Experiencing life together through the One Year Bible
Friday, January 2, 2009
Week 1 (1st - 4th)
I will be setting this up in week blocks so we can post comments from the readings for the week. Let me know if you desire to do this different and I will see what I can do.
Here we go....I am excited about what God has in store for all of us this year. In Genesis 3:6...Eve wants to eat the fruit because it will make her wise. I love it how the Proverb for the day tells us the real source of our wisdom is to "trust and reverence" the Lord.
Yesterday I was thinking about the start to a new year and what this looks like in my life. I hardly ever set any new years resolutions and this year was pretty much the same. I did determine that I desire less busyness in my life and more intentional "God Time" with myself, friends, family, and non-believers.
I was thinking about how God created the Universe and everything in it in 6 days and it was all according to his timing. This is obviously something that is incomprehensible to me but is so amazing. I have been thinking a lot about time and how I use my time. What does my day look like and how does my time incorporated with patience affect my days?
I feel that I am the type of person who never says no to someone. I feel that this perspective on life has started to take a toll on me. It has caused me to have less patience and be more on edge in regards to being places on time and other ridiculous things. For example, I feel like my "God Time" with friends is cut short due to other obligations that constantly arise in my busy schedule. My days are organized and scheduled from early in the morning until late in the night every day.
I sat down for the first time and just truly had some time to rest last night for the first time in probably a week. I sat there thinking about how I need more genuine God Time. I started to think what it looks like to have a perspective of creating things according to God's timing. God created us and everything about the universe in his timing. I should try and follow God's timing. Thats my desire as this new year starts.
I find myself sometimes reminding myself how I take life for granted. Reading about Noah really makes me take a step back and look at what is going on around me and how quickly life can change for you. But then after I read Psalm 3 and see how the Lord is my shield and my glory, the one who hold my head high gives me such great joy! And I realize no matter what, God is always there for us! I'm excited for what is in store for me this year!
I am so pumped about doing this! As I was reading the beginning of Genesis it was brought to my attention how every time God made something, it followed saying “and God saw that it was good.” I just felt like I overlooked something that simple other times I have read the first chapter of Genesis. And it just really opened my eyes to God’s creation and how amazing it truly is! And that after everything He made, God saw that it was good. It wasn’t just “alright” as I sometimes would see things, but it was good. God saw that ALL He created was very good. Even you and I. We are all part of God’s creation, and He is pleased with how He made you and me. If at times you or I feel worthless or of little value, how great a reminder this is of how God made us for a good reason. We are valuable to Him! I dunno it was just a little something that caught my attention this first week of reading...
Here we go....I am excited about what God has in store for all of us this year. In Genesis 3:6...Eve wants to eat the fruit because it will make her wise. I love it how the Proverb for the day tells us the real source of our wisdom is to "trust and reverence" the Lord.
ReplyDeleteYesterday I was thinking about the start to a new year and what this looks like in my life. I hardly ever set any new years resolutions and this year was pretty much the same. I did determine that I desire less busyness in my life and more intentional "God Time" with myself, friends, family, and non-believers.
ReplyDeleteI was thinking about how God created the Universe and everything in it in 6 days and it was all according to his timing. This is obviously something that is incomprehensible to me but is so amazing. I have been thinking a lot about time and how I use my time. What does my day look like and how does my time incorporated with patience affect my days?
I feel that I am the type of person who never says no to someone. I feel that this perspective on life has started to take a toll on me. It has caused me to have less patience and be more on edge in regards to being places on time and other ridiculous things. For example, I feel like my "God Time" with friends is cut short due to other obligations that constantly arise in my busy schedule. My days are organized and scheduled from early in the morning until late in the night every day.
I sat down for the first time and just truly had some time to rest last night for the first time in probably a week. I sat there thinking about how I need more genuine God Time. I started to think what it looks like to have a perspective of creating things according to God's timing. God created us and everything about the universe in his timing. I should try and follow God's timing. Thats my desire as this new year starts.
I find myself sometimes reminding myself how I take life for granted. Reading about Noah really makes me take a step back and look at what is going on around me and how quickly life can change for you. But then after I read Psalm 3 and see how the Lord is my shield and my glory, the one who hold my head high gives me such great joy! And I realize no matter what, God is always there for us! I'm excited for what is in store for me this year!
ReplyDeleteI am so pumped about doing this! As I was reading the beginning of Genesis it was brought to my attention how every time God made something, it followed saying “and God saw that it was good.” I just felt like I overlooked something that simple other times I have read the first chapter of Genesis. And it just really opened my eyes to God’s creation and how amazing it truly is! And that after everything He made, God saw that it was good. It wasn’t just “alright” as I sometimes would see things, but it was good. God saw that ALL He created was very good. Even you and I. We are all part of God’s creation, and He is pleased with how He made you and me. If at times you or I feel worthless or of little value, how great a reminder this is of how God made us for a good reason. We are valuable to Him! I dunno it was just a little something that caught my attention this first week of reading...
ReplyDelete