Writing the Bible

While I was driving to a doctor appointment a couple weeks ago, I heard on the radio about this guy who had decided to write the entire bible.... At first I thought that that was an insanely crazy idea... (they said he went through around five hundred pencils, I think!) but then it got me thinking. When I write things down, they tend to stick better in my mind -- Read it, Write it, Remember it. So I decided to give it a try. I started small, though, because I don't have 50o pencils right now (although we do have a huge bag full of them from when Josh and I both worked for the census). I decided to start with 2 Peter, and it has been very thought provoking and helpful, if I am not trying to watch TV while I am doing it.

Yesterday, I wrote about how Christ is our example, and how he did not complain or whine while he endured the suffering that he endured for all of us. He committed not a single sin, but was put through more than I can ever imagine being put through, physically, emotionally and mentally. And still, through it all, he cried out to God, who he knew was there with him. I think about all the times that I feel uncomfortable or when I am sick, and this kind of helped put Jesus in perspective a bit more for me.

How can I whine and complain about [labor&deliverypains, for a start] when Jesus endured so much more than that, and for ME? I am not worthy of such love, yet he shows it to me every single day. What a great God we serve, what a wonderful Father we have!