Getting Out of a Spiritual Rut [EP:114]

<p><strong>O God, you are my God;</strong></p> <p><strong>     I earnestly search for you.</strong></p> <p><strong>My soul thirsts for you;</strong></p> <p><strong>     My whole body longs for you</strong></p> <p><strong>in this parched and weary land</strong></p> <p><strong>     where there is no water.</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Can you relate to these words written by David in Psalm 63?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Do you feel like you are searching for God? Maybe you can feel the dryness of your soul and you know it is impacting your life and leadership. Maybe you are worn out. The journey has depleted you, it’s made you tired and even though you search for God you can’t seem to connect with Him. He feels distant and you feel lost.</span></p> <p> </p> <p>We all go through times when we feel less connected to God and there can be a variety of reasons for it. Maybe you feel stuck as you seek to grow in intimacy with God. Nothing you’re doing right now makes you feel like you are growing closer to Him. Maybe you are not able to hear Him because you are distracted or not stopping to listen. Or maybe you have hit what Pete Scazzero calls, "the wall" and you are in a deeper place of distress because of God’s silence and perceived absence. All of these things are a normal part of life with God and the good news is that when we find ourselves in these places, it is because God loves us and wants us to be even more intimately connected and dependent on Him. </p> <p><br /> <br /></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today we are going to talk about being in a spiritual rut and I will share some tips that may help you. The reason why this is so important is that the state of our soul directly impacts our life and ministry. The condition of our soul affects every part of our life...all of it. And if we don’t attend to our inner life with God and try different ways to connect with God when we are feeling thirsty for Him, we could be setting ourselves up for depletion and bu