Serving at a Snail's Pace

St. Teresa of Avila asks the following question: “Why do we serve God at a snail’s pace?”

Why is it that we want to just get by in our relationship with God doing as little as possible? We will only pray “just enough” or fast as little as necessary. We will go to church when we feel like it. We are treating our relationship with God like it is only worth about $2.50 instead of what it is really worth – a trillion, trillion dollars and more.

God wants us to give ourselves wholly to Him. This creates a starved hunger for God and His Kingdom. Jesus told his disciples: "My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work.” NIV He had discovered the fulfilling nourishment that comes from passionately following His Father.

Why are we so unwilling to invest ourselves completely to the Kingdom of God? Why do we only seek to do the minimum? Are we spiritually lazy? Are we losing out battle against the world, the flesh and the devil?

Satan will do all that he can to weaken us and reduce our spiritual hunger. He creates interruptions, false needs and endless distractions to try and defeat us.

Our Father honors his children when they resist Satan’s tactics and willingly sacrifice time, energy, effort and themselves to journey the road less traveled. It is on this road we uncover the valuable treasure of a deepening bond with God.