Ask Kayla May 2008

Hi everyone! This is a column for you to ask some questions. You can email me at askayla@gmail.com if you have any questions about growing in God or having a relationship with God, I will try to answer all of them. I'll post the question and my thoughts here, then other girlz or their moms can chime in by leaving comments. Here is a question to get us started...



Dear Ask Kayla,

I feel like things are strained between me and God. I have had almost NO time to talk to him and that is making me feel bad. I used to feel I had a really strong relationship with him but now I don't. DO you have any ideas how I can get back in the swing of things with God?

~Feeling Strained



Dear FS,

I am so sorry to hear that you feel like things are strained between you and God. Its a kind of lonely feeling, isn't it? I have felt that way before too. I'm glad you want get back to hearing from God. Here is how I got back on track with God. I went to bed earlier than I usually do and got out my bible and prayer journal, then I stared looking for verses on relashonships with God and other things like that. Then I spent a few minutes praying and listening to God. Then I made a vow to read and pray everyday. At times it is hard but it is SO worth it. I have learned so much from reading my bible and I have a stronger relashonship with God now too. So, just try to take a few minutes everyday to pray and a few minutes to listen to God and then a few minutes to read His Word. I've found that I often get caught up in what I'm reading or what I'm telling God about and the amount of time dosn't really matter any more. But having a certain time in mind helped me get started. I chose to this in the evening, but if you're a morning person wake up a few minutes before you usally do and do the same. I hope that helps