Digging into the Word

September 10, 2009 parkis2

I was working on a piece of art for a friend this morning. She wanted a fairly large collage for her office incorporating Micah 6:8 “And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” One of the things God requires of me in order to do those things is to faithfully READ HIS WORD.

I have an old, tattered Bible that I keep open on the desk where I do my “creating.” It was turned to that verse, the ribbon was hanging out of it and one of my new kittens was laying asleep, using the Bible as a pillow for her tiny head. She awoke, yawned and her paw hit the page, making a crinkling sound. The ribbon flopped and she was ON IT. She began (and not gently) to literally grab up the Word of God and chew it. She ripped a piece and actually swallowed it. At that point, I shoo’d her off the desk and patted the page back to a flattened state.

My pastor husband loved the Word of God! He was very good at breaking it apart and making it easy to understand. I leaned too much on that over the years. It was too easy to run to him and ask, “Where is….?” I find I must now do this for myself. The Holy Spirit will teach me in ways my husband could not.

So the picture my kitten painted for me was a vision of what I should be doing for myself! I need to rest on that Word (a pillow for my head, if you will;) and I need to tear into it and devour it. I have gently been reading and soaking it up through my grief, finding comfort in verses I don’t even remember reading before. However, I am now moving into a time of ACTION. I need to be where the Lord wants me to be, doing what the Lord wants me to do. I need to open up that Bible and read it! I need to be like my kitten…open my eyes, yawn, stretch and hop right into the Word, enthusiastically reading what the Lord has for me that day. I think the days of soft, mellow reading will take a back seat for awhile to the wholehearted “ getting in there” and ripping out what God has to say stage. And not just for myself but to share. Having said that, keep your eyes open. Chances are I’ll be throwing some your way!

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1. Roselyn Prow | September 12, 2009 at 3:12 am

Me too, Paula. I need to really get busy and concentrate. I really like what you have written, and I could actually see the page being devoured by your kitten.
Love, Auntie

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- 2. parkis2 | September 12, 2009 at 12:41 pm
  
  Thanks for commenting…it’s such a joy to know when something I’ve said helps someone else! And wouldn’t you know it. Now that I’ve decided to write a book, someone else has asked me to write a chapter in THEIRS. So now I’m double pumped!
  
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  - 3. eastlakecounty | September 18, 2009 at 9:29 am
    
    Bravo!
  - 4. twicethefirsttime | September 19, 2009 at 5:26 pm
    
    Wait, a BOOK? Tell me more!!!
5. twicethefirsttime | September 19, 2009 at 5:25 pm

I love you!

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6. Claire | October 2, 2009 at 10:18 pm

I love this entry Paula! And I’m right there with you with the need to devour His Word!! I have some pictures of my kitty “in the Word” I’ll have to share with you. =) Love you lots!

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