thought was absolutely insane... reading the Bible is so much FUN! Now, don't let me lose you just yet. Like I said, in the past I would have told you that is crazy. The Bible always seemed like work. It was something that I was supposed to do, but I would get lost in the thees, thous, and Biblical names. Here's a helpful tip: If you struggle with a word, just pull up BibleGateway.com and let them read it to you. Sometimes that is how I read a few books of the Bible all at once. It's so much easier to follow along and not get stuck on difficult words. I digress.
The more I spend time with God, whether it's reading the Bible, praying, or worshipping, the clearer things have become. God brings things together for me like never before. It's so energizing! It feels like I'm getting all of these little hidden clues each day that will ultimately lead me to my forever home in heaven. All I have to do is keep searching for the clues and to be honest, the more I find, the more I want to find! It truly is so much fun! I finally understand the phrase, "living the game of life", this is the ultimate "game" and I'm finally playing with strategy. In fact, I have all the answers in my book, I just have to find them!
This morning as I was reading my Bible, God brought me to Haggai Chapter 1. Now, if you've read my story at all you know that I lost my job and I'm now working from home focusing my time on the Lord. That is what God called me to do. With that in mind, let's take a look at Haggai 1:5-8. Those verses really stuck out to me this morning and got me excited! I will take you into my head (scary, I know) under each verse so you can see what I received from God while reading. Just don't judge how I represent His words, God talks real talk to me. lol (Yes, I just put lol in my blog. Perfectly normal, right?) I digress again. Anyway, maybe it's a message you need to hear as well.
Step back and take a look at yourself and what you're doing with your life.
6 Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.
You're working hard, but for what? You're dedicating yourself to this world and not me, yet you're still living paycheck to paycheck. You're not getting ahead.
7 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways.
Really think about that for a moment. You're spending so much time at work (and not focusing on me) and for what? Just to get by?
8 Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the Lord.
(A mountain throughout the Bible is a symbol of stability, but it also symbolizes a closeness to God. God appeared to Moses on Mount Sinai, Jesus appointed the 12 disciples on a mountain, He had the sermon on the mount, and one could even say a mountain is closer in distance to Heaven (as in the sky).)
Get closer to me. Gather my word and teaching and build something new for yourself that is centered around me. This will please me and glorify me to others.
Now, someone else could have read these verses and got something completely different out of them, but this message spoke to me so strongly and that's the exciting part! When something from the Bible hits your situation or your need, it's a feeling like no other. It's like you just received a text message from Jesus himself, folks! It's so very special.
If you get anything out of my post today (even if the message that I received has nothing to do with you), it's that you should take time to read your Bible. Seek guidance from God. Get your special message(s) today!
Don't make it hard. Do what you need to do. Listen to the Bible on BibleGateway.com or buy a cute new Bible to get you excited. If you're a kid, get an Action Bible. You can also stop and journal on a part that speaks to you. Just say a prayer and open to a random scripture. Whatever makes it exciting for you, do it. I promise you, you will not regret it.
I hope this encouraged you a bit today. I pray over my readers every. single. day. I will continue to pray that God speaks to you and creates an excitement within you.
God bless and remember to stay free and humble.
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