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Do you ever get into Jesus moods? Do you ever find yourself praying to God when something bad happens or someone needs help? I am so so SO guilty of this. Being a college student, I spend a lot of time sitting on my bed. Many times I am doing work or something else but I also have times where I am bored out of my mind. Sometimes during those times I go to my desk and open my bible and journal, or I might open my devotional that I only read maybe 5 times a year. I should do more of these things in general but I don't and that's okay. Sometimes I sit there with my bible, doodling away while blasting Jesus Jams and I just have to sit back for a second and think, "Wow, Jesus." "I get to love him and worship him every single second of my life." On this certain day, I doodled in my journal for a solid hour. Do you ever get in Jesus moods? Because I was completely immersed in one. I hate to call them moods because Jesus is so much more than a mood. In the chaos of life, I just sometimes think about him and how great he is and how he motivates me so much to get into his word and just sit there and talk with him. I love spending time with him because it is a feeling where there is literally no one else but me and him. That's the problem though. It's a "time." So many of us sit down with Jesus and God and have our quiet time with them and then we get up and go on with our day. It's like we pressed a "pause" button on God until we have the time to go back to our quiet time and then suddenly press"play" again. God is something I should NEVER press pause on.
I then pulled out this book that I bought impulsively on Amazon. In my book, she talks about God being a seasonal thing. Have you ever seen Jesus as an accessory in your life? Like Jesus the nice scarf, Jesus the designer handbag, Jesus the pair of sunglasses? I am so guilty of this. This comes back around to, How many times do we only pray to God in times of need? I'm stressed about school or work so let me pray to God. My friends family member just passed away so let me pray to God. I am struggling in my life and need to be put back on the right path so let me pray to God. Everything has gone wrong this week and I just need something good to happen so let me pray to God. This is something that so many people are guilty of. I'm not saying to stop praying to him during times of need because that is why he is there. To help us through our struggles every single day. I'm saying don't let this be the ONLY time you pray to him. Like I have said multiple times, I am SOOO guilty of this but I don't realize it. I was praying to God so I thought I was doing the right thing. Being a "good" Christian. I didn't even realize that I was only praying to him when I "needed" him or my life wasn't going to MY plan. I used Jesus and God as a seasonal thing. I was flaunting that nice handbag and pair of sunglasses around like it was nothing. I was making sure people knew I was praying and went to him for everything just so people could see how "good" of a Christian I was being. I was taking advantage of God and Jesus and being selfish about it. Just like when I get in my "Jesus Moods." Why do I pour myself into him when I get in the mood to? The cool thing about God and Jesus is they are always there. Even when life becomes crazy and you might not have time to do your quiet time, God is still there. It's not like he comes and goes whenever you're ready to talk to him. Even if you haven't talked to him in a while or you've been struggling to talk to him or you don't want to talk to him, he is still there. Always. He is always by my side walking with me through everything in my life. When I walk to class, he's there. When I'm sitting on my bed, he's there. When I'm driving in my car to Target, he's there. Isn't that so cool? He is ALWAYS there and it is so easy for us to forget that or easily take it for granted. Sometimes we need to step back and look at God as not only our father but our best friend. Don't call him whenever it fits best into your life or whenever you feel like you need the help. He is not a seasonal thing. Far from it. He is something so much bigger that I am so grateful to have and be able to love in my life. So I challenge you to just talk to him more. I'm not asking you put aside an hour every single day to grab a cup of coffee and sit out on the porch to have some quiet time with him. I'm just asking for you to talk to him more. When you are getting ready in the morning, tell him about your day ahead. When you are brushing your teeth pray for that friend who is on your mind. As you hurry to get into your car so you won't be late to work, pause the music for a couple minutes so you can just talk to him, about anything. That's the neat thing, it can literally be about anything. There is not a rule book that says we have to only go to God during times of struggles or times of excitement. If I wanted to, I could talk to God about how I might switch up my order at Starbucks. He is always there and always has time for us so don't be scared to talk to him. Don't think, "well he wouldn't care about this or this is pointless to talk about", because it's not, it never will be. So that is my challenge to every single one of you. Talk to him more, forget about him being the nice, pretty scarf. Let him become your heart. Something that you need every single day.
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