Comments on: blah, continued http://raewhitlock.com/2005/05/20/blah-continued/ not another blog, v2.0 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:32:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Wayne Leman http://raewhitlock.com/2005/05/20/blah-continued/comment-page-1/#comment-4922 Wayne Leman Sun, 22 May 2005 20:19:31 +0000 http://rmfo-blogs.com/raekwon/archives/2005/05/20/blah-continued/#comment-4922 Rae, it is refreshing to see the transparency in your post. I think many of us who are deeply devoted to the Bible have experienced the lack of desire to apply it much at some time in our lives. I think these desert times are special challenges. One thing I think they can do is pull us toward God himself. The Written Word is supposed to do that, but sometimes we get so caught up in "proper" interpretive techniques, having the "best" translation, etc., that we miss the personal relationship part. It's the same way with the Internet. We might spend all our time on discussion lists or in chat rooms but in our times of honesty come away and realize that we really haven't related much of our innermost being to someone that we know, whether it is a parent, spouse, child, friend, whomever. I recently posted a blog entry that relates to what you have written about. It is at <a href="http://englishbibles.blogspot.com/2005/05/what-does-it-mean-to-be-people-of-book.html" rel="nofollow">this Internet address</a>. I pray that you might find something helpful in it. I do understand what you are saying. I've been there in my own life. I happen to be a Bible translator. It is even possible to translate the Bible as a job without the Bible having an effect upon my life. Sometimes God has to bring some pain or something else into our lives to get us to realize that the Book points to him and his dear Son, our Savior. If we forget that, all the Bible study in the world, and having the most accurate translations, and the best study helps will not give us the deep-down satisfaction we long for. Rae, it is refreshing to see the transparency in your post. I think many of us who are deeply devoted to the Bible have experienced the lack of desire to apply it much at some time in our lives. I think these desert times are special challenges. One thing I think they can do is pull us toward God himself. The Written Word is supposed to do that, but sometimes we get so caught up in “proper” interpretive techniques, having the “best” translation, etc., that we miss the personal relationship part. It’s the same way with the Internet. We might spend all our time on discussion lists or in chat rooms but in our times of honesty come away and realize that we really haven’t related much of our innermost being to someone that we know, whether it is a parent, spouse, child, friend, whomever. I recently posted a blog entry that relates to what you have written about. It is at this Internet address. I pray that you might find something helpful in it.

I do understand what you are saying. I’ve been there in my own life. I happen to be a Bible translator. It is even possible to translate the Bible as a job without the Bible having an effect upon my life. Sometimes God has to bring some pain or something else into our lives to get us to realize that the Book points to him and his dear Son, our Savior. If we forget that, all the Bible study in the world, and having the most accurate translations, and the best study helps will not give us the deep-down satisfaction we long for.

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