How many times do you feel like there just aren't enough hours in the day to fit in quality time with God?
How often do you spend roughly about one minute saying a quick prayer, just before jetting out of the house?
How often do you subconsciously think - or sometimes even use the words - "God understands" - that you're busy, tired or too stressed to focus on Him.
This isn't a guilt trip - because I'm super guilty of all of this and more.
A preaching I heard last Sunday really challenged me to push myself and my faith MUCH further than I ever have.
I spent the entire day thinking about the amount of time I spend working, on Twitter/Snapchat, talking to my Significant Other, or unwinding with a little TV/series time.
The answer is: A lot.
I purposely, deliberately, actively created -and maintained - TIME for each of those things. So where in the heck did I get the idea that spending time with God would just magically work itself into my schedule?
Especially as quite an organised, detailed and time-conscious person, this idea was ludicrous.
The truth is, the reason I made time out -every single day - for things and people aside from God was this: He was just not as important to me.
That's it. Clear and simple.
It didn't matter how often I said 'you are my priority', how poetically I phrased it, or whether or not I cried in between my favourite worship songs; the facts remained the same: I only made time for the things that were important to me. And I wasn't making time for Him. So, do the math.
The (second) truth is, we can all make 1,000 (often legitimate) reasons why we can't find time to read God's Word, or spend more than 1.5 minutes praying - but they will never be good enough.
Because as busy as our lives are, we always find time to do what needs to be done. And many times, we see spending time with God as optional; an "if there are a few minutes to spare at the end of the day" type of thing.
We make God an option.
And no, He doesn't understand.
God is (incredibly, thankfully) merciful - guaranteed. But it must also be very frustrating to watch us all running around, making excuses; expecting so much from Him, but offering such little devotion in return.
Get this straight: God doesn't NEED your worship. His Word says He can raise stones to sing His praises if none of us ever uttered another word to Him again. But He loves communion - communing with you. His love language is Quality Time.
Don't be deceived; neither you nor I can fool God. He knows those who He is truly important to, and those who just say it.
Chasing after God, this crazy Christian race, this life of followership we've been called to live, is an active decision every. single. day.
It's what I now call (since last Sunday) 'Conscious Christianity'.
I'm done making excuses. I'm done letting my spiritual life suffer because I choose other things over God. I'm done being a weak, powerful, carnal Christian, because I spend more time choosing filters than memory verses.
Done, done, done.
So, every day this week, I deliberately created a time just for God and I - where I read the Bible, pray, sing or just think about Him. The same way I do for work, leisure and Bae time.
It won't fall into your laps. And He won't force His way into your life. You need to make the space for Him to come in.
Kunmi x
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