Since that study I have
completed quite a few others. As a solo mother of a now nine year old daughter,
I have found it difficult to secure a home/connect/life group through both the
churches I have attended over the last eight years. Online Bible studies have
filled that void, and I am ever so thankful for it. Who says that the internet
isn’t good for something! Studies I’ve done include Beth Moore, Micca Campbell,
Jennifer Rothschild, just to name a few.
At the moment I am studying
“What Happens When Women Say Yes to God” by Lysa TerKeurst through Proverbs
31 Ministries, and also “Read the Bible for Life” by George H. Guthrie via
the Women’s Bible Cafe. While the “Yes to God” study
has officially finished online, I am still working through it alongside the
“Read the Bible” study as the studies overlapped each other. “Yes to God” is a
book/Bible study whereas “Read the Bible” is a more formalised study book. I am
thoroughly enjoying doing both studies and find myself eager for my daughter to
go to bed each evening so I can sit down at my dining table with a cup of tea
and study.
What I’ve learnt so far is
that God is enough. He will take care of me. And, most importantly, I’m
learning that He will only provide what He knows that I need.
As I’ve blogged about many
times here, I always thought that I would be complete when I found Mr Right,
married, had children and lived happily ever after. Man oh man, was I wrong!
I’ve since learnt that Mr Right is Jesus, that I married Mr Wrong and now choose
to be single, and that I was pre-destined to be the solo parent to a beautiful
daughter. The only part that has come true is that I will be living happily
ever after…in eternity with Jesus.
It’s a comforting thought.
While I once was scared to death at the thought of dying, I now am not. I know
that my sins are forgiven and that I will spend eternity in Heaven. While my
death may be painful, it may also be painless, and only God knows which. I am
ready. And before anyone gets worried…No, I do not have an undisclosed illness
(that I am aware of anyway). I’m merely stating that I am at peace with my life
and my death. And that is all because of God and the work He has done in me
over the last eight years.
What I’ve also learnt is
that unless you really delve into God’s Word, you really are kidding yourself
when it comes to living the life He has planned for you to its fullest!
There is SO MUCH to be
learned by reading the Bible. And I mean by really reading and studying
the Bible and learning the history behind the Jewish people and their customs.
By learning about and understanding God through what is written in both
testaments.
The Bible is an amazing
book. It is cram packed with stories, insights and experiences. The sad fact is
that many people today see them as just that - stories, not unlike fairy tales.
But they are not. There are no fairy tales within the pages of God’s Word. It’s
a glorious truth that can set you free. I have only just skimmed the surface of
the Bible with my studying. There is so much more to learn.
The greatest lesson that God
is teaching me through my Bible study is that He is the centre of it all - life,
love, experiences, thoughts, actions…just everything really.
I still have a lot, and I
mean A LOT, to learn from God. And I am so very thankful that I am on this
journey and that, through these two latest Bible studies, I am finally aware
of, and at peace with, the love that God has for me.
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