The longer I wait to water my bamboo plant, the more likely it is to die. And once it dies, I am out of luck. (Get it? Lucky bamboo? Out of luck?) Anyways, once the plant dies, I can’t revive it. It’s gone.
Without water, the bamboo shoots shrivel up, the leaves turn yellow, and the plant begins to grow weak.
Even though I just watered my bamboo (probably for the first time in six weeks), it is not instantly going to appear healthy again.
When we, as humans, put something off for awhile, picking it back up is not the easiest thing.
For me, if I stop running for awhile, it makes it so much harder to start adding that back into my life.
When we, as believers, stop reading the Bible on a daily basis, it is harder to pick the Bible back up and start where we left off.
Reading the Bible will not immediately make us feel better. Sometimes it does. But we cannot expect our outlook and perspective to instantly change when we begin looking to the Word after a long break. It takes time for our hearts to change.
I graduate in about six weeks, and my schedule is crazy! As I’ve said before, I procrastinate like no other. Now, having a schedule to stick to in order to be able to finish all my textbooks before I graduate, I see how much has to be done.
But that is no excuse when it comes to spending time in the Word. The days and weeks vary. But I know that I am not spending time in the Word or in prayer as I should. God has so much to teach me, but if my Bible sits by my bed and I don’t open it, I am not going to hear what God has to say.
So for the rest of this school year, even though I’m busy, I have to make an extra effort to spend time in the Word. I don’t want to put it off until later or I will just end up like my poor little bamboo plant.
So don’t wait until you are shriveling and deprived of the Word. Don’t procrastinate on building your relationship with the Lord.
A Waiting Soul 