Day 1: Mat. 1 -7 Opening Reflection

While listening to day 1’s prescribed text, it was a challenge for me to just listen without crowding what I was hearing with what I already knew, had taught in Bible study and/or had even preached before.  In an attempt to just allow the text speak to me I started the CD over again and just listened openly and the one thing that really stood out to me was that – through it all God is speaking: whether through an angel, a prophet, a circumstance, a test, a dream, or through the text God was not only speaking to the entities of the biblical passages but also to me.  And while God was speaking, I realized that the cliché is true: When Jesus shows up things happen – Perceptions are changed, paradigm shifts take place, and worldly contradictions began to make sense.  In no way do I think I can be Jesus, but I began to realize through my listening that the only way we can really become righteous and really obtain our true blessings is to try our hardest to be like Jesus.  So just like Jesus we are going to have some trials and tribulations, but we have to understand those trials, tribulations, and temptations are simply a preparation mechanism for God to really use us.  So stop focusing on your current conditions and realize the possibilities you have when you come out of your current condition. 

While listening to the chapters it felt like I was on a treadmill; A treadmill keeps you on pace and if you stay on the treadmill you can reach your destiny – and so we must press on to complete our Christian Journey!

 

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