15 Feb, 2012
Mark it up
This weekend my mom gave me a box of my old things...
As I looked through the old book, and photo albums I came across my bible from highschool. I began to thumb through the tattered pages, seeing page after page written on and full of color and life lessons learned.
Since I was young I always had a great respect for police officers, firemen, doctors, old people, and the bible. As I grew up i thought that the bible was something I had to be very careful with to not damage. I remember in sunday school being petrified when someone took out a pen and highlighted something, and shocked when a highlighter was handed to me. "What?? Write IN the bible?" I began to realize that it was ok to write in my bible not just on the first page in the specific lines given to me to write my name. This opened up a new adventure to me where I could highlight, underline, bracket, & even write a statement or question in the margin. gasp'
I cannot really say where this fear came from originally, but I do know that writing in my bible allowed me to find a deep place in my relationship that was more personal than i thought possible. I found that being able to journal in my bible brought me life and joy to express my heart, & when God brought me back to a passage I was able to recall old lessons and get deeper and even provide myself insight to myself from my old notes.
2 timothy 3:16-17
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.
Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
What does today's God's Story Scripture teach us about learning His word?
God doesn't want you to be fearful of him. He wants to have a personal relationship with you. He wants to write love letters back and forth with you in the midst of his words. He wants you to gain more understanding of his law, and to walk deeper with him. We all learn differently but the more we write, highlight, rewrite, the more the "word of christ can dwell in you"
How can we connect today's God's story scripture to our lives?
Pick the option that fits you best:
OPTION 1: I write in my Bible constantly: take time this week to flip back through some pages and read through the notes as God to show you something new. Enjoy the and take note of the journey God has taken you on.
OPTION 2: I cant remember the last time i wrote in my bible: pick a passage of your choice. Grab a pen, grab a highlighter, Get comfortable. read through the passage and highlight anything of interest to you, it could be a word, phrase, and or entire verse. But start writing in your bible.
OPTION 3: You can write in your bible??: YES, be prepared to have fun! This is not your library book but your personal notebook/journal/ & love letter with God. Spend time like in Option 2, and spend time in the word, and step out of your comfort zone and get messy. Messy is beautiful!
How can i connect Today's Story, and my story to others?
God can be scary for many people, but the reality is that God is a personal God. Ask your friends if they write in books? Ask them if there are books they don't write in? Ask Why they(or others) write in books?
Talk with your friends about something you learned, talk about how people are often afraid of writing in it like its a library book and they will be fined. share where you are with writing in your bible and how its a personal not scary thing.
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