Dry Devotions

Devotions have been dry of late.

There are typically two things that I do when this happens. The first thing that I do is examine. I ask why questions - because to be honest, if I understood the vastness of the wonder of God, there would be nothing dull, dry or boring about devotions.

Isaiah 6 tells the story of when Isaiah saw God: "I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne... And I said: “Woe is me! For I am lost".

When people meet with God, the fall down, they cover their heads, they repent - but they do not yawn. So if my time is dry, then I need to look inside of me. Am I in sin? Am I getting caught up in the ways of this world and not cultivating my most important relationship?

The second thing that I do is to change things up. I may read some small devotional books that I typically don't read, I will add music, I may walk during my prayer time, I may change the room or the chair that I typically use. My goal is to add freshness and remove staleness.

But there is one thing that I need to do for sure. I my devotions are stale, then I have forgotten what Christ has accomplished on my behalf. I have forgotten a:

Love so amazing, so divine,
Demands my soul, my life, my all.