In His word I'll place my trust

"As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the Lord is flawless..." 2 Samuel 22:31

Reading is something that has never come natural to me. I have the ability to read well, but my mind is prone to wander to pretty outrageous places. So staying focused while reading is my problem. I can read through an entire page and then get to the end and realize I didn't remember a single thing from it. I enjoy reading now unlike earlier in my life, but it is still something that I struggle with.

The struggles are of course the same with the time I spend in God's Word. I've always had a difficult time motivating myself to daily get into the Bible, and when I do I still find my mind drifting off. It's frustrating but I can't let my "personality" be an excuse for a lack of quality time with God.

Recently there has been a shift in my attitude towards my devotions. I have yet to determine God's exact reasoning for it yet, but I'm excited to learn why. For some reason I feel pressed to make sure I am in the Word consistently right now. I think because of where I'm at in my life, I just really need to be entirely in tune with God's desires for me. I long to be a Godly man and a leader, more so than I ever have, and the Holy Spirit is reminding me it is through His words that I'll be taught. I've always had mentors who have spurred me on in this, but it is exciting to me because it is entirely from God this time.

I pray that this new found desire to want to hear from God through His word will not be fleeting and that I'll always find myself wanting to read and study. The past few days at work I've found myself just wanting to stop everything and read something, and that's exciting because that has never really been the case. I think God wants to take me to the next step in my relationship with Him, and I want to be ready for whatever that may entail.