this week ive been helping get ready for some special services at my home church....its been terribly busy, but i can honestly say that theres nothing i enjoy more than working at around or for the church........even it is scrubbing bathroom floors (welcome to ministry).........but enough of that....this being my one day off started me thinking.....where is my favorite place to relax???? ya know, that place where you can just hang out, unwind, do nothing, etc..............i considered coffee shops (love em!).....music stores (could waste years in em!)......the park (to much pollen).....but in all honesty, for pure relaxation, theres no where id rather be than a bookstore.....yes!!! I AM A NERD! ....... i cant think of a cooler hang out than the book store, sitting in a big leather chair, cup of coffee in hand, reading anything i want.....learning, looking, just being me.....now, that in mind.....you can imagine how this next little thought affected me......for the past couple of years, ive been obsessed with religious books...i love em....my favorite of these being authors who think outside the box....i mean people who have new ideas, thoughts and concepts......writers who can phrase things in way ive never considered.....so earlier this year little thought (referenced earlier) hit me......these authors....the ones who wrote the books i love so much, read the bible for themselves!!!! ....what im saying is, they read the book and then came up with the little tidbit that blew my mind...so why cant i do that?!?! ...i can!! but to grasp the word for myself, i must read the word for myself.....i must study, pray about what ive studied, then repeat...and then and only then, will new understanding be made manifest in my life.....and this understanding will be personal and directly related to my life, and my relationship with my savior....so every now and then, lets put the books down, turn off the tv, log off facebook, stop texting, and see what GOD is trying to say to us.....
II timothy 2:15......
study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth..............
Took your advice. Grabbed a book and settled down in a fat leather chair in the comic section of Books A Million. You're right, it was a peaceful experience, all except the crazy lady across the coffee table arguing with her husband about who did or didn't pay the car insurance with a volume that protruded my personal space, and timbre that made me want to punch her in the ear. Now to take the real advice and read more of the bible :)
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