Over the past three weeks I have been learning just how awesome God is! First I have had the opportunity to read an AMAZING book called Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers. The book is a fictional narration of the story of Hosea. I know for me anyway when I read the Bible I can skim through it pretty fast and most times without much thought as to what is really going on with the live of the people involved. However when I am reading a fictional story I am knee deep in the story and envisioning everything that is happening. It has really made me wonder why I don't do that with the Bible and the Word of God that has been given to me. Obviously God didn't include such extreme details in all books of the Bible for a reason... and clearly His word is not lacking, it is more than sufficient.
When reading the book by Rivers I feel in love with the characters if they hurt I hurt, when they cried I wanted to cry. I was very connected to the characters and what was going on. I was able to envision everything that was going on and play it out in my head as I was reading. Then it occurred to me, why DON'T I do this when I am reading the Bible. Well I know why.... when reading the book by Rivers she goes into such great detail about everything... the clothes, the hair, the mood, the lighting, etc. you get the point. When reading the Bible I don't always find that same detail in every story, BUT what I do find is very meaningful, heavy, weighted words that are more descriptive than Rivers could ever be. They are the words that God wanted ALL OF US to hear, see, and know. Sometimes God leaves out those minor details, because that is what they are minor, God is bringing across a much BIGGER message than just a surface message.
So all of that to say that through reading Redeeming Love I could take back all the narratives and feelings and thoughts and apply them to the story of Hosea. When reading Hosea I can now think back to the book and it helps me to better understand what he was going through and what she was going through, and the glory that was brought to God through it all.
Also God taught me a lot about Him on the new student retreat that I went on last weekend. (by the way it was a lot of fun) We had a chance to share a testimony with the girls from our dorm on Saturday night, there is no way I could have imagined what would have been shared that night, but what was shared was deep, truthful, AMAZING, glorify to God, and personal. The girls sharing didn’t how they came to know Christ, but what God was doing in their lives right then and now. It is so amazing to see God working but then to hear about it is the cherry on top. The trip is very convicting to me, we shouldn’t hide our sins from others…. If we are struggling with it then there is someone else who is struggling too. So by admitting our sins to others it not only keeps us accountable to others to help our walk with Christ, but it also is a chance to encourage one another specifically.
Our God is so AMAZING!
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