"22 But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.23 For if you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror.24 You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like."
As I was reading my devotions this morning, these words caught my eye and my mind. How true is that? I mean, how often do I just sort of skim over God's Words to me and not really take that next step in the process? As I sat there thinking about that, I had to admit that the answer was probably a lot more often then it should be. All year long, I've been working towards my goal of learning patience, and I've come a long way in that process; but am I as far along as I should be? Could I have gained more knowledge if I had just obeyed more of what I had read?
I've been watching the stats on my blog rise lately, even though I haven't been able to write much in it. When I was thinking about writing this particular blog today, I wondered how many other people were reading the words I've written over the past 9 months and were doing more then just READ the words? I don't mean to say that people aren't getting anything, or "obeying" my blog, what I mean is: am I gaining anything from it, or am I just writing the words that I feel that day and then moving on to something else and not obeying what I'd just listened to? I'm not sure of the answer to that, but I know it's something to think about as I'm going along and living my life.
I don't want to be fooling myself, especially when it comes to writing this blog; I want to be a genuine voice, a voice that speaks only for itself, but still is able to offer something to those who might be reading it as well. If I am just writing things then forgetting totally about the lessons I have "learned" I don't think I'm meeting my goal with this blog. One of the main reasons that I started the blog was so I could go back and read my entries at any time. I've found that when it comes to the "journal" aspect I will write for about five days, put the journal away and never come back to it. This blog has not only provided me a way to keep track of everything I've learned, but to get wonderful advice and feedback from people who are reading it; people who are going through the same things I am, or have survived them already.
My stats show several entries that are more popular then other entries in my blog world, every time I see one of these entries "jump" in popularity, I feel as if God is telling me to go back, read again what I wrote and see what I've learned from that particular lesson, and these verses seem to be confirming that as well. So from now on, ESPECIALLY when I'm feeling scared, or alone, or down; I think I'm going to take God's hints and advice and re-read the wonderful lessons He is trying to teach me on a daily basis. Thank you friends for listening to my lessons and even teaching me some of the ones you have already learned yourselves!
No comments:
Post a Comment