freedom from the box
Galatians 5:1 states "For freedom Christ has set us free" Now I know that this verse is referencing freedom from the slavery of sin, but I have found that Christ brings freedom in all aspects of life.
Recently I've really struggled with consistency in my devotional time. As I was talking about it with someone I trust he asked me in what ways do I connect with God best? And none of my answers included the typical "quiet time" reading the Bible and praying. Naturally the next question was why have I been doing things that are good but not the ones that are most effective for me? I had boxed myself in by the things I had been taught to do and I felt were expected of me to do.
I'm not going to stop setting aside time for reading my Bible and praying. But I do feel a renewed freedom to realize that I also need the time for the activities in which I best experience that connection with God. They need to take a more prominent place in my life. Let me set aside the guilt of trying to fit into the box of the "quiet time" and step into the freedom that Christ brings even into my relationship with Him.
Recently I've really struggled with consistency in my devotional time. As I was talking about it with someone I trust he asked me in what ways do I connect with God best? And none of my answers included the typical "quiet time" reading the Bible and praying. Naturally the next question was why have I been doing things that are good but not the ones that are most effective for me? I had boxed myself in by the things I had been taught to do and I felt were expected of me to do.
I'm not going to stop setting aside time for reading my Bible and praying. But I do feel a renewed freedom to realize that I also need the time for the activities in which I best experience that connection with God. They need to take a more prominent place in my life. Let me set aside the guilt of trying to fit into the box of the "quiet time" and step into the freedom that Christ brings even into my relationship with Him.
posted by emmausmike at 12:00 AM
1 Comments:
We talked about this VERY thing at Vintage last week! How quickly we move from doing things that actually bring us closer to God, to doing things that we have been taught will bring us closer to him...Of course, devotional times are important, WHEN we we're doing them out of a desire, not a have to!!It's a good reminder that God just wants to be with us, he's not picky about the method.
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