Fellow Travelers...

I have often struggled to understand how the bible relates to my life, and I know I'm not the only one. I hear many people complain that the bible is irrelevant for the 21st century, but I read the bible assuming that God is going to use the words on the page in order to communicate with me. I believe that God wants to talk to us, but do we know how to listen?

During the past two months I wrote a bible devotional hoping that it would help my family and friends learn how to listen to God and grow in their understanding of Him.  I wanted to use my past experiences as an example of how I have learned to listen to God in the past.  I'm not perfect, and I believe that God communicates differently to each of His children, so I suggested that they use the devotional as a workbook instead of a textbook. But why am I telling you this inside of this blog post?

Well, during the next 6 week I would like to share my devotional study with you online.  I want to use this blog as a way for us to read through the book of Ephesians together and grow in our understanding of God.  I will format the blog differently than a normal blog post, and I will be making blog posts 3 times a week: Monday, Wednesday and Friday.  

Each "blogvotion" will begin with a brief insight that God has shared with me, followed by a short section of Ephesians, and conclude with a few questions about what you read.  Because this is online, you can use the comment's section in order to add your own questions, answer some of mine questions, or share an insight of how the section applies to your life.  I would love for us to challenge and encourage one another to see the Bible as a source of living communication between God and His children.

Finally, I want to provide two quick notes in conclusion: 

First of all, the questions are the most important part of the study because they are designed to help you focus on God and communicate with Him. Therefore, slowly read and answer the questions as thoroughly as possible, writing your responses in a separate notebook if needed.

Secondly, send me an email if you want this blog to come directly to your email inbox.  Joshua.Wheeler03@gmail.com

I pray that we all grow a lot closer to God in this time.