I was cleaning up some old notes and came across the following and thought it was worth sharing.
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Do you have those days where you struggle to grasp God’s word?
Do you have those days where you just aren’t seeing clearly what God wants you to learn?
It is not like you are sick and dealing with suffering, or you are dealing with a job loss. No, it is just a day of not clearly seeing what God wants you to learn.A day that seems to have no lesson to be learned.
You try, you really do try. You dig in to His word to learn, nothing. You bow to pray, nothing. You raise your voice in worship, Nothing.
It is not that you don’t feel His presence, or know His name. You just have a hard time, seeing His way…
Well on those days, hold fast to your faith. Those are the days that the evil one loves. The days when you can not be sure….
Those are the days, when you push through the mundane. Those are the days(well everyday) we should trust God for who he is with more earnest. The devil wants us to have more and more of the days when we aren’t sure of the Hope, and uncertian God is there.
The days when it is hard to hear are the days God is preparing the soil of the heart for His word. Fertile soil is tilled and tuy rned over, and prepared with the nutrients, so it is ready to accept the seed.
Satan wants our heart any where but in the soil.
Path…I hear you and do no care.
Rock…I hear you but do not dare.
Weeds…I hear you but do not share.
Soil…I care to dare so I can share my Hope everywhere.
Path…Heart hardened unyeilding.
Rock…Heart eager not-rooted
Weeds…Heart Learning yet unwilling
Soil… Yielding of self eager to learn willing to spread Hope everywhere.
Matthew 13:18-23
Swanny
/ July 31, 2011Sounds like a lot of unneeded pressure.
From your notes its sounds like if you do not learn something from scripture everyday you are a failure. I really do not think it is a mandate that we learn something new every day.
I think we will have days that we are not “seeing clearly”
What does “seeing clearly” mean? That to me is jargon I just do not understand.
ckroboth
/ July 31, 2011Pressure? No. I have something to learn everyday,and I believe that learning more about God is how I move forward everyday.
Is it a mandate? no. Do I feel guilty when I don’t? No. On the days that I don’t, I trust God for who he is.
To stop learning is to stop growing. A friend of mine said that once
Peace Bro
Swanny
/ July 31, 2011I just know there are going to be days we will not learn anything and I think it is ok.
I think you say it is ok too.
Just the way i read your notes sounded like it was a pressure situation.
Thanks for clarifying.