Demonstration.

We heard about this last night at church. How are we demonstrating the Holy Spirit at work in our lives. Let me tell you a story.

My wife, daughter and I went on a trip to visit my wife's Grandma in SD, one Labor day weekend. While out there, we went to a Christian book store and my wife bought me a Bible. Awesome right! When I started attending church again, I kept hearing the pastor say, "read your Bible everyday". Over and over again. No matter what church I attened. This message was constant.

I tried and tried to do it. I tried to read my Bible everyday. I tried right after I got off of work. Kept falling asleep. Tried reading it at night when my daughter was watching tv. That didn't work either. I kept getting distracted by the noise of the tv. I needed to read it in the quiet so I could understand and soak it in.

Every morning before work, I would wake up and then turn on the tv and watch mindless tv shows and sit there and flip channels until it was time to leave. Then one morning it happened. The Holy Spirit spoke to me. Why don't you turn off the tv and pick up your Bible. Wow, what a message. Thank You Jesus! I have been reading it faithfully everyday since. That was in May of 2008. My life has become so much richer because of God's word, than the sportscenter updates. Or the excercise shows, or news updates. All that stuff is of the world. I wanted a Biblical wold view. Only get that from reading and applying God's word. I praise You and worship you Jesus!