It feels like I am either talking to God all the time or not speaking to Him at all. At least that is just my personal experience in my faith walk at times. My approach to Christ is usually one of convenience rather than one of necessity. What I mean by that is my day is consumed by my own wants and desires, or the wants and desires of others, but little of it is genuinely devoted to God. Does this sound familiar to you?
As a Pastor, I have found that I often spend whole moments of the day without connecting with my heavenly Father in a truly relational way. I’ll spend hours in scripture, or in a theological book, or preparing a worship service, and God seems to turn into a resource to be utilised when necessary, as opposed to THE NECESSARY RESOURCE! Do you have the same issue? Do you find yourself trapped in a cycle of simply regarding God in passing glances, or behind glass that reads “break when in need of a miracle?”
Christ calls us to make time for him daily. Throughout the Gospels, it is written that Jesus took time to pray, to be in solitude, and to connect with His Heavenly Father. If this is the example that Christ has set, should we not attempt to follow it? Now, I’m under no illusion that these tasks can be implemented quickly or to perfection. We will always struggle to make enough time for God in our lives, which are often consumed by the noise of this world. But what if we took a simple step in the right direction?
