I am still Learning

I am still learning, and finding that I enjoy learning now I'm not talking about school subjects, but Biblical subjects. I don't know about you but I grew up in the church, and if you knew all the Bible stories and the right answers, that's all you needed to know. I now of course know I am way wrong and have been dissecting God's word, and re-reading in order to understand the true meaning of what His message is.

I have been, mentoring two young ladies in our youth group, both of which have such deep questions all the time about God and because of those questions, it has really inspired me to dig much deeper than the surface level, Sunday school answer they have always heard. As a result of all my searching and diggin, I have been able to learn so much. Not only have I learned so much, but I have an indescribable passion to study the Word, and I know it is something the Lord has placed within me. I have had a lot of questions lately, not doubts about God, His love, sovereignty, or power, but questions. In searching for answers for my youth, I have begun to ask my own questions, and been searching for answers. Yet no matter how hard I try to figure everything out about God, and the grey issues and things that aren't talked about as much in scripture, I have found there are some things I will never fully understand. I was reminded of Deuteronomy 29:29 where it says,

"The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law."

A part of me wants to be like, so what, tell me then! Haha But that is why we serve such an awesome God! He created every living and breathing thing and everything that is alive is dependent upon Him for LIFE. He created us, and our brains, with limits to not understand everything about Him. Isaiah 40: 17-18 says that if you compiled all the nations (billions of people) together in one place, that they would be "regarded by him as worthless and less than nothing." Does that not trip you out? Not only am I nothing compared to God, but even if every human being in the world gathered in one place, He would see us as worthless. Then verse 18 goes on to say who will you compare God to? What image? As if scripture is telling me, 'wake up, you can't try to make God something He isn't, you just have to follow and trust the words given in scripture, and honor, respect, and praise Him for being so un-comprehendible , because He is YOUR GOD.'

Now I'm not saying that my learning has been pointless and I have come to the conclusion that I can't figure God out, so why try? This revelation has not stopped my desire, but has grown it more. I want to search the things He has given and revealed to us, and I want to know them darn good too, not just the answer we are programmed to give, but the answer given that I truly believe. One that I have researched, one that I have scripture to back up, and one that I can answer with full confidence.

I have also learned one thing that I think is vital. When someone ask me where I stand on certain issues, or more importantly what the Bible says on certain issues, my response should not be 'well I think.....' but my response should be 'the Bible says.....' Something I'm still working in, hints all the learning...

So I challenge you to think about some issues. Think if someone asked you, who is God, What is the Holy Spirit, where does God stand with homosexuality, or what do you think about predestination? What would your answer be? One that you were taught and programmed to say, your 'I think answer,' or would it be an answer you KNOW is true based on research and knowledge of the Word.

I'm not there yet, getting there, but never perfect, and in need of Grace more than you know! Keep keepin' on, keep Livin' for Him! We serve an Awesome God!!