First and foremost, I am a Christian. However, I feel I am not a very good Christian. I don't read my Bible like I should, I don't have a quiet time everyday like I should, I am horrible at scripture memorization. I do pray, but more often than not, I typically fall asleep before I finish. Periodically, I try REALLY hard to do better at the above things. I'll read my Bible, memorize a verse or two, etc. And then....Satan attacks me. He finds ways to make me irritable, he steals my joy, old "issues" creep back up...you get the idea. I have talked to my hubby about this and he said the same thing happens to him and that the best way around it is continue what I am doing because if I give up, I am giving Satan exactly what he wants - a Christian by name only.
Anyway, I was just curious if anyone else experienced this.
Monday, July 14, 2008
Does this happen to anyone else???
Posted by Jessica at 10:50 PM
Labels: Christianity
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Hi Jessica. I found your blog through Heart Cries. I am a fellow adoptive mom of 2 and I've been following Rebekah's journey.
and Yes! I feel this way often! Too many times! I am really striving to live it out in my life to the fullest...not just in name!
Blessings!
Yep. So easy to quit. I'm with you... fighting the fight!
Jessica,
I think you visited my blog today and when I clicked over, I see you were also a Buckner family! hang in there - we definitely all have days(months, years) that we struggle with our faith. Especially with young children - out time is not our own!
1) yup. Have plenty of these days
2) I have found the best way to combat this is to pray all day. in 1 Thessalonians 5:1 Paul says to pray without ceasing. That means, all day! About every little thing!
It is so hard to find time/energy to have a really good quiet time etc. But you can still talk to God, all day long, and he will answer back all day long.
I remember I was at a retreat once and the woman speaking said she will be in the grocery store and say, "Oh look, God, a new cereal." I thought, wha? But now I do that. It's awesome.
I have a blog post on this I have been writing forever...need to finish it!!
It's easy to feel defeated when we fail to do daily devotions or pray when we should. I'm TERRIBLE at the quiet time thing, and I'm a worship leader at my church!
I think it's about going about your day in a spirit of prayer. I'm not saying bag the devotion time, but it's not about a regiment as much as it is about daily yielding to His will.
Hi Jessica! Just letting you I feel that way ALL THE TIME! Kind of glad I'm not the only one :)
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