About 6 months ago my ministry coach challenged me about the regularity of my Bible reading and prayer. I confessed to him that the urgency of the to do list often meant I skipped over reading my Bible and praying in the mornings. He asked me what I thought the consequences of that would be and helped me realise how much it mattered.
If I’m not regularly being refreshed by the Word of God, depending on him in prayer and growing in intimacy and love for my Lord Jesus, then I will over time dry out and become hollow. My ministry will be hypocritical and ineffective and I’ll burn out because my motivation will be all muddled. This will have a huge impact on our Church and on the lives of hundreds of you. It matters a lot that I keep up these healthy spiritual disciplines. I’ve enjoyed being more consistent in reading my bible and praying and the confidence and joy in Jesus that has given me.
I want to ask you: how are you going at reading your Bible and praying regularly? Have you stopped to think about how much it really matters and what the consequences will be if you don’t do something about it? What will be the consequences on your children if you can’t be their healthy spiritual leader? What will be the consequences on your friends and family if you aren’t encouraging them towards life in Christ.
It really matters – so what are you going to do about it?
Yours in Christ,
Ben
