December 11, 2014 2 Peter 3:16 But I Can't Understand?????

2 Peter 3:16

He writes the same way in all his letters, speaking in them of these matters. His letters contain some things that are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the other Scriptures, to their own destructions.

Consistency. Blessed assurance.

Throughout time, the message had remained the same. Relevant and constant. Real and unchanging. Whether reading Scripture and comparing writings of two very different authors (for example, Peter and Paul) or God's character, everything is very complementary and doesn't contradict.

Yet somehow in our world, we have found God's word to be difficult to understand. We have
begun to believe that ordinary people can't possible understand His teachings must less teach others. So, we don't even try. We allow others to interpret for us His words and messages never sitting to contemplate His messages ourselves. We passively listen thinking we just won't get it.
Some of us even worry about the quality of our prayers....becoming icy steel if someone calls us out to pray. What if we don't do it right? What if it is wrong? We worry about the format, the opening, the closing...the in between.

But you know what is most freeing? Focus on Him....and we find that what is inside of us is good enough. We find that we were created to pray to Him, read His word and put it into practice. Each and every one of us....regardless of our reading level (or even ability to read), regardless of our "lot" in life....this is what we were created to do. Simply created to worship the King.

However, satan has always tried to distract us from our Kingdom calling, from our true destiny. He seeks to destroy...and that starts with the lies that because sometimes there might be areas within Scriptures that are hard to understand (as written by Peter)...this doesn't negate their Holiness nor our ability to grasp His meaning of them. Unless, we choose to be "ignorant" or "unstable" and distort His word which will lead to destruction.


Stay close to Him. Take a deep breath and pray....out loud. I remember my first prayer uttered out loud in front of others....scared to death because others prayed so incredible perfect but I was reminded by Him that it was Him I was talking to....Him and with Him..whom shall I fear?
I have found that God reveals true understanding when I am ready....and only when I am ready. God is truly relevant in all things. We just have to relinquish all sense of false control that we think we might have and really mean it when we say. "You will and not my own..."




One of my favorite "Tae faces"..... I can only imagine her thoughts now.... "Mom, it is more than you can imagine..."