went to an awesome service this morning at st.james. the message was "overcoming spiritual apathy". and the point I will touch on here (there were many good ones) was what I took away regarding one's loosey goosey attitude toward something and then failing to get to know it at all.
I (for instance) hadn't really paid enough attention to the Bible beyond memorizing john 3:16...now that I've been reading of my own free will and searching things out, the references in sermons and passages are starting to fit into place and starting to really mean something.
but
when the speaker was talking about FIRE in his heart; I'm not sure I can relate to that ~
am I forcing myself to fall in love with God? not that that's a bad thing. but am I on a Bible diet in order to feel a certain way? not because I really love God or feel compelled to know more about the omnipotent being who created me??
speaking of such things: I tried to read the book of peter this evening in an effort to bring back around the passages from the sermon but got distracted and will go eat nachos instead. shoot. the devil must live in nachos.
Let's just talk about apathy....if one eats three meals a day 365 days of the year, that is over one thousand meals in the past year. How many meals do you remember? How many times did you sit down to eat with a burning desire to savor every morsel?
ReplyDeleteFeeding your soul is like feeding your body. Many times we feed our body without thinking about it or remembering it (is that apathy or habit?). But, the food still nourishes our body and sustains our life here on earth.
Likewise, reading the bible, singing hymns and having devotions with our family feeds our soul, even if we don't feel FIRE in our heart every time we do so.
Pastor Stafford's sermon today (I will email it to you) was a prime example of food for my soul - learning an addition bible passage and clearly understanding what God is saying to me. Even though I don't feel FIRE, I feel the yearning to taste that morsel again, savor the flavors on my tongue and share this heavenly dish with others.
Does my take on it help you?