"We need to be reflective Christians, not reactive ones.."
How true it is for us to only turn to God when we need help or when something goes wrong in our life and we need comfort, direction or assurance from God. At least it is true for me. As I think about the time I spent in the army during reservist, everything went well so there wasn't a consious effort to keep myself close and sensitive to God. I thank God for helping me realize that I have drifted away from Him over the past month simply because I was not consious to spend time reading His Word. How dangerous this is! Just 2 weeks away from ministry and the company of Christians can throw me off my balance. My pastor shared this simple example he heard from someone else. He said:
"Our Christian life is like a car located in a country with four seasons. During seasons of warmth, an occasional start up of the engine will keep the car in good condition. But during the colder season, there is a need to mantain the discipline of starting the car engine everyday, in order to not cause the engine to be frozen and have water seeping into the engine, finally causing the whole engine to fail when we do need to use it."
The discipline of studying the Bible must be maintained at all cost. Though it can be tough to do so in the "colder seasons" of my life, but the moment I choose to lax on this area, that is when my engine has the potential to fail me. I guess this short experience taught me what I will need to look out for if I am to going to be studying or working outside next time.
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