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Dion Todd April 12, 2015 -
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For You will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; You will not be pleased with a burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. Psalms 51:1617 ESV
When I first came to the Lord, I was so ecstatic that I wanted to make up for everything that I had ever done wrong in the past. I enrolled in Bible college and like many others there, I developed a very legalistic view. I fasted for weeks, gave all that I had, tried to memorize the Bible, prayed all day, and listened to the Bible all night. I wanted to earn my salvation and prove that my dedication to the Lord was strong. It soon became a repetition competition.In record time, my attitude turned all of my friends into enemies.
I knew a lot about Jesus, I just did not know Him.I talked a lot about Jesus, but I never talked to Him. I sang a lot about Jesus, but I did not sing to Him. Jesus said that there would be those who called Him, "Lord, Lord", and He would say, I never knew you. That was me.
The Lord eventually broke me down to nothing, and I finally dropped my church face and started to just involve God in my everyday life. I learned to just be myself, relax, and include Him in whatever decision I had to make. Only then did a relationship begin to develop and that became life changing.
Attending church, fasting, praying, giving, reading the Bible, singing, is all good in moderation but do not neglect Him while doing it. Believe me, you can because I have done it. I encourage you to make Jesus a part of your normal life each day. Be a real person, serving God the best you can. When you stumble, repent and get back up. We do not get points for repetition and this walk is not a competition.