Studying

Hi, Everybody,

This was a devotional of particular interest to me. Like most everyone else, I am a full time student, so I devote a considerable amount of time to academic study. Here are my thoughts in no particular order:

• Stef's quote resonates with me quite a lot. I don't study the Bible much even though I do want to learn. It's hard to study the Bible after doing 8 hours of math homework (and really easy to make excuses)
• An aggravating factor of this initial problem is the lack of positive peer pressure. I'm not expected to study the Bible, and there are no immediate repercussions if I don't (although I know intellectually that I should and that there will be benefits of doing so).
• Although I want to know scripture, I'm afraid of what I might find in there. This has happened on several occasions: I am reading merrily along only to discover...it says that? But does it really mean that? Now I am intellectually obligated to put some research into ironing out this new challenge to my faith. The task seems too daunting, though, so I feel miserable for a couple of weeks until I can just forget about it. So I put off serious study of the Bible until some indeterminate future date...maybe when I have more time.

Well, it's pretty obvious by now; studying is something I struggle with! We can always hope for improvement in the future, though.

I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the posts!
Gwen