As I'm reading the book by Leo Tolstoy, I'm faced with many thoughts and aspects of what exactly I believe. Not to repay evil for evil...which is true. Yet, Tolstoy's book is based on the greater scale of nations, and antiestablishment thought. Which, quite honestly, flies in the face of my belief in a strong military for our nation. My belief in our country standing up to enemies and foes who would invade or attempt to harm us. Tolstoy's premise is to basically let any evil force have it's way, and not fight with violence of any type, including military force. So, I'm pondering these two very different viewpoints, and exactly how it fits correctly with the Lord's word. For He does have the only word/truth. I also know that His word can be twisted or distorted. We are also instructed in His word to test the spirits, and to rightly divide His word...that is to use it correctly and in the right context.
So, all this pondering, mulling over different scriptures, and considering and asking Him for His truth in the matter, also inspired a new section for my blog....Chewing the Cud.
Christian growth is no different from our own physical growth. We begin young and unable to digest much. Thus, young ones drink milk, which is easy to digest. As a child grows, they progress in stages of food in which they are able to tolerate. We do the same in our walk with God. We begin, and He feeds us the milk of the word...that which is easily digested and processed. As we grow and develop a deeper relationship with Him, he gives us meat to chew on. It's not easily swallowed, and must be chewed before we are able to completely digest it.
Being from a farming community, I'm familiar with a cow's digestive process...chewing the cud. Without going into all the details, a cow chews over and over again, and I won't say whatelse, but it's a process that's involved, and takes some time. So is the process of understanding the Lord sometimes, and what He is feeding me. Chewing...the pondering, the meditating, the thoughts, questions, mullings, seeking, asking, searching, and researching, etc...it's all about the chewing to arrive at the point of being able to swallow, digest, and finally be nourished from "the strong meat" of His word.
Since, it is a process. I decided it would be best to have a page to "mull and ponder". This page will be an open thought process, and not necessarily right on track...but part of the journey to His truth.
Hebrews 5:12-14
...you have need again for someone to teach you the elementary principles of the oracles of God, and you have come to need milk and not solid food. 13 For everyone who partakes only of milk is not accustomed to the word of righteousness, for he is an infant. 14 But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to discern good and evil.
1 Corinthians 3:1-2
1 And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual men, but as to men of flesh, as to infants in Christ. 2 I gave you milk to drink, not solid food ; for you were not yet able to receive it. Indeed, even now you are not yet able,
I Peter 2:2
2 1like newborn babies, long for the a2pure bmilk of the word, so that by it you may 3grow cin respect to salvation,
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