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Be Inspired By Mike's Storyπππ
Mike:
Has spent the better part of two hours looking at his phone jumping from one Bible app to the other. Checking and cross-checking words. Hebrew, Greek, English. He's following a trail to see something that his heart is longing for.
He goes online. Reads a few articles. Opens his note app, jots down a few words.
Darling, are you still studying? Anita, asks, just barely conscious.
Knowing the obvious answer, she turns and faces the other side to continue her sleep.
It's almost 2:00 am. He got up at about 12:10 am and a word hit his spirit and this has kept him up till this moment.
Mike is not a pastor o! The way he studies his bible his friends always tells him you are supposed to be a pastor. He smiles and replies 'if only you guys will understand." And understanding is one thing they seem not to want to have as he has explained severally to them why he has this desire to fill his heart with the word of God.
Even if not all have taken to Mike's passion, one thing they all cannot deny is that his life is different.
His character, work ethic, and family life are to be emulated. Of course, he makes no claims to being perfect but finding it hard to fault him always makes them think he's perfect.
Mike tells them "my secret is the word of God". Since having discovered how the word of God has practically revolutionized his relationship with God, Mike has always looked for every opportunity to know Jesus more. He has discovered that the key to growing and sustaining intimacy with God is the word of God.
Mike has come from a place where he attended church faithfully, went to all the programmes as best as he could, and tried as much as he could to live a life that honoured God. In fact, many people actually considered him a worthy example of a believer.
Yet, Mike knew something was missing. He felt he was missing that intimacy with God that touched on the emotions in a way that compelled you to walk with God almost effortlessly. He desired to know God so much and closely as David described
"As the deer pants for the water brooks,
So pants my soul for You, O God.
My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.
When shall I come and appear before God?" Ps 42:1,2.
He wanted to come to a place where prayer was truly a delight and not a duty. He wanted to know God to that point where when He tells people about Jesus, people could sense the reality and nearness of Jesus and would desire that relationship.
He wanted them to so desire Jesus not out of a sense of fear but because they could sense His love seen in and through his life.
Thankfully He has begun to see some manifestation of that desire. He has begun to see that his love for God and the word of God is truly on the increase.
This is what has led to him being awake at such a time in the night, not because he has a speaking engagement or he has some deadline to meet. He has fallen in love with Jesus and His word, such that this kind of ardent seeking is now a norm.
Interestingly, this is to him is just the surface. He does not even consider himself to have experienced anything close to what He knows is available.
Nevertheless, He is enjoying this hunger and pursuit and Jesus is getting more real to him each passing day.
You too can enjoy fellowship with God in His word like Mike.
Begin today. Study the word.