Even in Small Doses, God’s word is POWERFUL!

Over the years there have been many Bible studies that I have sought to be a part of and many great books that I have purchased to read. I began each study and each book with a desire and a determination to finish each one having one  goal in mind- to grow closer to God by knowing more about Him. I have been able to complete some of these, while there have been others that I laid to the side incomplete and never picked up again.
There have times in my life when the season I was in prevented me from achieving what I longed for. The inability to complete the Bible study I had attempted or the book that was left unfinished was not due to the lack of its quality or a sudden drop in my desire to grow in my relationship with God, but rather life’s circumstances began mounting up, making it difficult to near impossible.  Maybe you can relate?
During those times when I felt very limited in my study time, I  began to battle guilt. I was still seeking God and I was still reading verses in small doses, just not in amounts that I thought was acceptable. The small amounts of God’s word that I was taking in didn’t seem to be enough. When I began to give in to the guilt I was feeling, I  realized that I was missing God’s grace. In fact, during these times of “shortage,” there was in increased grace that was applied to me when I was unable to offer up more.

My time with God that labeled as “small” and “not enough”, were still doses of the living and active word of God that were being taking in, and as a result from these small encounters, I began to experience God multiply my understanding of His truths in my heart and mind, helping me realize that these small amounts were a great treasure.
Sometimes the doses of God’s word we are able to take in are larger than others, but the main thing is that a dosage is still being taken in. The small doses still provided me with great encouragement and timely healing that I needed. I offered all that I could, and in return, God faithfully multiplied it, and continued to draw me closer to Him.
In fact, in a season when I could only take in small doses of God’s word, He began to unfold the vision for Highlighting Hope as He faithfully revealed messages of hope. Although these messages of hope have always been present in scripture, and I didn’t discover something new,  God revealed them to me in a time when I felt very limited. God opened my eyes to see in His word what I had not seen before, making it very new and exciting.
If you find yourself in a season where all you can take in right now is a small dosage of God’s word, I pray that Highlighting Hope would be a  source of encouragement that would ultimately lead you to HIS word. Even in small doses, God’s word is still alive, active, and powerful in the lives of those who take it in!