We will never master Christianity. We will never run out of things to know about God, the world, people. We never have to be bored.
I've been silent in writing for a while, not on purpose... just out of busy-ness and an absence of thoughts to write about. It's funny because I'll randomly get a thought sometimes of "wow, I should write a blog post on this," and then when I sit down to write, I suddenly become apathetic or unwilling to make myself think. I have to consciously will away thoughts of unworthiness or inadequacy.
But that's not what I want to focus on in this post. Something the Lord has put on my heart lately is the fact that there is always something more to learn. There is always something to be doing or learning to fill my time with. I should never experience boredom in my walk with Christ.
First, I can never know enough about God. I think subconsciously if we've been walking with the Lord for a while, the idea that we know "enough" about Him starts to creep in. Just because we know God and who He is doesn't mean we've discovered every facet, every piece of His heart.
It's a pretty vain but very real issue that I've had to deal with. Surely in every season of life I've been in, I've experienced God to the fullest... but that couldn't be farther from the truth. The depth of God's character is inconceivable. I will never be able to wrap my mind around Him. I don't even want that ability, because what kind of God would I worship if He could be completely understood?
It's amazing to me that I will always have more to discover about God, even when it feels like I've experienced a majority of human emotion with Him. What a testimony to the vastness of His character.
But even though I will never know God to His full extent, that doesn't stop my pursuit of knowing more of Him. Even if I'm not going through something in my life emotionally that grows my understanding of His character, I can still pursue knowledge.
Practically what that looks like is reading my Bible, memorizing scripture, growing my knowledge of Christianity - its history and my personal beliefs. I don't ever have to sit around, bored, and waiting for the next lesson from God to hit me. I want to be persistent in growing my faith.
I also think the idea of never being bored is something that can translate into the areas of our lives that have nothing to do with faith.
Sometimes if I have free time when I have no assignments looming over me or formal obligations to fill, my natural instinct is to watch Netflix. And there's really nothing wrong with that, because obviously we all need time to rest and not have to think about anything.
But something the Lord has been putting on my heart lately is to be productive with the time He's given me. Not everyone is fortunate enough to have ample amounts of free time (which I really don't have ample amounts, but ya know).
There are so many things we can do to fill our time with! It can be simple activities like going for a walk or reading a book. Maybe learn a new language or journal or practice some type of skill you always wish you had. I like to watercolor paint, but it's something I have to practice and perfect.
Attempt hard things like exercise (preaching to myself here) or cooking. Research the presidential candidates' platforms and develop your own opinion based on facts. Have coffee and conversation with someone you don't know very well.
Use little spaces of time to chase after the dreams that fill your heart, whatever that looks like. It's little steps that create motivation toward the accomplishment of those dreams.
Let's be intentional with our time.
Let's be intentional with our pursuit of the Lord.
We should never stop growing in relationship with God. What is it that He is trying to teach you or reveal to you?
Ask and it will be given to you. Whatever we seek, we will find (Matthew 7:7).
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