Good evening! For the next 26 days, I will be on a mission trip to Vietnam. During that time, I will have new blogs each night from guest authors! (Also, on many nights, I will post pictures from my trip here!) For the next 26 evenings, my spot will be filled by my dear sister in Christ, Trina Agee Cornell! Trina and I went through many mission trips together and I have been a guest in Trina's and her husband, Bob's home. Please keep me in your prayers!
I spent an afternoon at Barnes and Noble a few months ago – this is a place where I could spend hours upon
hours. As a reading specialist by trade – and a reader by nature – it makes sense. On this particular trip, I
found a book, tucked away with the journals in their display, called 3,000 Questions About Me. I opened it
and started thumbing through – and I have to admit, I was quite intrigued. I started looking through the
questions, thinking about what my responses would be. I knew I just had to get it – the book sat at my house
for a month, collecting dust. I finally pulled it out and decided to answer one page of questions a day. 3,000
questions can be overwhelming – but how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time! As I answer my page
of questions each day, I read the question – and I put what immediately comes to mind. I do not overthink
them – I answer them honestly and openly. My series of blog posts will focus on certain questions that I
believe get to the core of who I am – as a wife, mother, and a child of God.
20. What is your most treasured possession?
When I read this question, I took a moment to pause and reflect. What did I consider my “most treasured
possession”? That moment did not last long – I answered this question with two words: my Bible. God’s word
is my most prized possession – I do not go a day without reading it. A few years ago, I began following a
program through my Bible app – it has lead me to read the Bible through in a year. Each day, I get a few
chapters of the Old and New Testaments, along with a handful of verses from Psalms and Proverbs. I have
found that I learn something new every year that I follow this plan – the Bible does not change – but the way I
read it, and the way I understand it, evolves and changes. This book contains the road map for my life – it
reminds me that:
I am fearfully and wonderfully made. (Psalm 139:14)
I am not alone. (Isaiah 41:10)
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. (Philippians 4:13)
I can be strong and courageous – and not afraid. (Joshua 1:9)
I am unconditionally loved. (John 15:12)
The Bible is so much more than a book – it is truly the Lord’s love letter to us. If we read it, heed it, follow it,
and live it, we can lead lives worthy of His calling. My Bible is my most treasured possession- and it will be, no matter what.
God bless,hours. As a reading specialist by trade – and a reader by nature – it makes sense. On this particular trip, I
found a book, tucked away with the journals in their display, called 3,000 Questions About Me. I opened it
and started thumbing through – and I have to admit, I was quite intrigued. I started looking through the
questions, thinking about what my responses would be. I knew I just had to get it – the book sat at my house
for a month, collecting dust. I finally pulled it out and decided to answer one page of questions a day. 3,000
questions can be overwhelming – but how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time! As I answer my page
of questions each day, I read the question – and I put what immediately comes to mind. I do not overthink
them – I answer them honestly and openly. My series of blog posts will focus on certain questions that I
believe get to the core of who I am – as a wife, mother, and a child of God.
20. What is your most treasured possession?
When I read this question, I took a moment to pause and reflect. What did I consider my “most treasured
possession”? That moment did not last long – I answered this question with two words: my Bible. God’s word
is my most prized possession – I do not go a day without reading it. A few years ago, I began following a
program through my Bible app – it has lead me to read the Bible through in a year. Each day, I get a few
chapters of the Old and New Testaments, along with a handful of verses from Psalms and Proverbs. I have
found that I learn something new every year that I follow this plan – the Bible does not change – but the way I
read it, and the way I understand it, evolves and changes. This book contains the road map for my life – it
reminds me that:
I am fearfully and wonderfully made. (Psalm 139:14)
I am not alone. (Isaiah 41:10)
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. (Philippians 4:13)
I can be strong and courageous – and not afraid. (Joshua 1:9)
I am unconditionally loved. (John 15:12)
The Bible is so much more than a book – it is truly the Lord’s love letter to us. If we read it, heed it, follow it,
and live it, we can lead lives worthy of His calling. My Bible is my most treasured possession- and it will be, no matter what.
Steve
Luke 18:1
E-mail me at shawley@westburychristian.org
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