As I am sure we are all aware, it has been a tad cold this week. I don’t know about you, but I am extremely unproductive when I am cold. I huddle under heaps of blankets, hoping the kitchen floor will sweep itself and the dishes will end up in their proper places without my interference, or waiting for that paper to write itself. Unfortunately, that has yet to happen.
When my surroundings aren’t my idea of ideal circumstances, my productivity drops to an all-time low. However, when I’m the right temperature and everything is just so, I will voluntarily go on a cleaning spree that ends when either my feet are about to fall off or I can’t find anything left to clean.
I’ve found my spiritual life to be the same. If I’m “the right temperature”, or in the right mood, I follow God eagerly. I read my Bible, pray, worship, spend so much time with Him. Then I hit a cold spell and WHAM! I’m back to huddling under a blanket waiting for God to act instead of me seeking His face.
I don’t want my spiritual life to be that way. Cold, then hot, then back to cold. I want consistency. And that is something I have to work on. Yes, God can do great things and help me in my troublesome spots, but I also need to grow, and that takes both cultivation and discipline.
There isn’t somewhere particular I’m going with this, so I’ll end with these words: “But from there you will seek the Lord your God and you will find him, if you search after him with all your heart and with all your soul.” (Deuteronomy 6:29)
