What are you eating?

 What are you eating?

Matthew 4:1-4 (KJV) ¹  Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
²  And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.
³  And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
⁴  But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
I love my quiet time in the mornings, when I'm able to have it.  I heard these verses this morning while drinking my coffee and verse 4 got me to thinking.  I've talked to many christians about many different things, and the one thing that seems to be the same with everyone is that most Christians do not spend enough time in the Word.
  You have to think about this like any relationship.....When you met your spouse, or girlfrind/boyfriend....didn't you try and spend as much time with them as possible?  You made note of their likes, dislikes, favorite songs, colors, ect....  The same has to be true with God. God invented the relationship!  Therefore, it is a very easy to understand that He wants to have a Relationship with His children.  Ok that being said, let's look at the verses.
In verse 4 Jesus says "Man shall not live by bread alone".  Do you know what He meant.  Does he mean we need water also, instead of just bread?  Of course not, He is giving us very insight into the life of a truly saved Christian.  If you are saved, and not reading the word, there are many reasons that your life isn't fulfilled.  The one that is of importance today though is that you were designed for a relationship with God.  You grow in that relationship by prayer and reading His Word.  If you are not growing toward Him, then you are growing away from Him.  We are to "feed" on the word.  It can and does fullfil a spiritual need that we as christians have.  I promise that if you are not feeding on God's Word, then there will be other things in your life that you will attempt to fill that spiritual need with.  Anything other than the Word though, will bring on more judgement rather than peace.
My point is this.......As a Christian, it is not a chore to read the Word, it is an honor.  I'm unable to read it sometimes myself, but it is soo fulfilling when I do.  Remember, we want a relationship with Him.  Just saying a prayer isn't going to get you saved.  It is a decision you make to turn your life over to God.  You have to have felt truly sorry for your sinful life.  If you feel that you are not saved, and you are sorry for your sins, then turn from SELF to God's will for your life.  Tell God you are sorry for your sins.  Thank Him for Jesus.  Leave your old sinful life at the foot of the Cross becuase that is where all sin was taken care of.  Now go and tell people about your conversion.  You should want to tell others about what just happened to you.  People will listen to you, especially when they see a true change in your life.
God Bless! 
Book News.....The first quarter of this year has been good for "30 Days  of Conviction"  I am currently working with my publisher on getting it ffeatured at the Women Of Faith Conferences.  Keep me and my family lifted up in prayer.   Oh Yeah, I almost forgot....Buy a Book!  ;)