{"id":2964,"date":"2015-02-25T07:03:36","date_gmt":"2015-02-25T12:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/everydayspirituality\/?p=2964"},"modified":"2016-10-19T09:26:29","modified_gmt":"2016-10-19T13:26:29","slug":"making-the-bible-practical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/everydayspirituality\/2015\/02\/making-the-bible-practical.html","title":{"rendered":"Making the Bible practical"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reading the Bible practically requires thought. This is different from reading the Bible\u00a0 emotionally or as if the words are what God said. The Bible isn\u2019t a history book and God doesn\u2019t speak human words. God is Spirit and communicates spiritually, mentally.<\/p>\n

The David and Goliath story found in I Samuel, chapter 17, has proven helpful to scores of people. Many times over, the underdog comes out ahead of the big corporation or the meany. We learn we can stand up against threats.<\/p>\n

The practicality of the Bible becomes<\/a> more apparent as I look within my own mind also.<\/p>\n

Within my own mind, I may be harboring a mean threatening thought. The callous thought could very well be stopping my good thoughts from manifesting. Kinda like dry dead skin stopping skin lotion from moisturizing the skin.<\/p>\n

Do I have resentment? Even if the resentment appears justified, I can pick up a stone, throw it, and kill the resentment. This allows all my thoughts of strength, wellbeing, and purpose to be free. And, it makes the Bible practical.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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