Update

Well started off going through the New Testament like I was going to be done with it within a week.  Now it seems like the bible has found a place on my coffee table and not picked up in weeks.  I struggle with disciplining myself.  So many times I start things like this and I don’t finish them.  I get very discouraged and I am hard on myself.  I feel as though this should be easy, I should want to understand God more and want a deeper relationship.

A new prayer I have begun to pray is for God to help me discipline myself.  There are so many things that distract me from God.  It is so easy to give into the temptation of world and occupy my time on other things.  It is so easy to put down the Bible and turn on the game, play the PlayStation.   I really wish it is was the other way around!  I pray that does change it around for me.

 

Stay Blessed

Billy

 

Trials

If trials bring us closer to God, then let trouble be my daily bread. If iron sharpens iron, then knock upon this dull heart of mine with holy sparks. And if absence makes the heart grow fonder, then I dare say… remain gone just a little while longer.”  This quote witch the author is unknown has always spoke to my Heart.  I like to pray the hard prayers.  I like the challenged to be more Christ like.  James chapter 1:2-4 says this Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

Do you think its hard to pray scriptures likes this?  Do you get afraid that you might give into trials and the temptations because its easier too?

 

Stay blessed

Billy

 

How this all came about…

I picked up this new bible just this passed weekend.  My brother in law received one as a Christmas gift.  After flipping through it I noticed that it was very easy to understand what was going on.  The dialog in it is very nice you know exactly who is talking and what they are talking about.  That is key for me because if I don’t understand whats going on then I wont read it, I will loose interest very quickly.  Well me and my wife headed out to Columbus just to explore and have a good time.  She wanted to take me to the “short north” or something like that.  So we headed down there to walk around hang out and what not.  What she didn’t realize is she picked the coldest day of the year so far  to go walking around downtown!  So that didn’t last long.  We found are way to a pizza hut soon after we left and had lunch.  And for you who don’t know my wife is a book-worm if we ever see a book store we have to stop.  Right next store to the pizza hut is a half off book store.  So we made are way there after lunch and couple minutes into  it I can’t find her go figure right.  So I found my way to the Christian section and started to browse.  Then it dawned on me too look for the voice bible.  And what do you know they have a copy.  I picked it up and started to read.  I thought to myself this is something I can read and understand I am just going to get it.  Only problem is it looked expensive and I can already hear my wife telling me just go get in on Amazon it will be cheaper blah blah.  She walks up with a hand full of books already,(so I knew right there my chances of getting this bible were slim) and asked me what I was doing.  So I explained to here I found the bible I wanted.  First thing she said is how much Billy?  Well there was not a price tag on it.  She said well that looks like 20-30 dollars your going to have to wait till next pay-day.  Well I said how about you just go ask for me.  She gives me all of her stuff and goes and asks.  She comes back and its only 5 bucks!!!  So right there I new it was a god thing so we bought it and headed for home.

For me finding the right Bible has been hard because for one I don’t like to read that much and seconded I get lost and don’t understand whats going on.

Has it been hard for any of you to find the right Bible?

 

Stay Blessed

Billy

Getting Started….

Well I have wanted to do this for a long time and now finally I am going too.  I have had a passion for reaching lost and hurting people since I first got saved.  And since I was saved at an early age we can just say my entire life.  So I started this blog to help encourage people that are struggling and hurting, as well as starting a new journey myself.  I will be reading the new testament the voice version bible, and sharing with you what I am learning.  So feel free to stop by and check out how I am doing along with discussing cretin topics I come across in this journey.  I look forward too all that god as in store…..

 

Stay blessed

Billy

The voice