Yeah , so there has been a lot of crazy things happening lately, a lot of spiritual things. God has really been exposing the enemies deception in my life this past week or so. I think it is because I have really been deep in God’s word for the past month, I am not sure if it is more spiritual attack then usual or that my blinders have been removed this week. It is crazy how when you keep in God’s word daily, how it completely changes the way you see everything.
I am usually a verse reader, you know when you are trying to make a point to someone, or encourage someone, or shoot, encourage yourself. We go to the back of the bible, look up a word that describes what we need in a scripture, and then just read that tinny little scripture and read only that, ok well that is me. It is nuts how much I missed doing that. Until last month, I just felt led to read it as a story, a lot of the prompting that God was putting on my heart came through PJ’s (pastor Jamie) style of teaching.
I have received so much wisdom and discernment as well in this past month, I don’t know, it is just really cool. Yeah , so I haven’t really been writing at all much, I have been focusing on LISTENING, listening to God , to His story, and the convictions that He has been putting on my heart through them. Good stuff, so that is it for now
~C
"Bear fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not presume to say to yourselves, ' we have Abraham as our father,' for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham. Even now the axe is being laid to the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire."
spacious_place
May 16th, 2007 at 9:01 pm
I think most people who call themselves Christians do the verse look up thing. I have been there too. The church I go to now practices expository teaching. I have never understood the Bible as one message as I do now. Of course it helps to have the Holy Spirit. That’s a relatively new experience for me.
Have you been to a Precept upon Precept class? That has really changed the way I study my Bible. If there’s one in your area I highly recommend it.
I’m so excited for your deeper discoveries. That is the good stuff.
zion7
May 17th, 2007 at 9:26 pm
Chanda! I’m excited for you! You’re doing what many of us as Christians fail to do..deeply study God’s word for what it really means. I’ve actually been doing the same thing lately. I got this book called, How To Read The Bible For All It’s Worth, by Gordon D. Fee and Douglas Stuart.
It has been a challenge to study it more thoroughly, but I want to know what I am putting my faith in and how to defend it and share it more acurately and powerfully with others. Our main purpose for being here is to know Him and to make Him known. I pray He will use us both more and more and we mature, heal and grow in His truth! Love to you and your sweet family! Miss you all!