Even my husband will tell you that I am not the same woman he married, and he, too, attributes the change to my daily time in the Scriptures. God’s Word delivered on every promise it made to me. I am a sold-out, satisfied customer of the Bible. In 2007, the Lord called me into ministry….a ministry of teaching, speaking and writing about Jesus and the Scriptures. Eventually, I surrendered to the conviction of the Spirit, and He removed my heart of stone toward Charlie and in its place God put a heart of love and compassion. As I worked through Beth Moore’s Living Beyond Yourself, a study of the fruit of the Spirit and one of the best Beth Moore studies I’ve done, the Holy Spirit was in my face about my hatred of Charlie. Let me assure you, though, God can and does change hearts. The Lord did a stunning, miraculous work in my heart toward Charlie, which is another amazing story for another day. Within just a few months of beginning Bible study, I completely lost any desire to curse.
I had no idea that Jesus was about to rock my world. Although I had left behind some of my earlier sin, I still was in tremendous need of a make-over. When the Holy Spirit hit me with a hunger for God’s Word in late 2000, no one was more surprised than I. It is a miracle straight from heaven that Greg didn’t leave me. Let me assure you that when I say hatred, I mean ugly, horrible hatred. Today, the way I lived in my 20s grieves my heart.Īfter Greg and I married in 1995, I developed a stronghold of hatred for his son, Charlie, from his first marriage. My language was straight out of the gutter. Had I died in those days, because of the faithfulness of Jesus, I would have gone to heaven however, no one from that time in my life would tell you that there was any evidence of Jesus in my life. Within 10 years I had walked away from Him. I asked Jesus into my heart at the age of 15. May I share with you why I am such a believer in in-depth Bible study? I want you to fall in love with Bible study, too. Like a schoolgirl who received the ‘wanna walk with me at break’ note, I cannot get enough of God’s love note. I saw my Grandma Colwell walk closely with Jesus, but not until the Lord gave me a hunger and thirst for studying His Word did I began to understand the beauty and power of Scripture.įriends, I am smitten with Jesus and His Word. Until about 14 years ago, I never understood the connection between the Bible and an intimate walk with Christ. Your response to God’s love note can change the course of your life. The Holy Scriptures contain one declaration after another of God’s longing and desire for an intimate relationship with us. Then, a few years down the road, a letter of love might have looked like this:Īs teenage hormones began leaking out from their hiding places, your knight-in-shining-armor sheepishly handed a note to your best friend to give to you that requested your presence at the next break during school.
Scrawled in childish letters, your baby-faced admirer declared his love for you in second grade.
These were likely the words of the first love letter you received. These are some good books for women’s Bible study. Only the Word of God can do that, friends! Leah also shares her top ten Bible studies… because the fall is a great time to change things up and dive deeper into God’s Word. She shares how Bible study changed her life and uprooted a stronghold of hatred in her heart. Today’s Walk with Him Wednesday post is from my friend Leah Adams.
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