Monday's Encouragement: Jesus Shouldn't Just be a "To-Do"

For about a month, I was feeling like something was missing. After a while, I realized that I was putting Jesus on the back burner. It's not that I didn't love the Lord, it was just that I felt like I had better things to do. I opened my Bible on Sundays, didn't I? 

Here's the thing: Jesus should be a part of every second, not just someone we talk to on Sundays, and there isn't anything better than Jesus.

So, God should be a #1 priority, but how do we do this? I thought that spending time with Jesus meant that I had to be a biblical scholar who sat for hours studying the Bible, and that would be amazing, spending hours in His Word. But sometimes, that isn't possible, and can seem a little daunting. Recently, I have come to realize that I can take ten minutes and still spend time in the presence of God.

Whether it is at night, or in the morning, or smack in the middle of the day, make a goal for yourself to read some of the Bible. I am trying to read at least a chapter every night and read out of a devotional. Afterward, take a few more minutes to listen to what God is saying. He is always talking to us and revealing new things. Start with ten minutes. Then maybe go to fifteen. It doesn't have to be long, you just have to do it.

Matthew 7:7 says, "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you". God wants to walk with us, and he will always be waiting, we just have to open the door and make him a priority.

When you start spending time in the Word, it becomes more and more prominent in your heart, you just have to start.

-Aviya ❤️