Craving God

I've noticed something. Actually, I noticed it quite some time ago but I've not had time to blog about it. God is like chocolate. There - that was profound. Yes, God is like chocolate. And exercise. And reading. And kitting. And lots of other things that, once you've had a little, you just crave more and more with a longing that cannot be satisfied. Maybe I just have an addictive personality but that's how life is for me - I'll have a little X and immediately want more and more. That's assuming my experience of X is positive, of course. So maybe it's the positive experiences I crave rather than X. It doesn't really matter. What matters is that, so long as I keep getting a little bit of God - praying, Bible reading, Church, Bible study - I'll keep wanting more and that will keep me firmly on the path. The danger is when I don't have a little bit of God (because I'm too busy, too sick, too guilty - whatever) and then the craving dies down. I need to keep feeding my hunger.

So, without more ado, I have an appointment with my Bible ...

The Lord's Table

I've decided not to continue with this. It just doesn't fit with where I am at the moment. I've written a 'DNF Review' here.

For my next trick, I will start Leslie Ludy's Authentic Beauty study which I received this morning.

Too Much!

Sometimes I take on too much. It starts innocently enough. I pick up one item and then, in a burst of enthusiasm, I pick up ten more. And then I get overwhelmed and don't even do the one original item. And it's happened again.

At the moment, I'm supposed to be studying:

* Inspiring Women Every Day - New Christians
* Inspiring Women Every Day - Regular
* Explore
* Sanctuary
* Small Changes
* The Lord's Table

I think that's all. But it's way too much and I am, in fact, doing none of it. No quiet time, no prayer, no worship, no Bible study, nothing. And it's because I've taken on far too much and am overwhelmed. I also don't actually have time to spend on all these studies. At fifteen minutes each, that little lot is an hour and a half! And, yes, it'd be good to spend an hour and a half with God every day but I think He would rather I plan and actually do fifteen minutes rather than plan an hour and a half and do nothing. So I must rationalise.

I know that I want to do The Lord's Table as a book study and I'd like to start it as soon as possible as I'm working on my health and fitness at the moment. And for a morning Quiet Time I like Inspiring Women Every Day. I think I'll finish the New Christians book I have and then use the regular one. I'll let the other things go - for now.