Pirates!

I am a Librarian and I like to keep up with what the kids are reading or what books I want to recommend so I am frequently reading young adult literature or books for elementary students. Over spring break I am reading Isle of the Swords. It is a pirate story and I am loving it! I love the adventure, the language, the word pictures... I can see the island that the author writes about. I felt the terror as one of the main characters was whipped. I could taste the fear as they were being hunted by the evil and ruthless pirate Thorne....  Can you tell I am into it?

Why am I so drawn to fiction? I love historical fiction! It is my favorite genre to read. The more historical the better. I am drawn to the way the characters in this book are so fearless. They know how to use weapons. They don't shy away from a battle. They are resourceful when cornered. They are chivalrous. I could go on and on....

It's interesting that these are also the things I long for in my spiritual life. I want to walk through this world fearless, confident in my faith and in my God. I want to know and use the weapons that God has provided me... to be knowledgeable  in the Word of God, to be in such close communion with my God that I can walk through this world confidently and securely. 

These are the things I want to remember:

2 Corinthians 12:9

But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me."

James 4:7 ( this verse makes me think Jedi, but that's another post)

"Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you."

Exodus 20:2

"I am the LORD your God"