When You Don't Feel Like It

2 Timothy 3:16-17

All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.

When we are struggling in our faith, it is tempting to stop reading the Bible on a consistent basis. After all, we don't feel that we are getting anything out of it. But, a lesson most of us learned as children, and still learn as adults, is that sometimes we have to do things that we don't feel like doing.There are consequences if we don’t. If we don't do our homework and study for tests, we might fail a course. If we don't pay our taxes, the IRS will find us and make us pay. If we don't nurture a relationship, the relationship might die. There are also consequences for not reading the Bible regularly. We just don't see see them as readily as we see others.

When we are having dry times in our faith, it is crucial that we read the Bible every day. Otherwise, we drift farther from the Word and it drifts farther from our consciousness. Also, I can tell you from my own personal experience, that even when I thought I wasn't getting anything out of Bible reading, I was. The effects may not show up immediately, but every time we read a verse of Scripture, it is pushed a little deeper into our hearts and minds. Satan would be delighted if we stopped reading the Word when we don't feel like it. It fits right into his plan.

God wants us to delight in His word. We need to pray for Him to help us crave it. Reading the Word daily helps to keep our walk with the Lord fresh. In His word, we find His provision for salvation, healing, deliverance, abundance, prosperity, and growth in our Christian walk.

In summary, when we are having doubts we need to pray and study God's Word often. We need to associate with Christians who are strong in their faith and attend a strong faith based fellowship that imparts love, faith, and the Word of God into us.