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missleyna -> RE: What was the last thing the Holy Spirit challenged you about? (4/25/2008 3:25:32 PM)

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Reading the Bible every day. That has slipped since I had my DD. [:(]

They did a message about it at our church and the pastor gave us a challenge. They had a guest speaker from Hawaii and he gave us a gift of these journals with a Bible reading plan in them. I started to do it but the reading was a lot (at least 4 chapters a day...3 from OT, 1 from NT, sometimes a Psalm thrown into the mix) and I ended up feeling like I was just reading to get it done and checked off the list. Now I have fallen away from reading again so the Spirit is convicting me to just read something! I feel pathetic because I used to feel my day was so incomplete if I didn't read my Bible. It makes me sad that I don't feel this way anymore and I pray that God gives me that feeling back.


I sometimes struggle with doing my daily bible readings too. I came across a bible devotional book at my church though- it's called "Time With God" and it is the New Testament spread out over the course of a year with a related Old Testament reading and words of insights from Christian leaders past and present along with some questions that are related to think about. The translation is a New Century Translation, so it is "easy" to read. I find that it almost always makes me pull out my regular bible and read more! It is a really good thing because sometimes that is all I can read and it leads me into a nice time with God and other times I read so much and have even more time with God. I am very thankful that my church was going through their library and getting rid of old books!



RubySparkles -> RE: What was the last thing the Holy Spirit challenged you about? (4/25/2008 5:04:17 PM)

I found something similar to Missleyna on the web. It's the whole bible spread out over a year. I started it on 27 March and with a couple of slips I had to catch up on on other days, I'm not doing too bad [sm=biggrin.gif]. I cross ref with my study bible.

Also been challenged about laziness this year. Made me pull my socks up in shame.



lightshineon -> RE: What was the last thing the Holy Spirit challenged you about? (4/25/2008 10:40:48 PM)

Going to church, seriously, everytime possible. He stressed the word " Habit" when he brought to mind the verse in Hebrews, about not forsakeing the assembling togather, as become the habit of some.The Word " Habit" played over and over in my head. And the part of the same scripture, mentioning in these last days.



Little_1 -> RE: What was the last thing the Holy Spirit challenged you about? (4/26/2008 6:03:04 AM)

Recently - the Lord has been challenging me about going to Him first when I feel stress levels increasing as I often waste time before I do so and do myself no favours as a result!

The old chorus 'What a Friend we have in Jesus' is so apt:

...... "Oh what peace we often forfeit
Oh what needless pain we bear
All because we do not carry
Everything to God in prayer straight away* ......"

It is so true - Jesus wants me to run into 'my strong Tower' (Himself) and not waste time doing so.


Itallics* mine



Calea37 -> RE: What was the last thing the Holy Spirit challenged you about? (4/26/2008 8:11:11 AM)

The Lord is teaching me that being humble doesn't mean I have to condemn (or sometimes even hate) myself. He is showing me that it is not glorifying to Him to do this, and reminding me of Romans 8:1 - "Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus." He is showing me how to accept and understand who I am IN CHRIST and that I can be joyful in this and have perfect peace with it. That He loves me just the way I am.



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