When we prepare home made, broiled chicken or barbecued ribs! The secret is to allot time for your food to marinate, allowing the ingredients to penetrate the part of the meat. While being broiled, the very smell of the kitchen makes ones appetite crave for it all the more.
Our Christian life needs marinating as well.
We are to meditate and devote time to read the bible and prayer. Soaking in God's word prepares you for the days challenges. In Joshua 1:8 it say, "Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful." Allow God's word to seep in your heart and mind. Work on it until it becomes part of you and your lifestyle.
Time is one factor that you need. You may start with small steps. Perhaps 10 minutes of prayer and reading of the bible, then 15 to 20 minutes up until you get to enjoy doing it. Making it part of your system, part your daily habit. Say, "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path." Psalms 119:105.
Being well 'marinated' in God's word helps you become grateful, enables you to understand God's ways, God's words and God's love. There is a certain peace that envelopes you. You discover so many things and one of which is God's purpose in your life, and the beautiful promises He has for you.
Here's the thing, when you do this, you feel confident that there is one who holds your future despite of what you hear or see. You no longer get easily side tracked, nor do you easily get conscious of what people will think or say about you, because you are well grounded in your faith.
Faith is developed and supported by the reading of the bible. Take this to heart. There is power in the living word of God.
Pursue God!
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