There are so many reasons why we fall away from Jesus these days: ignorance, laziness, distractions, foolishness, stubbornness or even being hurt by others, unfortunately even by those inside the church. If you have fallen away from Him, my prayer is that you will find Him again. He is waiting for you with open arms.
HE loves you. Let me tell you again, He LOVES you! One more time, He loves YOU! He does. His Word says that He does, and His Word is so very true. I have been delving more into the Bible this year so far and it has been amazing. The way that my day all connects together from what I am reading is amazing – there is wholeness to daily life. He is growing me in knowledge of Him and His truths and is filling me with His wisdom.
Do you read your Bible? Do you have a Bible? If so are you in it every day? Do you understand it? If not get a version that you do understand what it is saying. I would encourage you if you have a problem with understanding the meaning of a certain scripture pray about it. Pray that He will reveal its truth to you and what He is trying to teach you. Have a copy of The Message on hand – it is helpful in putting scripture into our everyday language.
Need a place to start? I would encourage you to begin in the New Testament. My husband and I have begun this year by reading the New Testament following a 90 day reading plan I picked up somewhere – it has been so good pouring His truths into our lives in a fresh new way. If you want to dive into Jesus, read the book of John and then go from there.
The bottom line: be in His word. As Christians we shouldn’t just claim it as our faith – we are to LIVE it. How are we to do that when we aren’t IN Him? We are in Him when we are hearing from Him – from His Word. We are in Him when we commune with Jesus in prayer. Talk to Him, He wants to hear from you. Listen to Him, He has something to say to you…. specifically to you – He loves you. Won’t you fall in love with Him again this year? He is waiting. What will you do?
