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Bible, Beliefs and Truth – 2 Timothy 3:16-17 A Weekly Health Devotional

August 6, 2010 By Dale Fletcher 2 Comments

The Bible is TruthBeliefs and Your Life

About a year ago I was asked a very thought provoking question by my oldest son.  His question was something like this – “What is the single belief you have that has the greatest impact on how you live your life?”

That is a tough question and I had never been asked that or pondered my beliefs in such a way. How would you answer this question? Think about that for a bit before you continue reading. Really now….. pause and think on this for a minute or two.

Okay. Would your response be something like one of the following? God loves me. I am a child of God. Because I treat others like I want to be treated, I am treated well.  I trust God no matter what happens in my life.

Drew, my son, shared his answer to this question with me and for the last year, I have adopted it as my answer.

The Bible is Truth

That is how I answer the question now. The single belief that I have that most impacts on how I live my life is that the Bible is truth.  This belief has profound impact on my life in many, many ways.

Because I believe that the Bile is truth I desire to know what it says so I read it almost daily.  I study it.  I think about it, or meditate on what it says, throughout the day when I can.  Because I understand that what I think about strongly affects my speaking and behavior, I write out and speak affirmations that are based on scripture….. and send them out over Twitter for others to receive. (See the right sidebar on my blog)

“All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work.” 2 Timothy 3:16-17

The truths that I read in the Bible give me hope, strength and wisdom for daily living.  Knowing that God inspired men to write the books of the Bible (2 Timothy 3:16-17) helps me know that the Bible contains God’s guidelines on how he wants me to live my life. It teaches me how to handle the stressful circumstances that life throws at me.  It teaches me how to be in relationships with other people, including my wife, my children and my parents and siblings. The Bible gives me principles for taking care of my emotional and physical health.

The Bible also reveals to me how to have a full and abundant life here on this earth and how I can be assured of living eternally – forever and ever – after I die here. (John 3:16 and John 10:10)

Because I believe – I know – that the Bible is truth, I have a deep, deep peace, joy and love in my heart and this motivates me to share what I believe… what I know… with others.

Questions to Reflect On

What is the single belief that you have that most impacts on how you live your life?

Are you being true to that belief?  Are you “living it out?”

Are you sharing this belief with others? If so, what impact is it having on their lives?

Related Resources

Christian Principles that are Health-Promoting

Scriptures Related to Strength, Stress and Health

His Instruction Manual – Our Guidebook for Healthy Living

Bible Scriptures as Affirmations

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Comments

  1. Karin Dayspring says

    August 6, 2010 at 6:56 PM

    I know with every fiber of my being that He’s Coming Soon

    This message is what I devote my days and nights to spreading far and wide. The truth of the Bible is He is the Way, Truth and Life.

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