Comments on: Devotion http://www.austinklee.com/2010/01/devotion/ An Open Book Mon, 09 Aug 2010 20:30:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Talia http://www.austinklee.com/2010/01/devotion/comment-page-1/#comment-2104 Talia Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:03:27 +0000 http://www.austinklee.com/?p=413#comment-2104 That is a VERY good point. I never thought about it like that. That is a VERY good point. I never thought about it like that.

]]> By: austinklee http://www.austinklee.com/2010/01/devotion/comment-page-1/#comment-2101 austinklee Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:56:16 +0000 http://www.austinklee.com/?p=413#comment-2101 If you have a smart phone the guys at LifeChurch.tv have come up with a pretty cool free Bible (tons of versions and languages) its called YouVersion. They also have a bunch of reading plans that you can keep with you on your phone as well as on the internet. We went through a book called Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth<img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=austinklee-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0060628391" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> in our small group. I would definitely check it out! </img> If you have a smart phone the guys at LifeChurch.tv have come up with a pretty cool free Bible (tons of versions and languages) its called YouVersion. They also have a bunch of reading plans that you can keep with you on your phone as well as on the internet.

We went through a book called Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth<img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=austinklee-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0060628391" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> in our small group. I would definitely check it out!

]]> By: Talia http://www.austinklee.com/2010/01/devotion/comment-page-1/#comment-2103 Talia Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:01:55 +0000 http://www.austinklee.com/?p=413#comment-2103 Thanks Austin for the resources! I will definitely check them out. I need all the resources I can get : ). I have a lot of catching up to do. I really like reading your blog. You've got some good stuff on here. Keep it coming! Thanks Austin for the resources! I will definitely check them out. I need all the resources I can get : ). I have a lot of catching up to do. I really like reading your blog. You've got some good stuff on here. Keep it coming!

]]> By: austinklee http://www.austinklee.com/2010/01/devotion/comment-page-1/#comment-2102 austinklee Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:57:49 +0000 http://www.austinklee.com/?p=413#comment-2102 I also think that sometimes we choose not to read because if we don't know what the Bible says, then we don't have to live it. Its a lot easier to say, "I didn't know," than it is to be accountable for our actions. I also think that sometimes we choose not to read because if we don't know what the Bible says, then we don't have to live it. Its a lot easier to say, "I didn't know," than it is to be accountable for our actions.

]]> By: Talia http://www.austinklee.com/2010/01/devotion/comment-page-1/#comment-2100 Talia Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:50:38 +0000 http://www.austinklee.com/?p=413#comment-2100 I am still a pray as I go person as well but I do have a few minutes of prayer before I sit down to do the reading for the day. I am really hoping to get to where I can just sit and pray for a long time. I totally agree with Adam about studying the Bible is how we will grow. I have been making excuses for the last five years about why I can't grow..."I don't understand the Bible" or "I don't have time" or "It is just too overwhelming" or "I get bored". R.C. Sproul said something (it was quoted in the Spiritual Disciplines book) that really hit me hard...it was painful for me but gives me motivation. He said, "Here then is the real problem of our negligence. We fail in our duty to study God's Word not so much because it is difficult to understand, not so much because it is dull and boring, but because it is work. Our problem is not a lack of intelligence or lack of passion. Our problem is that we are lazy." Ouch. This hit me where it hurts : ). This is all still a HUGE work in progress for me but am anxious to see what God is going to teach me. I used to think I couldn't understand anything in the Bible, but am quickly finding that God will give me the ability to grasp what He is teaching me. I am amazed. I am still a pray as I go person as well but I do have a few minutes of prayer before I sit down to do the reading for the day. I am really hoping to get to where I can just sit and pray for a long time. I totally agree with Adam about studying the Bible is how we will grow. I have been making excuses for the last five years about why I can't grow…"I don't understand the Bible" or "I don't have time" or "It is just too overwhelming" or "I get bored". R.C. Sproul said something (it was quoted in the Spiritual Disciplines book) that really hit me hard…it was painful for me but gives me motivation. He said, "Here then is the real problem of our negligence. We fail in our duty to study God's Word not so much because it is difficult to understand, not so much because it is dull and boring, but because it is work. Our problem is not a lack of intelligence or lack of passion. Our problem is that we are lazy." Ouch. This hit me where it hurts : ).

