God's Word is amazing and I
encourage you to spend time in it. Remember the Bible is not 66
different books, it is one book with one message, but if it is read
in compartments certain parts of this message gets lost or
distorted. However if you read it as a whole, it will set you free,
liberated and energized. God's Word has life and can turn any
situation around.
Today I would like to expand on
this idea of spending time in the Word, to spending time with God.
This morning I could feel a sense of 'sadness' in the Lord. And I
am not saying this lightly, but with a lot of respect. Hand in hand
with the message of spending more time in the Word, comes spending
time with God. He wants us to spend time with Him. He understands
that we are busy, He truly does, but He wants our attention and He
wants us to acknowledge Him in everything we do.
Think about this example for a
second. I love my husband, I really do. But imagine this scenario:
When he goes to work in the morning I give him a kiss and say:
"Have a lovely day, and please remember to bring me flowers when
you get home. Oh and can I ask for a lovely ring too? I feel I
deserve it. Thank you!" He doesn't say anything but gets into the
car and leaves. Now while he is gone, I do the dishes, I plan
dinner especially for him, I make the dinner, I wash his clothes, I
pack his closet so everything is neat, I record his favorite
program and I buy him his favorite drink for when he comes home.
Now I do not speak to him the whole day, I do not phone him or
email him, but I speak to my friends about him and tell them how
great he is. Then when he finally comes home from work, I give him
a kiss hallo and immediately ask him "Where is my flowers and my
ring?" and before he can answer I go up to the room, as I can
clearly see that he doesn't have it. I leave him alone with his
dinner and his favorite program and I go to bed wondering whether
he really loves me. I don't speak to him again that night and the
following day the same scenario plays off. Do you think he will
feel loved? Even after all I did for him? Even after getting all
the things he loves? Even after all the nice things I said about
him to my friends? I don't think so.
The same is true for the Lord.
After all we are His future wife, the one He wants to share
everything with. How do you think He feels when we ramble off a
prayer in the morning and in the evening with our wish list on top?
How do you think He feels when you do a lot of things for
Him, but you never make time for Him? How do you think He
feels when you talk to others about Him, but you never
talk to Him? Do you think you will have a close
relationship? I don't think so.
Now once again, doing things for
the Lord is great, and talking about Him with your friends is
super, but when you never spend time with Him it is just sad. He
wants to be part of everything in your life, He wants to be the
first One you talk to in the morning, He wants to be by your side
during the day and He wants to be the One you talk to at night. He
wants to be the first One you run to when you have trouble and He
wants to be the shoulder you can cry on when you feel sad. He wants
it all. And you know what? When you give Him your all, you will
have the best marriage imaginable. And ask anyone that is married,
there is nothing on earth greater than a great marriage and so it
is with God and us. Your life will be true bliss if you can come to
this realization and live in oneness with Him. Nothing will come
close to your eternal relationship with God. Don't you think it is
worth working on? Don't you think it is worth your time?
Thank you that You have chosen us
to be Your beloved. We are sorry that we tend to give You the last
bits of our day, help us to draw closer to You, because it is only
then that we will truly be happy and experience heavenly bliss.
Amen