Mmm this is good!

               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.