Missions

I have never studied the Bible.

I have read the Bible. Most of the books. A few of them more than once. But I have never actually studied it.

I was thinking about that the other day and it bothered me. So I decided that I would start.

But where do you start? Genesis was my obvious first thought. It's the first book. It's the beginning. Literally. However, I have started reading Genesis twice as many times as I have finished it. I have a hard time getting through Old Testament stuff. Not that I think it's not relevant, because it absolutely is. But because it's not written the way my mind works. If that makes sense?

So I prayed about it and kept coming back to Philippians. When I first became a Christian, one of my best friends, Brielle, and her mother randomly and continually quoted 4:6-7 to me. And 1:21 is tattooed around my right ankle. So that's where I started.

I haven't even gotten into the reading yet. I have researched Philippi. I have read through outlines of the book itself. I have researched different themes. And Paul. The author of the letter to the Philippians. I have researched Paul. I have read more in Acts than I have in Philippians. He started out as Saul. Hated Christians. Killed them. Then he met God. Became a follower of Jesus. Lost his eyesight for a few days. Got it back. And became the first and arguably best missionary since Christ.

So in the most intense, hard-core Bible studying that I have yet to do -- a Bible study that, at this pace, will not be finished before my life is over -- God leads me to missions. Right off the bat, I am learning about the life and ministry of a GREAT missionary.

I can dig it.

I just spent about 3 hours learning all of this, so it's on my mind. So now it's on your mind. You are welcome.

Love, KT