“If you’re getting bored, it’s your own fault.”
There’s so much depth to our Heavenly Father and there’s never a limit to the knowledge you can receive from Him.
Throughout my life, I have struggled with not getting bored in my relationship with Christ. I would have moments when I was really into the Bible and then times when it was just dragging and I chose not to read it often. This week, I was brought aware of the boredom I was experiencing in reading the Bible and getting closer to God during this month.
The thing is, I long to grow closer in my relationship with God. I realize the effect that it has on me when I don’t read the Bible, but I allow the world get ahold of my daily choices regarding my relationship with God sometimes.
This week, I recognized boredom beginning while I was reading Judges. Last night, I asked God to give me clarity while reading it and help me not get bored. AND, He did. Today, I finished Judges and read about Samson and I wasn’t bored by it. It was actually really interesting.
“If you’re getting bored, it’s your own fault.”
Am I going to care enough to take to God any bouts of boredom or am I just going to read through it and let it go in one ear and out the other? This is what I have to continue to ask myself. God can and will reveal Himself in anything, we just need to be looking and willing to keep seeking even if we don’t understand at first.
This situation reminded me of my 4th grade school year. I really wanted to give up, however, because finishing 4th grade affected my education, I pushed through. I sat at the kitchen table with my mom and worked on my math assignments through tears. My teacher wanted to challenge me because he believed in me, so he challenged me in math. Those 9 months of school were hard, however, because of those 9 months, I was in all advanced math classes from there on.
My life and future depends on my pursuit of God. Am I going to push myself to further my relationship with God or am I going to let myself go in and out of boredom over it? If only we as Christians all had the mindset that I did in 4th grade. We all need to realize the weight of our relationship with God. Our life does depend on it.
So, are we willing to sit at the kitchen table in tears for seasons at a time while He comforts us if it means we grow closer to our Father? Are we willing to spend hours trying to understand a passage in scripture or sacrifice things and time to get closer to our Father?
It’s a wild ride with God. He wants you to thrive. But if it was all handed to you as an easy route, you would think you didn’t need Him. He is smart and has such reckless love for you. Just walk with Him and never let your relationship with your Father get boring. And if it does, get on your knees and weep for God to reveal to you more about His character and His goodness.
