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LaRosa

Feeling at Peace with Things

Written by LaRosa Johnson
Monday, 22 October 2007
Filed under: Faith, LaRosa

Now that I've had some time to sit back and reflect upon things, I must say that I'm really at peace with the direction of the ministry. With music out of the picture, my focus towards the ministry has been much sharper and my time in the Word has become all the more fruitful. I no longer feel as if I'm stretching myself too thin or doing too much, nor do I feel like I'm working with selfish motives. More than anything, I feel as if I'm running in my lane again and doing exactly what I'm supposed to be doing.

As it was supposed to be, my point of focus is simply on teaching the Word through devotions and Bible studies, but even over the course of this weekend, I've found more ways to teach without compromising what it is that I'm supposed to be doing. Of course, there is still the UrbanWordz podcast that I am using to teach the Word in audio format, which currently contains my first sermon, and I this isn't much different than what I do in writing. Some of the new ideas I had include the use of multimedia as a means of teaching. After the first UrbanWordz podcast ("Dig In"), there were some comments where people wanted to know how to study the Bible; now, for an audio podcast, that presents itself as a difficult task. How could I adequately teach someone to study the Scriptures in only an audio format? Surely, it could be done, but it would definitely be lacking in a few areas. Then I started to think about how I used WORDsearch software to prepare my teachings, and came to the conclusion that I could show how I use WORDsearch to study the Scriptures. Considering that I just put a link to Bible Explorer on the main site, it would serve as a perfect opportunity to promote quality Bible study software, and show how technology can be used to aid in the study of the Scriptures, as well as give the basic fundamentals for properly studying the Word. I think something like this could involve into a very nice series and is something that could be highly beneficial to the body of believers.

Other than that, studying the Word is a joyful task and something I look forward to. Sure, at times it can feel burdensome, but more often than not, it has been a time of joy to dig into the Scriptures and bring forth the truth that is contained within the Biblical text. In a way, I think it shows in my writing, as it is not pressed, and flows more freely, especially when I have a firm understanding of what a passage is saying and I'm able to express it in my own words. That brings about a great deal of peace, and I enjoy being with the Lord. Is life a bed of roses though? By no means, as everything else in my life seems to be in a bit of a whirlwind, but this is one area where I have absolute peace, where is then able to permeate into every other area of my life, as I trust God to see me through. Yeah... it feels good.