Things are happening around at my end. Kind of uncomfortable, weird, unnerving things. Bottom line, I am learning how to put more faith in God, and less faith on my familiar surroundings. It's never been my greatest virtue, faith that is. I mean, I can have faith in the Lord, but I tend to go through things, and not directly to God for my safety and peace. I've been reading about it a lot in this one Bible study that I'm taking, called Self-Confrontation, and it's really been challenging quite a few of my preconceptions; things that really need to be rethought.
By the way, I want to really highly recommend this Bible study! I like the way that the leader of my study group called it; the Bible is the source for God's truth and God's wisdom, and this study is the resource. It gives you the full information for the whole basics of the Christian faith, in depth and all Biblically based. The manual is so chock full of Bible references, that it can hardly get more than ten words without giving another reference or two! Well there are some variations--twenty words, and five references, or variations on these numbers--but basically anything it says is really Biblically based, and backed up by years of studying the Word. It is really cool and really challenging and really encouraging. It is more than worth the money to buy it, and it really is worth the time you give it. But, I will say that it will be a lot of time that you have to give it, unless you take it nice and slow, like I'm planning on doing currently. It's basically the first class in a college level seminary--really cool but really hard!
Here's a link to where you can get Self-Confrontation: http://www.bcfministries.org/matls-01sc.html
Anyway, it has brought up a lot of preconceptions in my thinking, a lot of things that I thought were ok and things that I thought really didn't need to be changed. A lot of this stuff I already know, but this study shows you the Bible verses, and lets the Word of God do the convicting--and boy does it convict me! It helps me to really dive deep into the Word and learn to trust the Lord and wait on the Holy Spirit's prompting. I am learning so much about the Holy Spirit through this Bible study, which is cool, because I think the Third of the Trinity is often overlooked and His power and ability in our lives is disregarded. He wants to do so many amazing things through us, and He is willing and able to be with you and guide you and comfort you and fight for you in any and every situation. He can work past our stubbornness, but He wants to work through our willing submission to Him. That is all glory to Him, because He could have just had us automatically working with Him, but He, of His grace, allowed us to seek Him.
He choose that we should choose Him.
I'm going to end this with Psalm 100--I love this chapter; short and totally sweet!
Shout for joy to Adonai, all the earth!
Serve Adonai with gladness.
Enter his presence with joyful songs.
Be aware that Adonai is God;
it is he who made us; and we are his,
his people, the flock in his pasture.
it is he who made us; and we are his,
his people, the flock in his pasture.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
enter his courtyards with praise;
give thanks to him, and bless his name.
For Adonai is good, his grace continues forever,
and his faithfulness lasts through all generations.
enter his courtyards with praise;
give thanks to him, and bless his name.
For Adonai is good, his grace continues forever,
and his faithfulness lasts through all generations.
Shalom
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