Read Your Bible...

What a blessing we have in the Word!

I throw out this caution, my friends:

Be very careful what else you read.

Walk with God and be discerning.

There is much that is out there

that is sort of true

and sort of not true.

Be very aware of this.

I read in my Bible that 

I am created to love God

and love others

(known Him and make Him known).

Many modern books

cater to 'me' and do not

lay the ax to the root of the tree

(dying to me and living His life).

Many modern speakers

also preach and teach this.

It is not Scriptural.

Let's read the Word often

and walk daily with Jesus

in the light of His Word.

When we walk where He 

calls us to,

then He sheds more light

for the next step.

Many times we feel deeply disturbed

by things in our past, people who were not faithful at their post,

or wrongfully used us.

Modern teachings are appealing and often reel us in

by focusing on the offenders and on healing our 'selves'.

Jesus and the apostles did not teach this way.

They taught us to lay down our lives,

and to follow Him. That is the secret of healing.

One step at a time.

IN step with Him.

Every day.

And over time, we will find that He truly 

is the Healer of healers,

while He is Lord of our life.

If you find yourself in a place of 

'needing answers' and overloaded with

hurts from your childhood or any time in

your life, please know that the answer

lies in making Jesus your everything,

and in feeding on the richness of His

pure word.

Find someone who clearly shows

the fruit of walking with Him

and ask them to mentor you

in finding peace.

Be sure this person is interested

most of all in the Word of God

and is not caught up in 

teachings that are not found

in God's word.

God bless you.

He is in the business of changing lives

even today

but many times we do not want to go

through the pain and heart ache it 

might cost us, in order to find

true, lasting change.

I highly recommend His way.

No matter what.

It is very worth it!

Love and blessings,

Marcia

PS

There are many wonderful sermons recorded

and written in books that compliment the Bible

well in this our generation. I do not mean to

imply that they are not available or even recommended.

I simply share a concern that we be noble

Bereans because there are many books and

recorded teachings that are not wholly in agreement

with God's Word.