I was having coffee wtih a friend today, when God spoke to me. Now, it wasn't this huge revelation or an audible voice, rather, some words I actually spoke myself. As we were discussing topics such as college, family, Christmas, school, and God, some things I said, God spoke those to my heart. I'm not sure if that makes total sense, but I don't even quite understand it. I was telling her about divorced family dynamics, especially during the holidays, and how that affects us. Since she's gone through her parent's divorce, we both understood the tension that occurs. I said something in the line of "I need to look at my dad not through the lense of my mother, but through the lense of the Bible or God." When I said that, I realized that's what I need to do. It was a moment of epiphany.
Those moments don't happen often (that's not a blonde joke), and when they do, it's a breath of fresh air. Kind of like reading your Bible straight-up. During our coffee date, I related the Bible to food. Reading the Bible through a study guide or devotional is kind of like processed food and the going through the Bible by itself is like fresh fruit. The processed food is easy to eat and tasty, but there's nothing like a fresh piece of fruit. It's refreshing and juicy and delicious. Since August, I have thoroughly enjoyed reading my Bible everyday. It's been extremely hard, but extremely rewarding. Everyday I'm thankful for the CIY challenge I received and I plan to continue it till I read the last chapter of Revelation and Malachi on August 5, 2010.
