what i got out of jason's blog post
"I guess I just want to caution you to ask what are you taking a break from? And do you realize how long it might take you to get back in your groove. If you are truly passionate about what you are doing and pursing it with all your heart what is the purpose of your break?"
how true is that of our walk with GOD? if we're truly passionate about HIM, are we really pursuing HIM with our whole hearts? do we realize how long it takes us to get back in the groove when we say, 'i'm gonna skip devos today cuz i need to go to bed' 8 times in a row? all of a sudden we've lost it, not even realizing it until we try to get back on track. i've spent more time not on track lately, with a few honest attempts to get back, but each time i fall into the 'well, i'll do it tomorrow' mindset. am i truly passionate about HIM? apparently not. that's very sad.
how do i change that? "I refused to quit. I sat in front of my piano for two weeks just playing old stuff I had written, a lot of the time playing nothing at all and wondering if I should quit. But then things started to change." i have to plug away at it. not give up. not just think i should magically poof back into passion when i pick up the Word again. that's not gonna happen. i have to not quit. the passion will come again. and then hopefully i won't let it go.
how true is that of our walk with GOD? if we're truly passionate about HIM, are we really pursuing HIM with our whole hearts? do we realize how long it takes us to get back in the groove when we say, 'i'm gonna skip devos today cuz i need to go to bed' 8 times in a row? all of a sudden we've lost it, not even realizing it until we try to get back on track. i've spent more time not on track lately, with a few honest attempts to get back, but each time i fall into the 'well, i'll do it tomorrow' mindset. am i truly passionate about HIM? apparently not. that's very sad.
how do i change that? "I refused to quit. I sat in front of my piano for two weeks just playing old stuff I had written, a lot of the time playing nothing at all and wondering if I should quit. But then things started to change." i have to plug away at it. not give up. not just think i should magically poof back into passion when i pick up the Word again. that's not gonna happen. i have to not quit. the passion will come again. and then hopefully i won't let it go.
posted by melilotnfosco | 9:20 PM
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You should let Jason know how his words impacted you. I'm sure he'd be blessed.
i've thought about it, but i don't really know what to say
You could just leave him a note saying that his post hit home and leave a link to your post.
but i really don't think that's how he meant it, so it just feels awkward
I have the same problem, although I tend to think I'm probably worse (as in, longer time of not being in His Word)...
it's not a thing to compare and contrast. one cannot say that one is worse. we both need to get on it!
It's not the subject matter he was talking about, but I think he would say that one's devotional life totally fits into what he was saying.
If he's anything still like the guy I knew 10 years ago, he would LOVE to hear that God used his words in your life.
but i hardly even knew him over there. i don't know. it just feels weird.
I love what you took away from his post! That's awesome. And convicting.
I actually just started AGAIN on my One-Year Bible. I had stopped back in JANUARY and got so overwhelmed thinking about how long it would take me to catch up. Then I realized how dumb that is and just started on April 26. I'm pretty sure that's better than not reading at all.
i completely agree with what you got out of it, too.
i've been trying to pray consistently for the past couple of months. i've made a prayer calendar and have been writing down prayer requests as they come up to make sure that when i tell someone i'll pray for them, i really do.
there are mornings i either feel too tired or too rushed to do my prayer list, but i make myself do it anyway. i know that, like you said, missing one day will likely lead to missing two days, and then a few weeks will go by before i say "oops!"
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