5/21/2009

What Keeps You Awake At Night?

I spoke at a church in North Dakota on Sunday. After I got done, the pastor preached about wrestling with the Bible. He said that anyone who isn't struggling with at least one thing from the Bible probably isn't reading it the way they should. I think He's right. The Bible is meant to be a mirror, showing us who we are as compared to who God wants us to be. If it isn't challenging us, then we aren't holding the mirror correctly. Most likely we are holding it up so we can look over our shoulder at the person behind us. Maybe we are holding it flat so we can stare at the clouds and get fuzzy feelings. May we have the courage to hold it straight and stare into our own eyes through the filter of God's eyes.

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