Seeking God

I am in a season where I am learning what it means to really seek God. I have so many books to help me discover gems in His Word, so many wonderful podcasts to listen to and so many wonderful studies to work through, but all have one thing in common - I need to sit down and actively do it if I want it to work! 

We are told that we will find God is we look for Him - and that's what I want more than anything else. I long for those times when I'm going through something, or when I've a decision to make, and the Spirit brings a verse to mind that fits perfectly. I want to memorise more verses, and read more of the Bible. I don't think I've ever read it through from cover to cover, so that is one of my challenges for this year. It was all written for a reason, and I don't want to miss out on any of it! 

But recently I have noticed that my time is taken up with meaningless things that don't even bring me joy. I probably need to Marie Kondo them out of my life!! Seriously though, I can find time to watch a couple of episodes of New Girl, or play a couple of levels of Bubble Shoot (what am I saying - I do like 20 levels at a time), but finding time to sit down to do a Bible study is a problem. 

And this is why I am actively seeking God, rather than letting my time go by and wasting it. I used to watch series on Netflix or Amazon Prime as I cooked. From now on I'll be using that time to either listen to a podcast or sing my heart out in worship. I used to end my days playing games on my phone until my eyes start to close (I've a problem with lying in bed awake but that's a different story!!), but now I fall asleep listening to a devotional on the Abide app. Going to sleep to the Word being read and people praying over you is a wonderful experience! 

So that's my plan. This week I start my Bible-in-a-year again (I did start in January but got a little distracted!) and I can't wait! What are you doing to seek Him?

Keep shining xxx