"Like newborn infants, desire the unadulterated spiritual milk, so that you may grow by it in (your) salvation"-1 Peter 2:2
A healthy baby has a healthy appetite. If you have truly been "born" of the Spirit of God, you will have a healthy appetite. The Bible says, "Like newborn infants, desire the unadulterated spiritual milk, so that you may grow by it in your salvation." So feed yourself daily without fail. The more you eat, the quicker you will grow, and the less bruising you will have. Speed up the process and save yourself some pain-vow to read God's Word everyday, without fail. Job said, "I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily food" (Job 23:12). Be like Job, and put your Bible before your belly. Say to yourself, "No Bible, no breakfast. No read, no feed." If you do that, God promises that you will be like a fruitful, strong, and healthy tree (Psalm 1).
Each day, find somewhere quiet and thoroughly soak your soul in the Word of God. There may be times when you read through its pages with great enthusiasm, and other times when it seems dry and even boring. But food profits your body whether you enjoy it or not. As a child, you no doubt ate desserts with great enthusiasm. Perhaps vegetables weren't so exciting. If you were a normal child, you probably had to be encouraged to eat them at first. Then, as you matured in life, you learned to discipline yourself to eat vegetables. This is because they nourish and strengthen you, even though they may not bring pleasure to your taste buds. The same is true with the Bible, even when you don't feel like, still soak your soul in the Word, the Word will still nourish and strengthen. Eventually the feelings will return and you will enjoy your time with God.
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