I will delight myself in Your commandments, which I love.
Psalm 119:47
Psalm 119:47
Not too long ago on the all sports network I watched the world champion hamburger eating contest. For those who care Joey Chestnut won by eating 102 hamburgers in six minutes. Consider these other amazing culinary conquests. Six pounds of baked beans in under two minutes, 1 ¾ pounds of butter in five minutes, 65 hard boiled eggs in six minutes, and my favorite 128 oz of mayonnaise in eight minutes. (Folks that is over four big jars of mayo.)
How is your spiritual appetite? Do you gorge yourself once a week at Sunday School and Church only to starve the other six days? I am not a dietitian, but I am quite sure eating four jars of mayonnaise, or 102 hamburgers can not be healthy. In the same way taking in spiritual nourishment once a week is not the path to spiritual health and vitality. Instead we need a steady diet of Bible study and prayer? Here are a few suggestions which can help make regular Bible study a reality in your life:
- Schedule time for Bible study. If you do not plan it, it will not happen.
- Eliminate distractions.
- Start small. Remember newborns do not dine on steak and potatoes. Your appetite for scripture will increase just like your appetite for food has grown over the years.
- Make Bible reading and Bible study a positive habit in your life. The good news is many experts estimate it only takes three weeks to develop any habit…good or bad.
- View personal Bible study as a privilege not a duty.
“Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.” Jesus
AJ
2 comments:
It is so hard to have a daily quiet time. When you have small children running around the house, it's difficult to carve out anytime for yourself. The best time is either before they wake up, or during nap time. It is so tempting to do housework when little ones nap, but the laundry can wait.
Amen! I have three little boys, and the words quiet & time are seldom spoken in the Jobe house. Sounds like you have a good plan though, and God will honor your time in His Word. Dustie does the same thing. When O.B. lays down she can spend a little time with the Lord.
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