Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Wild and Wonderful Wednesday
Thanks for all your posts yesterday. If we all had no problem with motivation, there would be no need for a study like this one. Being accountable to someone really seems to help with that, while having a place to share our ideas and new things we have learned keeps us focused - because, let's face it, there are so many distractions that even when you need no outside motivation to study you can easily forget to do it!
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Read Psalm 1-6 and my thoughts:
Ps 1 - Two ways of life - very different (one of my favorite psalms)
Ps 2 - The Son King is Reigning; found v11 interesting, serve/rejoice with fear/trembling, because I don't usually think of serving and rejoicing as similar. But if I have the right attitude it would be. Easier done with the Lord than with people on earth - or maybe that is just me.
Ps 3 - Refuge, help, salvation all from God
Ps 4 - God hears and gives joy, peace/safety.
Ps 5 - Morning prayer to GOd of His ways. Good thoughts to start the day, remembering the Creator and His ways, characteristics, etc.
Ps 6 - A troubled soul reaching to God and receiving peace.
Well, I read the past few days' posts and 'ditto' regarding reading the Bible. I don't ever get 'excited' but I have begun to look forward to it, get joy/peace from reading sometimes, and miss it when I don't do it. I do think it is because I have gotten older. See the wisdom in it now, I guess.
Because I am reading through the Bible, I am looking for 'new' stuff. Those verses or ideas I never saw before in other readings or studies. This blog also helps to focus me when I am reading.
Another thought just came to me (as I continue to ramble on): I have learned more of the Bible so more parts make sense to me. I will read something and it will remind of something else. So being 'forced' to read (when we were young and/or immature) isn't going to put anything in for long. But as we read to hear from God, it stays and make more of His Word understandable.
One more and I will stop. I have a picture in my head that I hope to be me some day. I remember my grandfather sitting in a chair in the den, reading his Bible in the middle of the day. That has stuck with me for years. I am getting closer - but my Bible time is first thing in the morning before everyone gets up. Once that happens, I don't find a quiet time to even read a novel (I have one book I have been reading for a month (just renew for another 4 weeks) because I only seem to read 2-3 pages at a time).
Done for today.
Thanks for the encouraging words, Debbie! I'm completely up to date now on my DBR (once again), and I will complete my Acts worksheet before class tonight.
I think it's so funny how in the Old Testament books (I'm in Numbers), they feel it necessary to enumerate things in great detail and very repetitively...like the chapter I just read talking about each head of the tribe bringing a silver platter of 130 shekels weight and a silver bowl and the sacrifices. Twelve tribes, twelve identical offerings for the Levites and the tabernacle. Why can't they just say, "All twelve tribes brought THIS..." So redundant...Sorry, just griping a little I guess.
done for tonight (before class) just finding time to post now!!
Done for Thursday - Psalms 7-12
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