I recently (last Sunday to be exact) decided I need to apply more effort to learning God's word. I asked one of the ladies in leadership to walk through the old testament with me. She seemed shocked. "The WHOLE THING?!" Yes. The whole thing. Not all at once of course. Bit-by-bit. She lent me her study bible. I am working through as best I can at the moment, but it is tough going. Still, I know I need this. A few minutes later, I asked one of the girls in the class who happens to be going on a missions trip what I could possibly do if I can't give financially. She gave me a list of things she could use. I then asked her where a person wanting to go on a trip like that would start. She gave me a list, then put me in contact with a woman in the class who has some in-town ministries she works with. The two of them gave me 2 books to read and study. After the service, I got yet another book to study. My growth in the Lord seems to be happening all at once.
Last night, I got my donation box for the mission trip together. One thing that was requested was craft supplies. I had a box of colored pencils. I really wanted to keep them. For that reason, I had to give them. The people they will reach need them much more than I do. I can get more. They can't. I also realized how much time I spend on facebook, and that it promotes laziness on my part. I made a decision to forego it for one week, maybe more, depending. I have officially gone a day of that week. I am hoping that it will get easier as I go along.
Anyway, all this is to say that I am being worked on quite a lot at the moment. It is exciting and exhausting all at once, but I am happy to be of use to the Lord, and I know that means some changes need to take place.
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