The Beginning of Everything Good

 

My beginning as a Christian was at age 14; but the real beginning of my Christian walk was in my 30's when I began to dive into the Word for my very survival.

My husband became ill at age 31 with bipolor disorder, a mental illness that I'd not heard of back in the 80's. Once my eyes were opened to the illness; I began to see it everywhere.

But I needed help right then and there seemed to be few resources from the Christian perspective about the illness.

My only hope was to dive into the Word for help, and I'm so glad I did. 

I learned about standing on the promises in the Word of God and spiritual warfare. Even more importantly, I discovered who God was and what He was willing to do.

I also learned what the will of God is - well, actually I'm still learning. Here's a few things the bible says about His will:

• He is not willing that any should perish. (See 2 Peter 3:9)
• His will is for me to be thankful in every circumstance. (See 1 Thessalonians 5:18)
• He is willing to heal. (See Matthew 8:2-3). The caveat is healing comes in His timing.

For me, diving into the Word of God was the beginning of everything good.

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This post was written in response to the Five Minute Friday Community's writing challenge prompt, "beginning." I wrote the post in 5 minutes, but it took longer to look up scripture references, make a graphic, and attach a prayer to illustrate my theme. 

I wrote this prayer earlier in 2026. I hope it blesses you.

THE WORD WAS THE BEGINNING OF EVERYTHING

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 1:1 New King James Version

 

Father,

 

I cannot begin to tell You how thankful I am for the Word! Jesus means everything to me – Savior, Shepherd, and Scripture. I’m beyond grateful the Holy Spirit inspired the authors of the bible to write Your word – to spill out Jesus on all the pages, tying everything together and teaching us Your truth. (Oh, and Truth is another name for Jesus!) How amazing is that!

 

Also amazing is to realize the very Word of God dwells with believers!

 

Help us to grasp the blessings and authority we have through the Word. Let us keep sharing the Word, dwelling in the Word, and trusting in the Word.

 

In Jesus’ holy name I pray, may many come to You today. So be it, amen.

Adapted from a previous post. All photos created in PicMonkey by Jerralea using personal, family and stock photos. Please do not copy. 

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