12/16/13:

TFTD: “And we have something more sure, the prophetic word, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts, knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone’s own interpretation. For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.” -2 Peter 1:19-21

Yesterday marks 6^th months of having been on internship so this morning I am taking a moment to reflect on my experiences. I promise there will be a real thought that accompanies this reflection as well. Over the last 6^th months I have learned a lot about myself. I reaffirmed that my biggest passion in life is people. I learned that I really enjoy leading bible study for a group of older ladies in my congregation. I learned that I enjoy teaching and I am thankful that it is not in a formalized setting. I have learned a lot over the last 6 months, but there is one thing that really stands out to me and that is the importance of scripture in our lives.

We are a people in need of direction. We get lost and caught up in the worldly ideas of health, wealth, and success that we forget our purpose. It is just so easy to do. We see people who are climbing the ladder of success and envy them for their money or job. We see people who have the beach body and then get jealous of them. We see people who don’t go to church who don’t seem to have any problems in their lives and wonder why we even bother. We think we get scrooged by our world (See what I did there. Scrooged haha). When in reality all we need to do is remember that scripture is the inspired works of God and when we are in it and reading regularly we will know that we are a part of a greater purpose and plan. All the answers we need are found in the bible. We have a loving God who is going to take care of us no matter what the cost and has already done that with His life. As Charles Haddon Spurgeon said: We will never outgrow our need for Scripture.

“Nobody ever outgrows Scriptures; the Book widens and deepens with our years.”

–Charles Haddon Spurgeon