Hear More, Say Less

Watchman Nee reminds us that merely learning more Scripture isn't growing it in Christ; being filled more and more with Jesus is growing more in Christ. Most of us who follow Christ need to listen more and talk less -- in our relationship with God and with man. God desires to speak to us, but we grab five minutes of 'quiet time' here and there, listen to Christian radio, catch a snippet of a sermon and actually think we've been with God. We're fooling ourselves. Our earthly relationships require real time. So does our heavenly one.

As we grow in Christ, we yearn, hunger, pant for, more time with Him. When you feel that hunger, satisfy it! Time will work itself out accordingly. He redeems time when we spend it first on Him.