Reading The Bible For The First Time

Reading The Bible For The First Time

 God told me that I had to read his Word to know him.  I had not ever really read the bible and understood what it said.  It was a command from God, and I would obey.  I spent hours on the Internet trying to find how and where to start.  Of course everyone has their own idea.  So I just started.  I am planning on reading the Gospels first and then we will see from there.  It doesn't matter where are how you start, just start.

Afraid that I would not understand, I prayed to  God about my worry.  He showed me to pray for understanding before I opened my bible.  That is what I did. I opened the bible and started reading the Gospel of Mark.  It was incredible.  I more than understood, I was learning about my Father.

The more I read, the more I understood.  I have the instruction book with the plan and rules for our lives.

I thank God for showing me that I needed to read His Word.  It is awe inspiring.

If you haven't read the Bible, pray for understanding, believe he will give it to you, and start reading.  He wants us to know him.

I dont know how often I will post for a while,  I need to give my attention to God and learn all he wants to show me.  However, he is the one that moves my heart and my hands, so I don't really know when or what I will post along this journey.  Be sure to subscribe to this blog so you won't miss a post.   I have a feeling this will be and incredible journey that you don't want to miss.  

My Bible Phobia

My Bible Phobia


I have posted before, that I bible issues. It is not that I don't like or believe in the bible. I do. It is God's word. The problems I have are in the interpretations. It is very hard for me to understand and I am a pretty intelligent person. Reading the bible for Answers to basic questions were a challenge. Using it for today`s issues, I don't know if or how to go there.

So my action plan for dealing with the bible issues have been basically, to put it aside and go to prayer for answers.
I talk to God, he answers me. I believe this is even better than reading the bible. We have great communication. I heard him very clear when he told me to get a bible and read. Apparently He does not like my action plan.

So...I ordered a NLT, pink Bible!

I am excited to see what he shows me.

A New Generation of Christians

A New Generation of Christians

I was reading an article about how Christianity has changed over the years. This got me thinking. Christians between the ages 30 to 50, are different.  The main difference, I think, is that we put more importance of having a relationship with God and less importance on religion. I use the term "Messy Christians"  We know we are not perfect and at times our lives get messy. But, we also know that God doesn't expect or even want us to be perfect. He just wants to have a personal relationship with us.  He uses our mess to do this.

Our generation focuses more on the New Testament. We see God as a loving Father, not as a God to be feared.  We have problems in our lives. We sin. We are messy. We fail God many times. We don't believe that our sinning is okay, but we know we are human. God doesn't condone our sin, but he will forgive us for it when we ask.

We don't go to church out of fear, or because God says we have to. We go to church to feel closer to Him.  We don't preach the bible as much as the older generation.  I think our generation has issues with the bible, especially the Old Testament. We believe it is God's word, but It was written by men.   It is also interpreted differently from person to person and religion to religion.  It's all the different Interpretations that has cause our generation to have some issues with the Bible. It is hard to understand, thus the different interpretations. I know personally, that I don't want anyone quoting scripture after scripture to me. I just want want to have a discussion about God.  Is the bible important? Of course. But sharing the things God has done in our lives, that is the Gospel which shows others his loving power. Giving your personal testimony is more powerful and real, then quoting scripture.

The bible tells the story of God and His son. It is very important to know the story. But people now need to be reminded that He is still here and He is waiting for you to ask him into your life and accepting Jesus as your savior.  Letting people know that It doesn't matter about the mess in their life. God loves them anyway.  That is what our generation Is about.
Showing the world our God.