Thursdays in the Truth: Fill Me!

I was driving on the freeway the other day and as I rounded the corner, I saw a police officer in the median with his radar detector out.  You know my first thought because I’m sure you’ve had the same moment.  Not so nice words filled my head (thankfully none came out of my mouth) and I lifted my foot off the accelerator.  Then I looked in my rear view mirror to see if he caught me.  When I got far enough that I felt safe, I started breathing again.  Only then did I actually look at my speedometer to see what my speed was.  Believe it or not, I was not speeding.  Seriously!  I couldn’t believe it.  I tend to have a lead foot. It was a very adrenaline packed 10 seconds!

As the adrenaline slowed, I felt convicted.  I might not have been speeding this time but I certainly push the boundaries of the law.  In what other areas of my life do I push the boundaries?  Then it hit me.  I push the boundaries with God.  I know that He is my savior and Lord of all.  I know that He knows everything; even my deepest darkest thoughts.  Yet, I pretend that He doesn’t see the sin in my life.  I’m like the little kid playing hide and seek.  You know the kid.  They hide their face behind something but the rest of their body is exposed and they don’t think you can see them.  It’s really hilarious when it’s a kid playing hide and seek, not so much when it’s a sane adult pretending her God can’t see her.

So I set about to find a verse to pray over, a verse I can memorize to help remind me to keep God at the forefront of my thoughts.  Not to keep me from speeding but to help me stay righteous in everything I do.  I flipped through my bible blindly.  Nothing.  I searched my old standby: Pinterest.  Saw some great verses but nothing that seemed to really speak to my heart.  I prayed and waited.  I didn’t wait patiently.  I kept searching, filling my head with extra that only served to frustrate me.  Then in a moment of exhaustion, I sat and looked around.  It was then that I saw God’s answer.  I am not one with His Word.  

I have made a new commitment to really dig into His Word.  I have already begun Beth Moore’s scripture memory challenge for 2015.  I am part of an awesome Bible study.  I have a new purpose to reading my bible.  This is the history and record of my Lord.  I will read it, thirsty for the truth in it.  I will look at all of the examples of flawed people who God was able to do great things with.  Basically, I’m going to start filling my head and heart with God’s word.  Have you had one of these moments?  What do you do to keep yourself immersed in His Word?