Change

Life has been interesting for me these past months. It has been full of change, and it will only change more. But the change is good, so good. I am getting married this July. There are so many emotions I have about this, but this blog is not meant for me to express them or that specific change. It is meant to talk about change in the heart. My fiance challenged me to develop a consistent discipline of seeking the Lord each day. For a while this year I had been very inconsistent in my time in the Word. There would be weeks where I would read daily, and then gaps of two weeks where I would scarcely even touch my bible.

I have realized a few things about myself this year.

1. I love routine.

2. I need change.

When my spiritual life becomes routine, it becomes chore-like. I have meet quite a few people like this and they seem to agree that change is what best stimulates growth. So I don't know what this looks like. For instance, this morning, I just thought I have not written a blog in months, so why not write one?

I guess I am realizing for me, time with the Lord is not limited to me being still and praying and reading for a half hour every morning. It is so much more than that. Our worship of the Lord should be an expression of our love for Him, taking place every moment of every day in all that we do. But there is a practice that is scriptural of setting aside time to simply seek Him, whatever that means to us. We see David worship for days, the Prophets put on sack cloth and fast and pray. The apostles breaking bread, praying, being taught from the Word, and fellow shipping.

So, the point of all this is simple. Don't get stuck!

We have so much freedom in how we enjoy the Lord, and that is just it... we are to enjoy the Lord. So try something different if you are in a rut. Wake up earlier. Go for a walk and just pray. Listen to worship music. Journal. Blog. Listen to a podcast. Practice thankfulness. Read old journals. Worship through song.

Do whatever you need to do to be with Him. And enjoy Him.



This morning I have been blessed to simply enjoy the words of a few worship songs by candle light. And through that I was inspired to write this blog.

I was also encouraged by a word from Ephesians.

"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places." Eph 1:3