October 17 2015 Something new

The Lord has placed a bit of a urging on my heart. This urging is to share the readings I’m going though and what the Lord is speaking to and though me. I recently started taking the second level of an intense discipleship program called OSL (Operation Solid Lives). This program has a reading pain and part of it the strongly encourage you to journal about what you are reading using the SOAP Method.

If you are not familiar with the SOAP method it is taking time to write in but what you are reading. For instance today’s reading was Acts 17 and Jeremiah 1-2 and out of that reading the scripture that spoke to me was Jeremiah 1:7 “Do not say, ‘I am only a youth’; for to all to whom I send you, you shall go, and whatever I command you, you shall speak.” This would be your S of SOAP the Scripture that spoke to you today.

Next is the O and the O is your observations about the scripture that the Lord made stand out to you. You can read the same scripture many times and because of the difference in your life sense the last time you read it something different will speak to you.

Today my observation: We all love to quote Jer 1:5 where god says that he knew us before we were formed in our mothers womb, but forget the context of that verse. God was sending Jeremiah out and appointing this kid as a profit to go out and tell people what God said this or that. I that day any age youth were not considered anything or anyone until they became a man.

Next we have the A and A is for application. This is what you feel and hear God telling you as how to incorporate this scripture into your life.  Yes I do believe that you need to test what you are hearing by testing it against other scripture God’s word will never contradict itself therefore if the Holy Spirit give you an application and other scripture uphold that you know its from God and it’s a good application.

Today’s Application: We need to remember that not only that God knew us before we were formed, but also that even as youths ether physically or just in faith we are sent out. We are called to shine the light into the world so that they will know God as well.

Finally the P is for Prayer this is simple write down the pray you have on this situation and what is going on in your life if you like.

Prayer for today: Lord help us to hear your voice, to go and speak to those you tell us. You have called us to speak into the lives of those around us give us the boldness to overcome our objections and share your love.