Thoughts on Thursday

Kelly over at Fly with me is having a personal challenge to read the bible in 365 day and to stay motivated she is posting about the life lessons she is learning on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month. If you have been reading my blog, this semester I have most of Thursdays off so I like to sleep in get some good bible time in, work on my blog and basically relax. Today in Boston we are continuing on with our second snow storm, that started yesterday. It hasn't really accumulated to anything just a mix of rain and snow. So it was a good day to lay around and really do nothing or as my step-day would put it "burning day light."

Personally I am going through the old testament. I started with 1st and 2nd Samuel and now 1st Kings (so I thought it was cool that Kelly is also going through 1st Kings). I have never been good at reading the Old Testament. I have read the "poetry" books and some of the prophets but sadly not much of the history. It didn't really seem applicable. But the more I read it the more I realize I am like the people of Israel. Israel, rejects God by worshiping other gods. I may not worship the idols of golden calves but I put other things before God. Then like the Israelites I call on God when I need help. But once I am settled and good, I put God on the back burner and I fall again. It is a sad cycle. 

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Today I read 1 Kings 17 about Elijah and in the time of famine he is fed first by ravens and then he is taken care of by a widow. She is at first worried that she will run out of food but because she follows God's command she never runs out of food. It is amazing how much God provides for us. While I am not being fed by ravens, God constantly provides for me. Whenever I lose my way I must remember that God will always provide for me. He has provided so much for me. I read out of the Life Application NIV Study Bible and it has insight into the key players of the Bible. In Elijah's little biography states "all that happened in Elijah's life began with the same miracle that is available to us-he responded to the miracle of being able to know God." And in what I call the cliff notes of the Bible it states "Faith is the step between promise and assurance. Miracles see so out of of reach for our feeble faith. But every miracle, large or small, begins with an act of obedience. We not see the solution until we take the first step."

I can look back and see the miracles in my life but sometimes it is hard to see the miracle in the moment.  I don't know if that is normal or if it is because I am not focused enough on God. 

This song was recommended to me through YouTube and I really liked it.  

Hope you had a good day.