How many of us can truly say along with Paul in his letter to the Philippians that “I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ…”?
Sure, it’s a nice thought and even a place that we should all (as Christians) arrive at. But if I’m completely honest, I know that I’m not fully at that point yet…
You wanna know something? I’ve never read through the entire Bible.
I was raised in Christianity, Sunday school, youth group and all of the above. I’ve been involved in a ton of different Bible studies with people, yet I’ve never read the entire Bible.
To be honest I’ve never really cared to just read straight through the Bible. I’ve always thought those “read the Bible in a year” plans were kind of lame. I’m sure people are able to grow in Christ by doing those, but I’ve just always thought that it would be better to go slower and read certain things over and over until they click.
Another reason that I never wanted to read straight through the Bible is because…
This is my first post of the new year, and it’s a short one. I hope you have all had a great start to 2012. I’m really excited for what this year holds, although I don’t have any resolutions (see why in my last post).
Today, I just want to share some thoughts and verses that have been on my mind lately.
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. – Hebrews 12:1-2
I really like how the writer of Hebrews mentions every weight and sin which clings to us and not just every sin. It’s clear that not everything which holds us back from growing, walking and abiding in Christ is inherently sinful…
The new year is upon us and as usual I’m sure there are many people writing out their resolutions for the new year.
Or if you’re like me, you’re writing a blog post about how much you dislike new year’s resolutions.
I’ve never been one to care much for new year’s resolutions. I’m pretty sure that I’ve never actually made one…at least not since I was 10 or younger. They’ve just never seemed to make much sense to me.
