Do It Anyway!

"The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"



I'm just going to say it-
There have been days when I don't get much out of my quiet times. Days when sadly, I have wonderful intentions to spend time with Him, only to nod off.
Days, I don’t even bother showing up.
And days when I have bought the lie that I just don't have enough time to spare.
Oh sister, please tell me you've been there.
Tell me you've been bored to tears while smoothing those delicate pages.
Tell me that you struggle too.
I think if we are all honest, we would have to admit that there are days when reading the Bible is about as exciting as doing laundry.
Sigh.
On those days while marinating in guilt, I let the enemy whisper vicious lies into my heart.
I leave my quiet time feeling defeated and certain that God is disappointed with me.

Even when I'm doing a good job digging into the word the enemy shoots his arrows. Like the McDonald's slogan (so sad that I know it) he whispers "You deserve a break today!"
Like a break from God would ever be just what I needed. And yet, I find myself buying it!
I am hoping that this is finding you all collectively nodding at the screen, instead of wide-eyed and shocked at all the ways I lack.
So what is a girl to do when she is bored, weak, guilty and tired?
DO IT ANYWAY!




Persevere despite how you feel!
Cry out to God to help you in your weakness.
"Honour my efforts as pathetic as they are" is a prayer I have repeated time and time again.
And you know what I've found?
He responds faithfully to our heartfelt cries.

(Isaiah 41:10 NKJV) Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.'

Mercy, I need to be strengthened don't you?
Could you use some help?

And don't view the times you haven't felt anything or have even fallen asleep as a failure. The enemy would love nothing more than to have you just throw your hands up and quit. Instead, know that God is so proud of his child's desire to show up. And if you fall asleep, think of it as falling asleep head on His lap. You could have fallen asleep somewhere else, you at least did it in your father's arms.

The good news is if you commit to spending time with Him rain or shine, in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health (you can see where I'm going with this right?) the good days start to outnumber the bad ones. Eventually you cross that threshold and just like anyone who has trained his or her body to (gulp) actually crave exercise- you will crave your devotional time.And once you get a taste of what it is like to have that thirst quenched-you'll be hooked!

The more you show up and get into the word, the more His word gets into you!! And I don't know about you, but I need His words in the place of mine just to make it through the day.

"One day of exhilaration in the Holy spirit is worth a thousand days of struggle!"
~Bob Sorge

Things in life that have eternal value always come at a high price!
Boredom, time,and weariness are all small prices to pay!

Do it anyway!

Praying for our upcoming journey together,

Kare