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Food for Thought

Food for thought. Who came up with that? What does it mean anyway? Well, it sounded good for this random thought I wanted to post, so we're going with it: Food for Thought.
I just finished reading a post on my best friend's blog about a book she's reading, "The Power of a Praying Life". Stormie Omartian has several of these books based on different topics. I have "The Power of a Praying Parent" and from what I've read, it's going to be life-changing for my family when I finish and start implementing what I learn. My friend, Morgan posted about the 1st chapter, and listed some of the names we know God as. There was a Scripture reference for each name, and I decided to go through and read them all. It was so encouraging for me. She did a fabulous job in writing her thoughts on what she has read so far. And, it got me thinking. 


Back when Scott and I were dating long distance (him in Australia and me in Georgia) I was struggling spiritually with some things. I went to Scott for some advice, and the first thing he asked me was "Well, how's your relationship with God?" If any of you have been confronted with this question, and deep down you know your walk with God is struggling, you know how you feel. You make excuses, or overcompensate by listing all the "spiritual things" you're doing. The truth was, at that time I was in a dry season in my faith. I hadn't been reading the Word or getting my quiet time in with God. I hung up the phone with Scott, walked into my bedroom, and fell to the floor, face down, in desperation for God's touch. I wept because I knew my worldly troubles were closely related to my lack of appetite for God. God gave me these words, and they've stayed close to my heart ever since. He said, "I don't want a long distance relationship with you any more than you want one with Scott" (we were on the tail-end of our almost 2 years of dating long distance and we were more than a little eager to finally be together in the same city).


God doesn't want a long distance relationship with us any more than we want a long distance relationship with anyone we love. Morgan's post from the "Praying Life" study she's doing reminded of those words God spoke to me 3 years ago, and I thought maybe it would be helpful to share them here. Draw close to God. Lean on him. Make time for him. Don't just try to "find time" for him. He wants to be close to us. His desire is to be known.


Thanks, Morgan, for the inspiration for this post!

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  1. MorganGAugust 18, 2011 at 12:36 PM

    Oh yay, love your post so glad the Lord could use me as an inspiration for you. Love you!

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