Bible Study, Like Man Needs Air
I go to church and Bible study every Sunday. I hear the preacher's words and it causes me to evaluate myself. I come away with a sense of what needs to change in my life. I learned again today that I am impatient, because I am selfish. I already knew that, but it seems to have more meaning when I hear it in person. How do I change? Bible study helps me change. The pastor gives us key verses to study and memorize. I have a choice. I can continue on as I have been, or I can change.
My life looks ok to most people. I wake up the next morning with the thought "it’s not about me" and try to put others ahead of me. Change won't happen overnight or without a lot of Bible study. Failures along the way continually cause me to want to quit, but I have decided in my heart I want to change, and I will make an effort to be different.
It is so easy to fill your life with things that at first seem important, but soon enough lose their luster, and so I grab hold of something else. I think this is the idolatry the Bible talks about. It would be real easy to continue on this route. If I did, I think someday I would come up for air and realize life is almost over and I was still pursuing things instead of people.
Bible study causes me to read God's word and find out what the intent behind it is and how to apply it to my life. I can go in a new direction. I have used Logos system as my Bible study method for years, and find that it is easier to study with so many resources to use. The possibilities to upgrade are huge. I enjoy the commentaries that come with the Logos Bible study system as standard, and then I like to upgrade selectively on subjects that are of interest. I receive emails from Logos through the newsletter and am able to see savings when I take advantage of the pre-publication specials. If I don't make Bible study a priority, "like breathing," my life has a tendency to stay the same.
Submitted by Douglas L. Crow