“So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law”.
– Galatians 5:16-18 NIV
I was on my way to work this morning and I was pondering over a verse of the bible that I had read during my bible study . I could remember the chapter and verse and I was surprised that I could, then I remembered that there was a time where I was struggling to remember bible verses. It was really a struggle.
I would see people quote verses in KJV version and spit out the word and ‘small’ me was wondering why I couldn’t no matter how I crammed it. The truth is I didn’t even understand KJV and my dad got me the NIV for better understanding which I’m still using it till date. I wonder why people don’t quote NIV😂
There was a time that if I needed to sleep I would pick up my bible 😂😂(please don’t judge me I know I’m not the only one on this table) and if I wanted to stay awake I would watch movies or read a novel.
The reverse is the case as seeing a movie is the fastest way for me to sleep now. 🤭
One day after an epiphany, I realized that my walk with God was personal and I would not compare myself anymore.
I may not be at that stage yet but I want the word of God to dwell richly in me and shine through my life. I don’t want to be the hearer or speaker of God’s word alone but most importantly the doer of God’s word. So I began studying the Bible on my own. I titled my devotional journal my humble walk with God and whatever I read in my morning devotion was what I wrote down with an outline I used (I wrote about it here ). I started slow and steady.
Over time, my experience with studying the word wasn’t just something I read on passing and forgot though consistency was still an issue because of life changes.
I’m now at a phase in my Bible study where I just enjoy studying my bible without an outlined daily devotion. It has become my favourite book.
I’m happy with this phase and it’s so humbling to read God’s word, hear him speak to me and navigate this world with Him by my side.
Comparison kills, don’t compare yourself to people, it’s good to admire good things and attain for growth and greatness in anything in life but evaluate the intention behind it and the way you want to achieve it.
It becomes unhealthy when you start putting unnecessary pressure on yourself and you’re just trying to be like someone else when your focus should be on God.
Slowly but surely you would get there. Do you know how those people got to where they are now? Know God for yourself.
Keep on serving God, pray to him for help and grace to always dwell in his presence and yearn to know more of Him everyday. He will help you and you will grow at the pace He wants.
Don’t put God on a deadline. Walk with Him, understand and learn at God’s feet. If you want to grow, then like the song says, read your Bible, pray everyday. Don’t forget to fellowship with people/church and listen to messages.
If you desire growth and don’t know how or you have no clue on how to study your bible and want to join me and have a session where we discuss what we’ve read let me know.
A group of people willing to study God’s word and grow will be lovely. 🤭
To end with, “As you yield freely and fully to the dynamic life and power of the Holy Spirit, you will abandon the cravings of your self-life. For your self-life craves the things that offend the Holy Spirit and hinder him from living free within you! And the Holy Spirit’s intense cravings hinder your old self-life from dominating you! So then, the two incompatible and conflicting forces within you are your self-life of the flesh and the new creation life of the Spirit. But when you are brought into the full freedom of the Spirit of grace, you will no longer be living under the domination of the law, but soaring above it!”
– Galatians 5:16-18 TPT
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Estée ✨ 💜
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