I don’t have time to do my bible reading or
devotional reading…really? But you have time for TV and Facebook and a whole
host of other time-wasters I bet.
I don’t have time to pray. Ok…but I bet you
have time to text someone, read the paper and watch the news. You have time to
be on the phone…
I’m too busy to go to church each week. Uh huh…busy doing
what exactly? You can’t give God an hour or so of your time to worship and
listen to some biblical teaching? Be serious.
I don’t have time to help at
church. And the rest of us do? We that help are just as busy as everyone else
is.
If you don’t have time for God, it is because you
choose not to have time for Him. We
all make time for what is important to us. There really is not an acceptable
excuse for not spending time with God. If you are a believer, then you need to
be spending time with your Lord.
Think about this…
What if God was to
busy, He did not have time when…
- You are praying
- You called out to Him for salvation
- You are worshipping, and the Spirit never shows up
- You throw up a “hail mary” to heaven in deepest need
- You are first seeking Him out having heard good things
The list
could be endless here, but you get the idea. Just think about all the many times
you need God, including the times when you did not call out His name…but He was
there to protect you, maybe bring healing to you. What if God just decided that
He was simply to busy to listen to you?
When we don’t spend time with God, we
are saying to God; “God, you are not that important in my life. I don’t really
need You all that much”.
We can’t throw God a bone every now and again like
He is a dog and expect that to be ok.
The dog might like that, but God does
not. God wants interaction with us each day, not on occasion.
God wants our
attention, every day! Not just when we feel like fitting Him in, not when it
works into our schedule…every day. Don’t make excuses why you can’t spend time
with God, make time to spend with God…period.
If God saved you from the lake
of fire, and He did if you are saved, then He deserves to have your time. God
gave up His Son, so you could have the life you do…shouldn’t you give Him some
of your time?
Just as your parents love you, God loves you because you are
His child. He wants to talk with you, listen to you. Spend some time each day
praying, and reading His Word. Go to church regularly; help out at church with
something. Worship the Lord and give thanks, praise His name…after all, where
would you be without God?
God has invested much into you; He saved you from
an eternity in hell by giving up His own Son. He continues to be patient with
you even when you make mistakes. God wants you to succeed, not in the way the
world does, but in the way that Jesus taught us. The more we follow Christ and
His teachings, the better off we will be. Following the Lord is a blessing, as
we do so, we will be happier and more satisfied in our lives.
Invest your
time in God…the rewards are huge