For reals I love how every time I've spent time in the Word, all that I am reading has lined up. With my bible study with girls at work, we are reading Ephesians 4:22-5:21 which purdy much sums up how a Christian is supposed to act. Then, in my Paul study, the author is talking about living by the law through love for the author of the law. As she was talking about Paul and his transition to becoming a legalistic Pharisee, I was realizing how deeply I am falling in love with God. I find myself gripping at every sentence I read in His word and am so overjoyed when I learn his teachings. As I was reading about God's mercy for us my heart was filled with gladness and I got the same butterflies I do when I have crush on someone. I really like having a crush on God. He just makes me so joyful and excited to learn. I just want to have this same passion every time I read His words. I never again want to get caught up in the religion of reading His word because I am supposed to. While reading Ephesians I couldnt' help but get excited about following the guidelines to living like a Christian instead of feeling like I have to. As Beth Moore put it in a prayer to God "Give us hearts of devotion, not heads full of religion." God is giving me a heart of devotion, maybe for the first time in my life; and I am so captivated by this new love I have for Him.
Walk as children of the light (for the fruit of the spirit is in all goodness, righteousness and truth), finding out what is acceptable to the Lord. Ephesians 5:8-10
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