Sesame St Time (Leviticus)

When I jumped into this I knew I would need some kind of routine or the blogging would never happen. I'm definitely a routine kinda gal. I try to go with flow, but I find things just go more smoothly if I have a routine. So every morning, I let Rebecca watch Sesame St from 9-10am. I grab a cup of coffee and my Bible and sit down to post about what I learned during my study time the night before. I try to limit myself to that one hour, but I've been slipping into the first part of Dragon Tales. Hopefully today, I can get it done before Sesame St is over because I have so much to do.

Last night was dedicated to Leviticus. Wow! There's a book for you...not many juicy stories to get wrapped up in. Leviticus is basically a law book full of dos and don'ts. In the commentary, my Bible calls it a procedural manual for getting along with a holy and powerful God. I only had one verse from Leviticus in my notes...

Leviticus 19:18

¹⁸ " 'Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.

That's a tough one isn't it? Before accepting Christ into my life, I had three people that I was holding big grudges against. I would fume and seethe over the ways they crossed me. After a message about grace, I realized I could not ask for the forgiveness that Jesus offers and not be willing to forgive those who have wronged me. Over the following weeks, God worked on my heart and I was able to let those grudges go. Do you know who benefited from that? Not the people I forgave because they weren't aware of all the bitterness I was harboring against them. No, the person that benefited was me. Those grudges were a burden that I was carrying and it felt good to to let that burden go.

I don't want to come across as though I never struggle with this anymore. I still get my feelings hurt and then spend way too much time dwelling on that hurt. But now when that happens, I take that burden to the Lord and ask Him to help me show others the grace that He has so generously shown me.

Gotta go...Sesame St.'s over or as Rebecca would say Elmosover ;)