Be consistent.

My friend Nick shared something with me recently, a revelation he sort of came to. It's such a simple yet profound truth:

"If we want a consistent walk with God, we have to be consistent."

It's so true. We often think that maintaining a close relationship with Jesus is difficult and complicated. But all it takes is consistency, a regular habit of spending time with Him. Each time we skip a day or forget to talk to Him or read His word, that puts us *that* much farther from Him. He is always there, always close, but we've got to do our part to recognize His presence and to stay close to Him ourselves. If we put off one day of personal devotion, then it makes it only easier to put off a second day and a third day, etc. Before we know it, we don't even remember what it felt like to be walking hand in hand with Him, and the *desire* to know Him is decreased so we don't even realize how far away we are from Him. It's a dangerous slippery slope and Satan wants us to slip and fall, but only God can keep us standing.