She Reads Truth - This is the Bible Day #6

She Reads Truth - This is The Bible Day #6

Day #6 Scripture: Psalm 119:105-128, 1 Thessalonians 2:13, 2 Timothy 2:8-9

The bible is enduring and through all the years since it was written it still ensures. People still have faith and turn to the TRUE words of God for comfort and clarity. When we feel especially confused, sad, tired, or influenced from the outside (culture) that is when we need to turn to the Bible.

All the essential tools we need as Christians are found in the Bible.

"Heart-wounds need healing and souls need freeing in every single country on this spinning globe – so thank God His Word is not bound!" - She Reads Truth

From my journal:

Many people in the Bible have been chained and persecuted because of their faith. But they believed in Jesus and in turn in God and living in the world and commandments of God. "And this word continues to work in you who believe." These people had so much faith and trust that they continued to believe and share the world of God. Even if they were to die they had faith that they were doing God's work and would see God in Heaven. They knew the Truth in God's word.  

Weekend - A quick little note

I will be continuing the She Reads Truth - This is the Bible posts on Monday.
Our family really cherish our weekends together and this weekend we have a ton going on. So I might check in on Sunday with a post about our weekend, otherwise I will be back on Monday.

I hope your weekends are full of fun and make sure to remember to be present in these moments.

Have a Happy Weekend!!!!

She Reads Truth - This is the Bible Day #5

She Reads Truth - This is The Bible Day #5

Day #5 Scripture: Psalm 119:81-104, Hebrews 4:12-13, Ephesians 6:10-17, Proverbs 30:5

Why do we read the bible, memorize scripture, and meditate on God's word? Why do you read the Bible? Before the 12 months or so I had not / did not read the Bible, it was intimidating. The language was hard to understand and I was lost on the meaning and how to apply it to everyday life. She Reads Truth really makes it easy.

Today we are looking at putting on God's armor and fighting the Christian fight against the evils that "The forces of darkness that are defeated, but not yet harmless." As a Christian there will be times when when we will have to fight against evil spiritual forces, pick up the sword of God, use the wisdom of God's word, and with God at our sides we will defend ourselves.

"Reading Scripture and meditating on it, storing it up in our hearts and minds, is not mere Christian duty. It is our privilege." - She Reads Truth

From my journal:

In Ephesians the armor of God is laid out. There are 6 pieces to the armor, the recipe of how to stand against evil and come out on the other side whole.

1. The body of the armor - Gods righteousness
2. The belt of truth
3. The shoes - God's peace
4. The shield of faith
5. The helmet - God's salvation
6. The sword of the spirit (two-edged sword) - God's word

Psalms 119:103 "How sweet your words taste to me, they are sweeter than honey."

God's word serves so many purposes - wisdom, guidance, protection, comfort, joy, and solace. When we struggle or when the people around us seek to hurt us in someway, God and his word is where we should turn to for comfort and protection. 

"Every word of God is TRUE. He is a shield to all who come to him for protection." Proverbs 30:5

She Reads Trust - This is the Bible Day #4

She Reads Truth - This is The Bible Day #4

Day #4 Scripture: Psalm 119:57-80, Genesis 1:3, 1 Corinthians 1:18-31, Isaiah 55:10-11

During the 1st day in Genesis - "God said." What God said was, it was true and it was fact. His plan for even that 1st day was made and when he spoke it was done. Its the same for the promises he has made with us, they are true. 

You made me, created me, gave me your love and your grace and I in return should follow your commandments - Your Truth. "I delight in your instructions." Psalm 119:70

1 Corinthians 1:18-31 "Those called by God to Salvation...Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God. Christ made us right with God, he made us pure and holy and he freed us from sin."

From my Journal / My Thoughts:

I think has been one of my favorites parts of this series so far. I really felt a connection to my life in each passage I read. 

I wonder about my life, where its going, and what my purpose is. I turn to your word God for guidance and wisdom. You have done so many things for me and my family and I trust and pray I will continue to be blessed. 

My daughter has been sick with a high fever since yesterday and I tried to finish this last night, but was so tired. So this morning I read Isaiah 55:10-11 and this is what I wrote in my journal.

Gods word and belief in us is like the snow that waters the earth in turn growing the grain for the farmer. God send His word out into the hearts of the people of the world and it prospers where he send it. I think its the same with us, we are the seed that God sends out - he knows that we will prosper where He sends us. We are where we are suppose to be doing what we are suppose to do. This is so reassuring - I am where I am suppose to be doing what God has planned for me. 

She Reads Truth - This is the Bible Day #3

She Reads Truth - This is The Bible Day #3

Day #3 Scripture: Psalm 119:33-56, 2 Timothy 3:14-17, 2 Peter 1:16-21, Isaiah 42:5-6

“All scripture is breathed out by God,” 

I think it is save to them say that it is Truth - something real that we can look to, hold on to. In Genesis God breathed life into Adam, His own breath created the first man - how personal!

"And this is where it gets personal again. Because we know that the Bible is the totally-truthful breath of God – the only voice of God we will ever hear or ever need to hear until He returns – we know that to read it means to hear the voice of God spoken to us Every. Single. Day. And writing it on our hearts in memorization means to carry that with us everywhere we go." - She Reads Truth

 Here are some of my thoughts that I journaled:

Give me your love and I will devote myself to you and your word. I will us your word as protection and I will share your truth to others. I love your word and prize!

Your word and promises revive me

Isaiah 42:5-6 - God created the heaven and all living things in it. But when He created us, He called to us and demonstrated His righteousness, He will guard us and we will be the light to guide the nations.

"When the Bible speaks, God Speaks" - Albert Mohler

She Reads Truth - This is The Bible Day #2

She Reads Truth - This is The Bible Day #2

Day #2 Scripture: Psalm 119:1-32, Isaiah 55:1-9, Matthew 5:17-18

The bible is the story, the story of God. It is a story of God who revealed himself through Jesus Christ and accomplished His purpose through love, glory, grace, and mercy on us. The best part about this story is that it's about God, it doesn't have to be completely about us. We are free from being the center of attention and performing flawlessly, that's all God's job, this is His story.

"To truly know Him, to live a life of abundance and grace and joy and meaning in relationship with Christ Jesus, we must listen to Him speak." - She Reads Truth

Here are some of my thoughts:

We should not compare our lives to those of others, but instead we should compare our lives with what God commands. God has a plan already set for us before we even start, and its far bigger than we can imagine. The thing we have to remember is that our plans might not be God's plan, we have to turn our plans over to God and if it is right for us God will answer with Yes, if he answers with No then He will lead us in our faith where we need to be. 

Matthew 5:17-18

I will be honest I had some trouble with this scripture. I was kind of lost to its meaning, I had to do some additional reading of Matthew 5:1-20. Matthew starts with the be-attitudes or the new laws/ways of living that will allow us to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. 17-18 is God's explanation of the New Testament and how the 10 commandments of the Old Testament have been met (it's purpose achieved) and are therefore removed. 

I would love to hear your thoughts, please comment or email me!

She Reads Truth - This is The Bible Day #1

She Reads Truth - This is The Bible Day #1

To start out I would suggest going over to http://shereadstruth.com/2014/02/24/intro-bible/ and check out the video there as an introduction into She Reads Truth - This is The Bible Day. 

This study is really about us women coming to understand the Word of God. 

What is true of God's Word? Each day's study will include portions from Psalm 119 and additional scriptures relevant to the day's topic. 

I will be journaling as I read and will share some of that with y'all. I would recommend you also journal, as it keeps a record of your thoughts as you read God's Word.

I hope you follow along with me and enjoy this wonderful study.