i'm doing the whole "read your bible in a year" thing & i love it. before, i would just pick whatever book sounded good at the moment. or if i was in a bible study i would try to study it before we studied it. but since i'm reading it all in order i comprehend it so much better & i can actually carry on conversations giving my opinion on certain chapters.
well, i was reading in genesis & there are so many parts where i am thinking, "what the flip, why would God be okay with this, like dude this is obviously not cool." like when Abraham threw Hagar & Ishmael out because Sarah wanted it, i was so upset. & even though some of us haven't been tossed out, i think we can all relate to just not knowing. not knowing where to go from here, not knowing if someone will be here two days from now, or just not knowing why. but the cool thing about the bible is- you get the answer to all of these questions in the next chapter. i was so upset Abe threw her out & God was cool with it but then i read the next chapter & i was like oh. that's why. sorry i questioned you, God.
this is why i suggest everyone read through genesis because i swear, this happens 1,000,000 times & each time God is all Matthew 13:31 on me. ("O you of little faith, why did you doubt?") i pinky promise i hear him saying this verse in my head ERRY DAY. but being able to see in the bible how things worked out for these people who are feeling the same way i occasionally feel is so encouraging. it really just brings to light the whole, "trust in Him because he sees the bigger picture." & let's just be real, it's S00000 much easier to have faith in God. I hate worrying.
thanks to my friends in poland for listening. :*
-priscilla
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