Roaming Tennessee Girl

words of wisdom

Lately I have found myself wondering why I go to all the trouble to underline in a book ( I only underline in the non-fiction Jesus type books). I always like my own copy of these type of books because I want to make notes or underline in them. However I pretty much never go back and look at them. I almost never reread them. Ever so often I may reference them in a bible study; however those occurances are pretty rare. I find myself looking back at those underlinings lately yet not quite able to remember why the importance. Did I truly learn anything from those quotes? Have they impacted my life? Am I different? Do I even remember why I felt the need to underline? Do I underline them so I can pretend to truly comprehend what I am reading? Am I better Christian because I underline them? Here are some examples from the last several months. Some I see why I underlined them but I completely forgot about them until I looked for them.

"Compromise always begins by listening to the wrong counsel." Girls Gone Wise in a World Gone Wild p. 40
"The Lord created woman with a bent to be amenable, relational, and receptive. He created man with a bent to initiate, provide, and protect." Girls Gone....p. 131
"If you want to be wise, you'll start by getting to know God and doing what He says." Girls Gone p. 256
"But pursuing our passions is the key to living a fruitful and fulfilling life." Wild Goose Chase p. 22
"we have been told all that is required is a one time decision, maybe even mere intellectual assent to Jesus, but after that we don't need to worry about his commands, his standards, and his glory." Radical p.32
"Jesus never asks us how we feel about Him. He calls us to believe in Him, to trust in Him." Dug Down Deep p.86
"No matter how close in time we are, no matter how immediate and intimate the testimony about Jesus is, we want more. We want to remove the need for faith." Dug Down Deep p. 92

The bigger question is am I spending too much time underlining in books that aren't the Bible? Are these the words of wisdom I need to underline or do I need to only underline in the Bible? How do I make Jeremiah 15:16 my life? "Your words were found and I ate them. And your words became for me a joy and the delight of my heart; For I have been called by Your name, O Lord God of hosts." Now that is worth underlining...

posted by deanna @ 7:55 PM