SpUrTs

I'm not sure about the rest of ya'll but I go through spurts. Heather, what do you mean spurts? You know. Do really well at something for a while, then a distraction comes in, a change in routine, an unfortunate event takes place and suddenly everything is messed up. This happens to me spiritually. Just being honest here folks. There are times when all I want to do dig into His word, journal, stay at rest with him, then something changes and boom its as though my routine is messed up and suddenly my relationship begins to suffer. A practical example is when I was in college if I didn't run in the morning; I wouldn't run at all that day. It wasn't that I didn't have time, but it was I RUN IN THE MORNING. If it's not the morning I don't run. Sounds crazy I know... But it hit me one day... Why not run whenever? Why does it have to be the morning? OR I would think if I didn't have time to run 5 miles what is the point of running at all? Well, needless to say I came to realize even a one mile run is better than nothing. Here is my point. Things happen... life happens. God isn't up on a status quo... an all or nothing, you have to beat your record of time you spent with me and if you don't spend the same amount of time with me each day you're worthless kind of God. I think this sometimes. I think... Gosh... I am slipping because I haven't been in the word today like I was yesterday. Take every thought Captive! Where do you think those thoughts come from? If I don't have time to read the word for 30 min, but have time for 10... Read 10. I think it all comes down to desire. Your desires are what you have to be aware of. Is your desire him or something else? Yes, God gives us desires but our number one, one should be him! Yes I have spurts. When these things occur, I have to realize what is happening to cause these spurts or what is happening to cease these spurts. Do you really think God is going to punish you for not spending as much time in his word because you are serving others?

SO Long.