This blog is about today's devotion in the book Hearing from God Each Morning by Joyce Meyer.
Today's devotion was about spending time seeking God instead of using all of your spiritual energy trying to please God through religious works. This doesn't mean we shouldn't do religious works, but sometimes we do a bunch of things and get worn out because we're doing it out of obligation, not out of love.
We need to listen to God and hear His voice to know what he wants from us. If we're spending all of our time working "for God" but aren't taking the time to listen to Him, who are we really doing those works for? Most of the time we try to replace the relationship with God with all the good things we are doing for Him. It would be like a friend doing a bunch of things for you, but not spending the time to talk to you and do the other things friends do. It just doesn't work. God doesn't want us as His slaves. He wants us as His friends and children.
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When I was working at a Christian treatment facility, the director once told me, "Daniel, you have a nice looking car, but you're running on empty." He wasn't referring to a vehicle--he was talking about how I was burning myself out. Although it is not mandatory, it is helpful to add some fuel treatment to a gas tank every so often; all the same, it is necessary that we take the time to spend quality time with the Lord. As you mentioned, if we aren't careful, we will drain ourselves spiritually through all the different ways we are being "helpful." I totally agree with you: activity does not = spirituality. Beautiful insights.
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