It has a been a great semester for me in seminary. My days are filled with filling up on Christ through the Bible, reading sources for the Bible, reading books on having a relationship with Christ and journaling about these experiences. Can I just tell you that it was hard at first. I must have complained everyday while I did the work. Truth be told looking at all the books I had to read was very overwhelming. As I started to dive in, really digest why I have to read these books and allow myself to be encompassed by the gospels it became less and less like work and more and more like having a first hand experience of Christ. It is so amazing how we can miss out on hearing God for ourselves when we only rely on other people interpreting the Word for us. I love preachers because they are divinely called by God to teach but as a student (student meaning a church member) I must study on my own. It is mine duty to know the Word so that when I am confronted with false prophets or when listening to sermons I can be able to identify Bible truth verses opinionated truth. It is heart breaking to know that there are many Christians being taught the wrong thing and don't know because they are not reading their Bible to be able to see and know right from wrong. Why do we put so must trust in a person who is full of sin? Preachers are divinely chosen they too have a struggle between their flesh and their spirit like me (which I feel shows how human they are, that they are not perfect and that their struggle is just as real as mine).
My originally point to this is why don't we read our Bible as we should? Why do Christians feel it's ok to live however and say they are true followers of Christ? Why do we as Christians feel ok to be religious but not spiritual? Not spiritual like I pray everyday, I go to church on Sundays and I tell others about Christ. Spiritual like spending time to get to know Christ by reading His Word, by spending time digging in and understanding His Word. Also a spirituality of knowing Christ from beginning to end. My spiritual discipline class has really opened my eyes to this and has given some helpful tips on how to do this and in doing this I am remembering scripture, which is a great payoff.
So to end my thought very abruptly, read your Bible, allow God to change your life, really get to know Him for yourself, and not a God that someone else has given you.
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