shoulders. He will help you make time. He will help you understand the Scriptures. He will help you pray. That is my advice, hope it helps some.
oh man. i wrote some genius stuff here earlier this morning, and now it's nowhere to be seen. well, i guess we'll just have to chat the next time you and ryan come over for supper...it was really genius...and really long.
I was once told that God understands the situation we are in. When we get married our devotional life changes. Our heart is divided. The same is true when you have kids I hear. I guess as long as you are not content then you are going in the right direction. I am not content either. I think about all the old faithful prayer warriors out there and wonder who will replace then when they die. Our generation has a lot to live up to.
Keep longing and thirsting. That will be what will lead you to get back into your devos.
When we were struggling to get pregnant my devotional on infertility was how I met with God. Now I am looking for a way. I like Daily Breads. They are quick readings but full of good stuff. I like listening to worship music on the way to and from work, and praying throughout my day and at night with Trev. Find what works for you.
Remember it takes doing something 40 to make it a habit.
here's a bit of what my awesome post was about. i definately agree with trev and rebekah. the thing is about not doing something that you should is that was that happens there are two options. feel guilty about it and don't do anything about it, or realize that something needs to be done, realize that God's mercies are new every morning, which means that our resolve to get close to him is also new every morning. rock on!!
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