Skip to main content

Step 2: Dig into God's Word

"If you remain in me and my Words remain in you, you may ask for whatever you please and you will get it" - John 15, 7.


The Bible is the primary way God speaks to us. Reading the Bible it is a wonderful way to be in touch with God's Word, to develop a kind of conscious about what God wants for us. if we dig into God's Word with an open heart we will learn how to live wisely and allow God to lead our paths "Your Word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path" - Psalm 119, 105. And if God lead our paths, eventually we will find our purpose.

We could start studying the Scriptures, study is an analytical action that requires concentration and focus so we could grow in our understanding of God. The study of Scriptures involves not only reading, but active involvement in observation, interpretation, and application of its contents. "Let your thoughts to be on things above, not on the things that are on the earth," - Colossians 3, 2.

It will be always good to include a devotional reflection that lead us to know what those words means to us, and that should be help us to find the application of the content into our lives. We could also meditate in order to fill our mind with God's Word. Finally we need to respond by action practicing what we learned.

Dig into God's Word will not only help us to develop knowledge of God, we will also acquire knowledge about ourselves while we replace our default thinking with God's truths. The time we spent digging into the Scriptures will help us to root our identity and value in God's love and His wonderful purpose for our lives. There are some few examples:
  • Nourishment and grow: "All scripture is inspired by God and useful for refuting error, for guiding people's lives and teaching them to be upright. This is how someone who is dedicated to God becomes fully equipped and ready for any good work." - 2 Timothy 3, 16-17.
  • Better priorities and values: "Do not model your behavior on the contemporary world, but let the renewing of your minds transform you, so that you may discern for yourself what is the will of God - what is good and acceptable and mature." - Romans 12, 2. 
  • Overcoming temptation: "None of the trials which have come upon you is more than a human being can stand. You can trust that God will not let you be put to the test beyond your strength, but with any trial will also provide a way out by enabling you to put up with it." - 1 Corinthians 10, 13. 
  • Guidance for decision making: "for learning what wisdom and discipline are, for understanding words of deep meaning, for acquiring a disciplined insight, uprightness, justice and fair dealing; for teaching sound judgement to the simple, and knowledge and reflection to the young; let the wise listen and learn yet more, and a person of discernment will acquire the art of guidance." - Proverbs 1, 2-5. 

Some useful ways to Dig into God's Word:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Be Satisfied

 "Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart . " - PSalm 37:4. I was single for a long time, I remember how much I struggled at that time, because my soul was not satisfied, something was missing, after years and years of praying, the Lord finally gave me an amazing husband the sweetest and kindest man. But before that happened God helped me to be satisfied, fulfilled and content by being loved only by Him.  Today I found a beautiful prayer by St. Anthony of Padua, and I could not avoid to share it.  "Everyone longs to give themselves completely to someone, To have a deep soul relationship with another, To be loved thoroughly and exclusively. But to a Christian, God says, "No, not until you are satisfied, Fulfilled and content with being loved by Me alone, With giving yourself totally and unreservedly to Me. With having an intensely personal and unique relationship with Me alone. Discovering that only in Me is your satisfaction to b
Post a Comment
Read more

Forever Alone?

" Yes, I know what plans I have in mind for you, Yahweh declares, plans for peace, not for disaster, to give you future and hope. " - Jeremiah 29, 11.  Being single is something that could be hard I know that pretty well, because I have been single almost my entire life, during my early years I never felt concern about me being single, I spent my life mostly learning and sharing my life with my family and friends, and I was really happy. But as time goes by, seen loving relationships around sooner or later makes you ask, when will be my turn?  This long waiting makes me feel sad sometimes, I know that allow that my thoughts makes me felt ashamed of being single is not good I remember a book I read last year:   Beautiful Uncertainty  by  Mandy Hale . Specially the chapter " God's Heart for Single Women " made me realize that I shouldn't feel sad or ashamed, being single now is God's will. God wants that I wait a little more, and as  Mandy
Post a Comment
Read more

Prayer Replaces Worry

"N ever worry about anything; but tell God all your desires of every kind in prayer and petition shot through with gratitude, and the peace of God which is beyond our understanding will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus. " - Philippians 4:6-7 I have been an over-thinker almost all my life, I think too much and thinking to much often leads me to being worried. And worry is damaging, it consumes our mind it divides our attention, it decreases our productivity and it actually negatively impacts our health. If you are an over-thinker like me, prayer is the most helpful thing you can do.  Over thinking can be detrimental to our performance, and lead to anxiety and depression. During the times I struggle the most a beautiful, a friend shared with me a beautiful Novena of Surrender to the Will of God that I would like to share with you today.  Novena of Surrender to the Will of God (Author: Father Don Dolindo Ruotolo 1882-1970) Day 1: Why do
Post a Comment
Read more