Last night, as I reading and doing some personal devotions, I noticed something. That is how easy it is for my words to be empty.
It came to me as I was saying a simple statement of “I believe in God.” I stopped for a second. Not because I questioned my faith, but because it felt empty coming out. To me something empty is essentially following the steps with words and sayings without any meaning behind them.
Now, of course, there is tons of meaning, for me, with a simple statement such as “I believe in God,” but we can all fall into the trap of just going through the steps. This could be in so many different areas of our faith, such as reading the Bible just to read it, but never really going deep into God’s words. It could reciting Appostle’s Creed without fully understanding the power of that statement. It could even be in our works if we work in ways not serving God.
Call it what you want, empty words, going through the motions, going on automatic faith, but it’s not something I want and, I’ll be honest, last night it caught me off guard to even think that my words were empty. I don’t want that. I desire my walk and faith to be a new excitement each day of my life. I want to grow closer with God and in how He plans on using me in the future. I want to be continuously molded and changed and I desire to see others continuously changed and molded, transformed to live a new life for God.
I pray that I never feel as though my words are empty and that I’m going through the motions again. I’m sure it will happen a few more times down the road, more than I care to admit, but nothing will separate us from the love of God and when those moments come, I have faith that He will be there to help us through those moments.
