I will never want to clean the bathroom yet I also can’t stand when it looks gross. The only way I can get to that point is by pushing past the feeling of not wanting the healthy food. We need to rely on God’s guidance and Bible knowledge as our compass.įor example, I do not always feel like eating healthy, yet the more I eat healthy the more my body craves healthier foods. The enemy uses this knowledge to his advantage. Emotions can be fickle and will always lead us in the wrong direction when we rely solely on them. They allow us to relate to others, but they should never set the course we follow. I do believe emotions have their place and purpose. One of those ideas is that emotions and motivation are not a compass, nor are they reliable. They related to other things I have been realizing or talking about over the past few months. Both of these topics have given me a lot to think about. The first two chapters of the book cover knowledge of God and Bible literacy. I am going to share with you my thoughts after reading, but not so much a straight book review this time. It was a truly wonderful book and taught me so much. In addition to the awesome conversations Holy Spirit began opening my eyes and showing me different ways of thinking about things. The conversation never stopped as we continued diving into the book. After only two chapters in good conversation began happening. This was our first time reading nonfiction together. This was one of the additional books we added to our year. We read books together every month because we have a book club, but we sometimes read additional books together. ❖ To get 30% off her books or any other Crossway releases create a Crossway+ account today.Last month I read Women of the Word by Jen Wilkin with my best friend. 'Ten Words to Live By: Delighting in and Doing What God Commands' 'None Like Him: 10 Ways God Is Different from Us (and Why That's a Good Thing)' 'In His Image: 10 Ways God Calls Us to Reflect His Character'

❖ Subscribe to the podcast and submit your questions for Jen Wilkin here to be entered to win 1 of 20 signed copies of Jen's book 'Women of the Word: How to Study the Bible with Both Our Hearts and Our Minds'. ❖ Don't forget to check out the 'Cultural Counterfeits: Confronting 5 Empty Promises of Our Age and How We Were Made for So Much More' and subscribe to The Crossway Podcast. ❖ This podcast is also releasing as a video podcast on YouTube here. As an advocate for biblical literacy, she has organized and led studies for women in home, church, and parachurch contexts and authored several books, including the best seller 'Women of the Word: How to Study the Bible with Both Our Hearts and Our Minds' on which this podcast is based. Jen Wilkin is a Bible teacher from Dallas, Texas. In this episode, Jen Wilkin talks through what the process of interpretation looks like and gives encouragement for when we find ourselves daunted by the task.

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