This is all still a HUGE work in progress for me but am anxious to see what God is going to teach me. I used to think I couldn't understand anything in the Bible, but am quickly finding that God will give me the ability to grasp what He is teaching me. I am amazed.

]]> By: talia http://www.austinklee.com/2010/01/devotion/comment-page-1/#comment-2099 talia Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:49:04 +0000 http://www.austinklee.com/?p=413#comment-2099 I just recently (in the last couple of months) started studying the Bible on a pretty regular basis. It is so amazing to me how much more I have already learned and grown just in the last couple of months. I know I shouldn't dwell on the past but I wonder how much more I would know about my Savior had I been doing this for the last 5 years which is when I started walking with the Lord. I started doing a Bible reading plan on esv.org. I know...this seems kind of old school but it really helps me keep up with where I am. I have never read the Bible all the way through or even a whole book. It is the first time I have ever really enjoyed getting into His word and He is really working in my life. I am one of the leaders in a college girl's disciple group and we are studing two AMAZING books as we study the word..."Spiritual Disciplines" and "Christian Beliefs". Spiritual Disciiplines has really opened my eyes to why we do the things we do. It goes through all 12 spiritual disciplines. I would HIGHLY recommend it. We are only on chapter 3 and I am already amazed. I will say though that it is quite overwhelming but in a good way. I just recently (in the last couple of months) started studying the Bible on a pretty regular basis. It is so amazing to me how much more I have already learned and grown just in the last couple of months. I know I shouldn't dwell on the past but I wonder how much more I would know about my Savior had I been doing this for the last 5 years which is when I started walking with the Lord. I started doing a Bible reading plan on esv.org. I know…this seems kind of old school but it really helps me keep up with where I am. I have never read the Bible all the way through or even a whole book. It is the first time I have ever really enjoyed getting into His word and He is really working in my life. I am one of the leaders in a college girl's disciple group and we are studing two AMAZING books as we study the word…"Spiritual Disciplines" and "Christian Beliefs". Spiritual Disciiplines has really opened my eyes to why we do the things we do. It goes through all 12 spiritual disciplines. I would HIGHLY recommend it. We are only on chapter 3 and I am already amazed. I will say though that it is quite overwhelming but in a good way.

]]> By: austinklee http://www.austinklee.com/2010/01/devotion/comment-page-1/#comment-2097 austinklee Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:29:51 +0000 http://www.austinklee.com/?p=413#comment-2097 Phillip, thanks for the tip on tweetmeme. I haven't had as much time to play with Standard Theme as I would like. UGH. Phillip, thanks for the tip on tweetmeme. I haven't had as much time to play with Standard Theme as I would like. UGH.

]]> By: Phillip Gibb http://www.austinklee.com/2010/01/devotion/comment-page-1/#comment-2096 Phillip Gibb Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:32:11 +0000 http://www.austinklee.com/?p=413#comment-2096 very cool - beta testing the standardtheme as well (think you may have to de-activate the tweetmeme plugin for now since it is added by the theme already) As for Devotion: hmmm, something I need to be doing more consistently. I prefer to start by praying for guidance, understanding, etc - that also helps me to focus. read the scripture. Then the part I hate - my wife does it very well - think about what part stood out and why. Then pray something specifically related to that and bring in everything else that I should be praying for. Not that I do that all the time very cool – beta testing the standardtheme as well (think you may have to de-activate the tweetmeme plugin for now since it is added by the theme already)

As for Devotion: hmmm, something I need to be doing more consistently.
I prefer to start by praying for guidance, understanding, etc – that also helps me to focus.
read the scripture.
Then the part I hate – my wife does it very well – think about what part stood out and why.
Then pray something specifically related to that and bring in everything else that I should be praying for.
Not that I do that all the time

]]> By: austinklee http://www.austinklee.com/2010/01/devotion/comment-page-1/#comment-2076 austinklee Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:00:23 +0000 http://www.austinklee.com/?p=413#comment-2076 Wow! That is a pretty good system! Wow! That is a pretty good system!

]]> By: austinklee http://www.austinklee.com/2010/01/devotion/comment-page-1/#comment-2077 austinklee Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:00:42 +0000 http://www.austinklee.com/?p=413#comment-2077 Yeah, somehow I figured I wasn't alone! Yeah, somehow I figured I wasn't alone!

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