"May you be strengthened with
all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and
patience with joy " Colossians 1:11 ESV
P A T I
E N C E
This
has been the theme or focus word for July.
According to this verse we are to
practice having patience with joy, can that actually be done? Can you
joyfully wait on something?…it may be hard, but it is possible!
Patience was a wonderful focus word for me. I used to suffer with lack
of patience. With some things I still do. But,
I can say that now that I am “older and wiser” I seem to be more
patient. But as I read this I questioned, “Is it really my age?” or “God acting
in my life!?” I would like to believe it is the latter of the two. {smile}
Someone asked me about Bible Journaling the other day, they asked,
“What is bible journaling? And Why do you do it?”
Well, as you look thru my pages you will see what bible journaling
is….I bought a special journaling bible by Crossway. I follow along with a
journaling community and we are given a prompt every week that incorporates a
focus word for each month. You can find it here: Documented Faith
I prefer to meditate and sit alone and read this
verse, usually a few times, I think about how I can apply this verse to my
life. I think about how it pertains to my life now. This is how I learn and
GROW! I have found that this is a way to “feed my soul”.
Then…I get creative and embellish
my bible with this verse. I love learning, reading and growing. And by Bible
Journaling, I am able to “feed” my soul. I see it as we are all seeds planted
here on earth. In order to grow (closer to God), we must be fed (with spiritual
knowledge) . The more we are fed (spiritually), the closer we grow to God. If
we are not fed (spiritually) then we will wither and dry up.
