Can I just say that I dont study my Bible to show off or to make anyone think I am a super Christian. Bahahahaha. That is sooooooo far from the truth. Let me let you in on a little secret. Ready? I am absolutely wretched. The worst of the worst. I have thoughts sometimes that I have to literally dig out of my mind...stab them with a butcher knife...and bury in my back yard. I have urges that I only control with a mental bear trap. Yes! I am a mess. On my best days. I am a mess. I started studying my Bible because if it were left up to me...Id be a Charles Manson Chucky Doll Night of the prom Carrie. I kept studying because it got good to me. I share what I learn because I want it to get good to you too. See I realized that...All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that [I] may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. (1 Tim 3:16-17) Even those that are hard to understand. Because I know that when Im ready...or when I need them...God will turn the light on. And I also know that....The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law. (Deu 29:29) So. When I get all in my head...which is a very dangerous place for me to be...I dig into God’s Word. It isnt to show off or to earn brownie points...its because...Though I constantly take my life in my hands, I will not forget [His] law....its because [God’s] Word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. (Ps 119: 109, 105) If my conversation seems to you to be all scripture all the time...its because I dont trust myself or this mouth of mine...so...I have hidden [God’s] word in my heart that I might not sin against [Him] and to be able to do that...I meditate on [His] precepts and consider [His] ways. (Ps 119: 15, 11) So. Trust me. When I post scripture...its not about proving anything to anybody...its because I am wretched...and have been known to be ratchet too. I study a lot because I hear voices...and if I dont make God’s voice the loudest...the other ones will win...and I cant let the devil take another thing from me without a fight!
Posted on: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 20:39:48 +0000