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to tapes of sermons, but my mind wandered, and I often fell asleep in the middle of them. Because I didn’t have regular feeding in the Word of God the way I usually had, I began to lose ground in my life. It became harder to make decisions because I didn’t hear God’s voice as clearly as I used to. It was dif?cult to write because I couldn’t focus on what God wanted me to say. But most of all I felt empty inside. It wasn’t until I thought to actually pray about the problem itself that I experienced breakthrough in this area. I prayed, “Lord, I need to have Your Word come alive to me again. Make that happen, Father. Clear my mind and soul. Teach me new things. Help me to go deeper into Your Word than ever before.” About a week after I started praying that prayer, God answered it. The Bible became fresh and exciting again. I found new revelation. New understanding. I decided if God answered that simple prayer, then why shouldn’t we pray every time we read the Bible, “Lord, take me deeper into Your Word”? Our time in God’s Word is one of the most important aspects of our lives, and it should be covered in prayer.
Daily Bread for Our Souls
God’s Word is food for our souls. We can’t live without it. It is written that “man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God” (Matthew 4:4). If we are not continually fed with God’s Word, we will starve spiritually. In those months when I was in the hospital and recovering, I was amazed at how much of the Word I lost from my memory. I realize that all the medicine and anesthetic I had in me contributed a lot to that, but I was shocked that I couldn’t remember certain Scriptures I used to quote so easily. After all those years of reading the Bible, how could