1.20.11
Proverbs 3:6. "In ALL your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths."
Consider the word All above. Does All mean, acknowledge God "in all big things" or, "in all things I think God would care about"? Or, does it mean, in ALL things... as in..everything..as in...the best driving route to work today or...help to efficiently locate the running shoes I've set out to purchase today..and..
For much of my life I've been guilty of using [some of the] bible as a compilation of wise sayings. Like a baby sucking its pacifier I find solace in the beauty of bible verses; gracefully written text captives me. The verses feel great in my ear. But the text of the Bible is so much more! True belief is so much more. True belief will penetrate the core and move you.
Bible text is not given to merely pacify our hearts ('ohh well that sounds nice') in a 'hopeless' world until we get to heaven. The bible is powerful. It is our manual for living - it IS hope in this world. It's words are authoritative: to be taken to heart, to change our hearts; to guide our life.
The next time we read familiar scripture ask ourselves, "am i really acting on what this text is telling me?" Am I really believing..
Love & Light,
Erin
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