July 8, 2010
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I have been running around a lot the past few days and so I forgot to update this xanga yesterday. Ironic, considering what I wanted to put up for this week. The following is an excerpt from a Foundations Bible Study I made on prayer…
The busy husband and the neglected wife:For most people, college is a time when people focus a lot on finding the “right one.” A lot of people are constantly on the lookout for their next girlfriend or boyfriend. Some people even read a bunch of books on relationships like The Five Love Languages, trying to prepare themselves for getting married.
In many of the reading material, you will find stories about wives who were unloved, as their only time to really talk with their husband was just before they would go to bed. These wives also confess that their husband would usually be so sleepy that he would not remember most of their conversation by morning. He was too busy working, relaxing, and taking care of things to spend quality time his wife.
When you read these stories, you shake your head, thinking about how negligent these husbands were. You might even think, “My husband/wife will be the most important person. I will be so much more faithful. I will want to spend time with him/her more than anyone else.” What you invest your time in, is what is important to you. Right?
When you parallel this with God, you may find God asking you, “How important am I to you?” Here the God of the universe, who sent His Son to die for our sins, is asking us how much He means to us. For many people, God is as important as about 10 minutes a night and Sunday morning.
If this is true, then something needs to change. Many people struggle with reading the Bible, finding it difficult or a waste of time. Prayer is a place to commune with God, but many people do not know how to have an effective prayer life, so theirs is weak. They have little fellowship with God.
So what do you do when you are in this position? You want to grow and you want to be disciplined, but you don’t know how to go about it? The first step is: pray. James 1:5 (ESV) – “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.” As we ask God to draw us closer to Him, we can expect Him to answer quickly. James 4:8 (ESV) is no joke – “Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.”
If you would like all 11 Foundations Bible studies, please e-mail me at beckerjm@gmail.com.
God bless!
