Today I didn’t feel like reading
my Bible. It sat in front of me as I stared blankly into space trying to find
the discipline, the inspiration, the motivation to open and read. As I was sitting there in a state of blah I
whispered, “Holy Spirit help me because I don’t have the energy to do this”. My
flesh had the upper hand and I knew it. Today of all days I needed the word to
come alive and feed me. When we stop reading our Bible it becomes easier to
neglect it. One day turns into four days which turns into two weeks and on it
goes. Our flesh gains power and our spirit man becomes weak.
As
I asked for the Holy Spirit to step in and help me with my state of blah, He almost
instantly flashes a picture of my dogs eating pattern and I know exactly what He’s
communicating. You see, my little dogs never eat on their own. They simply
stare at their food in a state of blah just like me. I have to spoon feed them,
get some food on their tongue to awaken their hunger and stir up their appetite.
After they get a little taste they quickly
devour their food on their own. The Holy Spirit flashed this picture to encourage
me to taste the word and see what happens.
Simply
open the Bible and read. Read with your bad attitude, read while huffing and
puffing, read while rolling your eyes and wishing you were doing something
else. Just read it! As you read your spirit will gain strength and your appetite
will awaken. Miraculously, within minutes you are already changing and you find
yourself saying, “Mmm this is good!” As you continue to read you find yourself
wanting more until you spirit man is satisfied.
