![]() Maybe the worries of life or the desires for other things moved in when you weren’t looking, or maybe you outgrew the love you had ( Mark 4:19). And your excitement to get into the Bible lessened. You started feeling distance between you and God. If God cared, you wouldn’t be going through hard times. Lies like: God doesn’t really care about you. You started listening to the lies the enemy whispered. Maybe one disappointment led to another and you started feeling a little less special to God. ![]() After all, hadn’t you been close to the Lord? It wasn’t that long ago and you knew you had access to God’s throne room ( Hebrews 4:16). Or somehow you felt less prepared to face them. And the things that had been on the top of your list moved down a little. You wanted to trust God, so you surrendered everything to him. In those days, when trials came, you would search the Bible for verses to help you through. There was an urgency, a purpose in sharing. You didn’t worry about what someone might think of you, you worried about whether they knew Jesus or not. ![]() You shared the Gospel with others, hoping for opportunities. Remember when you first heard about the Lord? You could not read the Bible enough, and you could hardly wait to get together with other Christians to share the latest thing you learned about God. And he (Jesus) answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself. - Luke 10:27
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