I have found that if I sit down to do a little quite time and my mind is too cluttered or frantic to grasp onto the words I'm reading, I probably need to read a bit more. Today, for instance, I'm trying to read 1 John 2:24-25. The verses themselves just flow over me like water, not taking hold and no understanding being presented. See, it's even hard to express how nothing is taking hold.
So I do when I don't grasp the verses I'm reading, I read the surrounding verses. A little context might shed enlightenment. But still no knowledge.
More time and prayer is all I can do. Hopefully God will calm my mind and share with me the truth He has for me to learn.
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bro, thanks for sharing. At the risk of sharing, do you journal first before reading? I find this settles my mind down alot. I don't get anything out of my bible reading if I don't prayer journal to God first.
yes, thanks for sharing. I feel that way sometimes too--both in reading the Bible and in listening to sermons. I don't know how to explain it, but I've gotten comfortable with the idea that sometimes the truths don't flow as freely from the Word into my mind. One thing I've come to realize is that something in me must be blocking the flow in these times of dryness. So, I will just give it up to God in prayer, ask for him to show me what/where the blockage is, and move on trusting Him to work it out.
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