Whenever I feel far from God I have to ask myself "WHY?" I know the obvious answer...it's because I moved away. Something is in between us. It's usually something that I have let consume my time, caused me to worry & I let it stick around and I entertain it, etcetc.
I can look back some months ago or even to when I rededicated myself to Christ. How come I'm not nearly as on fire for Him as I once was. In my quiet time I asked the Lord this and this verse popped up in my head:
"Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent, and do the works you did at first"
Revelation 2:5
What are the works I did at first I thought? God made it clear that it had to do with me spending alot of time with Him. In my free time and if I had time when I could be undisturbed I would pray aloud and worship by praising Him aloud or just signing. With school and work, I often find myself praying but not nearly as much. And reading my Word but not nearly as much. And so I felt called to do just that. Repent, turn and repeat. I took the challenge.
I created a prayer list to help me stay focused but also asked for prayer requests so that I would not forget to pray for people. (go to the CONTACT ME section to email me yours!). I started with the Book of Hosea as I love that Book of the Bible and always reminds me of God's love (next post more on this). Even if I'm surrounded by people I can worship silently with my headphones on and just by meditating on Him.
I began reading a new book about satisfying our Thirst. It focuses on the 2 aspects of Worshipping:It goes over the Specific Act of Worship and the Lifestyle of Worship. This book recommended something called ABC Worship where you basically go through the Alphabet and praise God with something beginning with each letter. Sometimes it can be challenging but always keeps me focused on Him..
I love how God always meets me right where I am. He always has an answer for me and makes it so clear if I only ask Him and then stop to listen [i sometimes forget that part!]. What might make me feel closer to Him might be completely different from you. Isn't that the beautiful thing? We can uniquely relate to Him!!! What matters most to Him is that we return to our first loves and it is so easily done by thinking back to the beginning. Simply do whatever you did then.
What makes you feel closer to God when you are feeling far from Him?
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