The Lull

The lull. The snooze button. The "ugghh" sound you make when life seems to drag. Are you familiar with that feeling? That groan that slips out when you open the Bible sometimes because you know that you'd rather be watching a marathon of "Say Yes to the Dress."

Welcome to the club.

I call that "The Lull." I know that feeling too well, and I've been battling that groan lately. And of course it's always served with a side of guilt. You know what you ought to be doing, but you don't. Well, let me encourage you with this simple advice: just do it. Chew one morsel, or one verse, at a time and know that God is behind you. Pray honest prayers. As Mark Rutland says, "Sometimes you have to pray for the desire to desire to desire God." He sees you and knows that you battle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities. But, God will not force you to read your Bible. This is the test. This is part of what Paul preaches about in the new testament--endurance. We have to endure when things seem great, horrible, boring, tiresome, etc. We endure because at the end of this race, my friend, is Jesus, our most precious and greatest reward. One of the best promises from God is that the more we seek Him, the more we will find Him. And once you taste His presence, you crave it. That lull turns into excitement, expectancy, and anticipation. You will find him. Praise God his Word is true!