Day of Reflection

Wednesday, a day that I usually find myself spinning in circles, I spent in reflection. Typically I try to find stuff to do to preoccupy my time, but this day I couldn't seem to get going. I walked out the back door of the church and kept walking. Gladeville is mostly farm land so I just began to walk. As I was walking I was drawn to just talk to God. The wind was blowing the tall grass left to right and it felt as God was just telling me to just spend time with Him without rules attached to it. This morning in waffle house it seemed as God was telling me the same thing as we began talking about our time with God. So how do we get away from the duty of spending time with Him through His Word to spending time with Him through His Word because we love to? Are the expectations to high or to low? Do I need a specific time or a routine? I am not sure if I am good with routines, but it maybe a good thing. Then again does that lead to duty? Somehow and in some way I need to break the cycle.

Making God's Word alive in us is something we all desire to do. To learn to love His Word and meditate on it. Maybe a break in the cycle is doing something out of the ordinary. Maybe it is developing a plan that is not governed by what someone else might have told us about studying the bible. I am not saying those are bad, because I do see great value in them and appreciate them, but maybe God is not leading us down that path. Just some food for thought. My prayer is that we will all become passionate about how we spend our time with the Father.