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Welcome to My Jesus Book!
I am excited to be beginning this new project. One of my biggest struggles as a Christian has always been to find time to read my Bible on a daily basis and soak up the knowledge that has been provided for me by our God. I have experienced some success in public accountability in other pursuits and I felt that this would be an excellent opportunity for me to grow in my relationship with the Lord and perhaps help others to do the same.
Proverbs 1: 1-7
The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel for obtaining wisdom and discipline; for understanding words of insight; for acquiring a disciplined and prudent life, doing what is right and just and fair; for giving prudence to the simple, knowledge and discression to the young - let the wise listen and add to their learning, and the discerning get guidance - for understanding proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline. (NIV)
I find it no coincedence that when I first contemplated writing this blog, the first book that came to mind was Proverbs. It more fully cemented the idea in my head when I looked up Proverbs and these were the first verses. This summarizes completely the purpose and dedication of this blog. I am going to begin with the entire book of Proverbs, breaking it down into manageable chunks and extracting everything I can from the text. I hope that you will join me as often as possible to reflect on these scriptures and grow in your walk with the Lord.
Everything I seek is covered in this opening to Proverbs; understanding, insight, wisdom, knowledge, discression, guidance, and discipline. I can think nothing else but that God has answered my prayers for His leadership in my life and has provided me with exactly what I needed to find at the exact time I needed to find it. I must and shall PRAISE GOD for his wisdom and patience and GRACE when I don't keep up my end of our relationship. He has shown me a perfect beginning to this endeavor and I have FAITH that he will continue to open my heart and mind to his word.
Please post your comments and your own experiences in your walk with Christ.
posted by Adam Harshman @ 8:21 PM
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This is a great idea. I also struggle with "finding time" to read God's Word. Why? Why don't I turn that stupid tv off for 30 min or 1 hour and get blessed by His words? Why, I ask? Well I'll tell you. Because I'M LAZY and SCARED. Scared of being held accountable. Not just to people, but to God, to Christ. Scared of putting ALL my TRUST in HIM. Scared b/c I don't always understand the Bible. Scared b/c truth is I have been to church my entire life and the "Bible people" are still blurry to me. You know what I mean. You read about Noah. Yes he build an ark. Not just any ark but a BIG BOAT. Yeah. well he built it and everyone laughed at him b/c it hadn't rained there in years. (don't know how many years...but lots of years) But tell me what else he did. I know there are other stories about Noah, stories that tell us about his attitude, his trust, his despair. So Again I say I am scared. Not sure where to start. Not sure what stories go with other stories. You see I have trouble with my memory. I don't remember details. Like people's names, and then to track their life. Like Paul. He was everywhere, don't even get me started on him. AHH! OK so Adam. Thank you for "My Jesus Book" I know it will touch me and help me not be so scared. Bless you
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