I don't know about you but there have been times in my life when I have let my bible sit on a bookshelf collecting dust. Then, when something bad happens, I run to it, open it and search the pages for an answer to what I'm going through. Then, when God brings everything back to order in my life, it seems to find it's place back on the bookshelf again! We can sometimes get in a cycle in life, we are busy, we have loads going on, that we forget where our strength and hope come from.
Throughout my life The Bible has always been my source of strength. I have poured tears over it in the quiet of my bedroom, I have covered it in sand and watched the oceans waves drench the pages in salt water while reading with friends at the beach [and then tried to dry it out!!], I have laughed at the hope of my future, I have read it on planes, trains and ferries. I pack it in my suitcase wherever I travel too. It is not only my manual and guide for my life. But, more importantly, it is my relationship with God. As I turn the pages of this most incredible book, as I apply things to my own life, as I meditate on the verses, and write down my questions and longings. I find out who He [God] is, and who I am in Him. Over the years I have learnt that...
He is my healer
He is able
He is good
He is my defender
He heals the broken hearted
He rescues, restores and redeems
He is with me
He is for me
He is in control
He has a great plan
He scatters my enemies
He causes those who accuse me to be disgraced
His love is unconditional and limitless
He is powerful
He is bigger, greater and stronger than anything I face
He offers me a brand new start
He orders my steps
He hears my prayers
He collects my tears
He is gentle and kind
He never puts me to shame
He has given me authority to walk in victory
He is justice and mercy
He has washed me clean
He has given me authority to walk in victory
He is justice and mercy
He has washed me clean
He is the same yesterday, today and forever
He offers me new life
He encourages me to move forward
He is on the throne
He tells me to relax and trust Him
He gives me rest
He restores my soul
His ways are higher than my ways
He loves humanity
He never fails
He can be trusted
He is a place of safety and security
He is our Father
He is magnificent and mighty
I don't know what season you find yourself in right now. But, whether it is a good one, or a bad one, I encourage you to open up the bible. Read it, find a friend to read it with. Get to know the author. Spend time allowing God to minister to your heart and soul. Search the pages and find the passages that encourage you. Soak in His promises for you. Rise up in victory. Rebuke the devourer. Think about the good things. Ask questions. Dream about your future. Find inspiration. Seek to know your maker.
He offers me new life
He encourages me to move forward
He is on the throne
He tells me to relax and trust Him
He gives me rest
He restores my soul
His ways are higher than my ways
He loves humanity
He never fails
He can be trusted
He is a place of safety and security
He is our Father
He is magnificent and mighty
I don't know what season you find yourself in right now. But, whether it is a good one, or a bad one, I encourage you to open up the bible. Read it, find a friend to read it with. Get to know the author. Spend time allowing God to minister to your heart and soul. Search the pages and find the passages that encourage you. Soak in His promises for you. Rise up in victory. Rebuke the devourer. Think about the good things. Ask questions. Dream about your future. Find inspiration. Seek to know your maker.
Hebrews 4:12 says, "For the word of God is ALIVE and POWERFUL. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit,between joint and marrow...."
The Bible is alive and it will change your life if you let it!
I promise you will have a better day if you take a few moments to open the greatest book that has ever been written [fact] and allow it to be outworked in your life :-)
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