"If you are not as close to God as you used to be, who moved?" Unknown

Have you ever been at a place in your life where you knew you weren't where God wanted you to be? I am talking about in your everyday prayer life and your everyday Bible readings. Have you ever got to a point where you just didn't want to read or pray that day? Then before you know it that one day has turned into a week, or a month, or even years. I want to give you some encouraging words and tell you that every Christian, if they are honest, has been in that same boat. I want us to really look at this quote this morning. "If you are not as close to God as you used to be, who moved?"

John 1:1-5 says this: "In the beginning there was the Word. The Word was with God and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. All things were made by him, and nothing was made without him. In him there was life, and that life was the light of all people. The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overpowered the Light."

This verse says it all. It doesn't matter if your walk is exactly where it needs to be or if you are struggling right now. After reading this verse it should get your life back in perspective. You see God never leaves us, we chose to leave Him. "All things were made by him, and nothing was made without him." Your life has meaning and purpose!! God doesn't create things that He cant, or wont use. It says "nothing was made without Him" and that includes you. It doesn't matter what is going on in your life right now, no matter how much darkness or pain is there, my God is bigger than that!! "In him there was life, and that life was the light of all people. The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overpowered the Light." Jesus Christ is that light and no matter how dark you think your life is "the darkness has not overpowered the Light." Jesus Christ will be in the same spot He has always been whenever you decide to start walking the path He has designed for you again. He will always be right there by your side when you move back.

He cares for you and He cherishes you. Psalm 8:3-6 "When I observe Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You set in place, what is man that You remember him, the son of man that You look after him? You made him little less that God and crowned him with glory and honor. You made him lord over the works of Your hands." God has placed His overwhelming love on His children and He has placed us in the spot that He wants to use us. He made you is His own image so you are loved more than any other.

My prayer for you today is that you will strive for your prayer life and your walk with God to be the best that it has ever been. Psalm 104:34 says "May my meditation be pleasing to Him" and that is what we need to think about each time morning comes and that decision of whether or not to take a few minutes and sit with God comes. May all we do be pleasing to our God, who died to save our lives.

"God I thank you for your word. It is the most amazing and captivating words that we could ever read. Give us a burden in our hearts to strive for that life that would be pleasing to you. May we live a life that would be radical for you Lord. No matter what we are going through God may we always have the attitude that Ruth had." Ruth 1:16 "Where you go, I will go. Where you live, I will live. Your people will be my people, and your God will be my God. And where you die, I will die." "Let us all understand God that you are always the same and You never leave our side. God if we see in our life that something has changed with our walk with You, let us understand that we are the only ones that move from Your presence. Thank you for your love and mercy and grace. God to leave Your heavenly home to come to Your earth to live as we live and to die for the sins that we have committed. God thank you for Your unselfishness. I love you Lord and thank you for everything that You are doing in my life.

May this post encourage you a little in your times of struggle or when you think your walk isn't where it needs to be. I would love to hear back from you guys if you have any thoughts, comments, or questions. Thanks for reading and know that God is always there with you.