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Bible Journaling

I’ve had a lot of changes in my life since I last posted. For one thing, I’m got married in March to a wonderful man, Kraig Rice. He has his own ministry which is a website that includes several devotionals he has written. (www.7-star-admiral.com) He is a Bible scholar such as I have ever known. He graduated from Bible School with a Bachelor’s degree, and at one time had a missions outreach. He is teaching me so much!  Another change is that I am now retired. I plan to devote my time in developing my blog page.  So, you will hear more from me. I want to post something every day that I hope, will encourage you in God’s Word.

About a month ago I came upon a page about Bible Journaling while I was on Pinterest, and became fascinated by what I saw. I started looking at it more and more and decided to try it. Then I found a Facebook page, Bible Journaling for Beginners. (https://www.facebook.com/groups/BibleJournalingforBeginners/). I’m finding that not only am I enjoying it, but I’m able to really get into God’s Word and study, then creatively express what I’m learning in ways that will help me remember and hide it in my heart.  My husband has been very supportive and is encouraging me to continue.  He says that anything that gets me into the Word is a good thing.

Tonight I went through a course they teach on Psalm 139:14, where David talks about how God creates us and how awesome and wonderful His creation is.  The instructor talked about how beautiful we are.  Now, I have a really hard time with that one.  I have always been taught that we are not to think more highly of ourselves than we ought, (Romans 12:3) and that concept has been pretty well pounded into my head.  So when someone says I am beautiful, my first instinct is to say, “No, I’m not.”  But the instructor said something that I never considered before. She said that she was the same way, and it dawned on her one day that when she says that, basically she’s calling the other person a liar, which is not a cool thing to do, and the thought hit me…basically I’m calling God a liar too, because His Word says I am beautiful.  He has said His creation is perfect, it is “good”.

I did a Bible Journal page on it:  https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1903294806364028&set=a.818187198208133.1073741828.100000505800364&type=3

What popped out at me is that God created me because He loves me, and who am I to say any differently!  My self-talk has to change…the way I think about myself has to change.  It must line up with what God says about me.  This may be one of the hardest things I’ve had to learn to do.  I’ve had 66 years of being told I’m not that big a deal, and who am I to say I am. Well, it looks like I have my work cut out for me.

Lord, please help me to see me as YOU see me.  Help me to come into alignment with what Your Word say about me, and to truly see that I am, “fearfully and wonderfully made”!  Amen.

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Donna Knuth Rice

I am trying a blog for the first time in my life, and frankly, I feel like I don't have a clue as to what I'm doing! But, here goes. I work at a Christian Television network in the Correspondence Department, where I write letters and emails to our viewers, pray with them for their needs, and send materials they request. I am a Christian. I was saved at the age of 11 during a youth meeting at my church. My pastor led me to the Lord, and to say the least, my life has been an adventure. I am a widow. My late husband, Allen, passed away after 34 1/2 years of marriage. He had been sick the last seven years of his life, and it was a struggle, for him and for me. We met as part of a singing group that was affiliated with a Christian Radio station, and we sang together all through our lives together. We both worked in television and radio all through our married life, mostly for Christian stations. Besides singing I also play flute. I had the luxury of having parents who started out as music teachers...so music was in our house constantly. Some people describe me as being a loud-mouthed lime type...can't disagree with that. I have a tendency to put my foot in my mouth more times than I can count! I also have a tendency to say exactly what's on my mind...which is why I get myself in so much trouble! LOL! Trust me, that's something me and God have been working on for a very long time. I have no children here on earth, although I have a baby in heaven. My baby here is my dog Jack. He's a black lab/ chow mix. He's a big boy....thinks he's a lap dog! Can't think of much else to say. The reason I started this blog is because a few months ago in church, a guest pastor came and delivered a message, and when he asked for those of us who wanted prayer to come forward, I did. When he came to me he asked me if I did any journaling. I told him no 'cause I wasn't very good at it. He told me to start, and prophesied over me that my journal thoughts would impact other people. I wasn't sure just how I was to go about doing this. In fact, I was a little hesitant at first. I started journaling at home, and our assistant pastor's wife asked me to submit something for our Senior newsletter. I didn't the first edition, but something I had heard on Christian radio a long time ago and has stuck with me all these years, came to mind so I submitted an article. That article will be my first post. I don't claim to have all the answers, and my thoughts may seem a little "out there", but I feel God has been prodding me to do this, and so here I am. I hope what I post will bring encouragement, and "Something to Think About".

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