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Ten Minute Bible Talks Devotional Bible Study

How Do I View God? | The Writings | Ruth 1

Ten Minute Bible Talks Devotional Bible Study

Ten Minute Bible Talks

Mental Health, Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness, Christianity

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 July 2024

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Have your experiences shaped your view of God? In your heart, is he a supportive or distant Father? Is He truly working for your good? In today's episode, Patrick shares how Naomi's story in Ruth 1 invites us to question how our experiences have shaped our heart's theology. Read the Bible with us in 2024! This year, we’re tackling a group of Old Testament books traditionally known as “The Writings”— Psalms, Chronicles, Proverbs, Daniel, Ruth and more! Download your reading plan now. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now. Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it so that others can find it, too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! To learn more, visit our website and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @TenMinuteBibleTalks. Don't forget to subscribe to the TMBT Newsletter here. Passages: Ruth 1

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0:00.0

Welcome to 10 minute Bible Talks.

0:05.0

Where we connect the Bible to your life.

0:09.0

In the time it takes to get to work.

0:10.0

I'm Patrick Miller. My friend has a son named Charlie. He's six years old and

0:17.4

she told me that after he finished his yearly checkup with the pediatrician, the

0:21.5

doctor asked both him and his mom if they had any other questions and

0:24.8

of course the mom said oh no no I don't have any but Charlie looked like he was thinking

0:29.2

really hard after a few moments he looked up and he asked the doctor,

0:33.0

what's Jesus look like?

0:35.0

The pediatrician was taken aback and the embarrassed mom excused Charlie

0:39.0

and they quickly left the room.

0:40.0

After they did, she asked him, why did you say that?

0:43.7

Charlie explained, well, you said that Jesus is in my heart and since doctors have x-rays

0:49.2

they can see inside you. So I just wondered what Jesus looks like. What shaped your view of God?

0:55.0

None of us come preloaded with ideas. Experiences shape our view of God and for

1:00.5

Charlie it was obviously his experience of his mom and what she told him was true about God. He lived inside your heart.

1:06.0

But what about you? What experiences have shaped how you see God? Or if we're going to be honest,

1:11.0

mis-shaped your view of God.

1:12.8

Because we live on this side of the fall.

1:14.8

Many of us have experienced tragedy, loss,

1:17.3

sickness, trauma, and abuse.

1:19.7

We've been sinned against and we've sinned against others.

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