Beautiful Knowledge

I heard a speaker last night say the most amazing metaphor I have heard in a long time.

"Has anyone ever built a home?? ... Well what you do is, you get the blue prints and take them along with a supplies list to 84 lumber or Lowe's some store like that and they take both and a few days later they come to your building site and drop off every nail, screw, and two by four in a pile and say "There is your house!" ... That's exactly what God dose when you become a Christian. You have all the supplies to build the person God wants you to be through his word, prayer, and a daily walk for God you over time build this person."

I leaned over to my mom and said... "Boy that was good." Now although that kinda tapered off from my main thought but it has the key that knowledge is the "Gold" to be the Christian God wants you to be. Proverbs 20:15 states "There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel." The Bible holds all the knowledge we need as Christians, not only that but it holds the "precious jewel" for a relationship with God that is ever growing!

I have been reading a great book that I got at McKay's (the 4th love of my life) called Growing in to Womanhood: God's way this book is early 2000's but oh so relevant. (I believe that things in bible days are still as relevant today as they where back then) but it is so amazing, this book has pounded it into my head "READ YOUR BIBLE DAILY!!!" then this past Wednesday bible study "READ YOUR BIBLE DAILY" and I totally agree although I will admit that before I was convicted this week, I had only read it when "I" had time.

.....when I had time.... what was I thinking??? Oh how unworthy I am yet I still didn't even try to be the person God wants me to be! There are things we do to be drawn closer to God and reading his full of knowledge, ever fruitful, eye opening, beautifully written, always relevant word is one of them that is so rewarding and blissful!!!

In said book one of the authors said to schedule time for God, at first I was like...what??? But then as she went on I understood her. We schedule all important things in our life; school, work, cleaning, parties, birthdays, dinners, doctor visits... why not make God a key element in our lives??!?! And along time ago I read a book where a girl who made is a weekly thing to go on a date with God. She would go eat, alone and read her bible then go for a hike or a walk and just talk to God then to top it all off she would find a spot that God's creation was so beautiful and just praise him!! I'm really going to strive to do that this spring and hopefully as long as I have the blessing of being single!
Knowledge is key in every aspect of our lives, and God being our whole life has given us the supplies to gain knowledge daily. I challenge you to take advantage of God's wonderful gift!

In God's Love,
N