Keeping Up and Knowing

It is so easy to get on fire for God and have an excitement and passion for Him. Especially after going to camp or going to a really good service at church. It's just as easy to lose that fire and go back to every day living. I experienced that a lot growing up when I would go to camp. It's easy to get out of the house, go off into the wilderness for a few days, and being able to connect with God because all the stress and business of normal life was put aside for a while.

But then, things would begin to die down and go back to normal once I was home. Back to doing things on my own and living the life my way. 

I even experienced this at college. Going to prayer and chapel once a week and feeling all hyped up on God, and then the rest of week, going back to cruise control. 

Since I've been home, I've been working really hard at keeping up that fire and working on my relationship with God. I found out that the days I don't read the Bible or read a chapter or two out of my devotional, are the days that don't work out so well and I get this feeling of helplessness. 

Just simply reading the Bible makes that feeling of helplessness and hopelessness goes away. Even if it's just reading chapters suggested from the Life Journal plan on my YouVersion Bible app. And even if what I'm reading isn't something super amazing and answers all my life questions. It makes me feel so much better. 

I don't know a whole lot about the Bible. I've grown up going to Sunday School from ages 3-17. I know all the Sunday School and watered down versions of a the most popular stories. So I know about a lot of stories, but I don't really know them. 

After spending a semester at a Christian college, I realized that I really didn't know what people were talking about. There is more to the Bible then Noah and the Ark or Esther. There are so many incredible accounts that we can still learn from today. 

It is very important to be knowledgeable about the Bible. It's not enough just to know about the accounts. It is important to really understand it and know about the Word and all the incredible things it has. 

Keeping up with reading every day is something I try to do every day. Even if it doesn't help an immediate situation. Even if it doesn't make a whole lot of sense. There's just something about simply reading the Word and learning about it is so amazing and wonderful.

2 Timothy 3:16-17

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.

Psalm 119:105

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path