In the last podcast, we talked about making truth discoveries for ourselves, owning truth,

affectionately clinging to biblical realities, and not just reading about it from others.

And I'm curious, Pastor John, as you read and study the Bible for yourself in your own

devotional times, is there for you a space between the initial discovery of a truth and

your affectionate embrace of it?

Is there a process between seeing a new truth and owning that truth for yourself?

Or is this something that really just happens immediately for you?

Well, the answer is yes, yes.

Absolutely, it can be immediate.

And in fact, it usually is immediate.

And the reason for stepping back from an immediate experience of something either terrifying

or sweet and precious, a whole range of emotions may happen immediately when you see something

for the first time that you have never seen before.

I think the reason you may have to step back from that is you might not have it quite

right.

There might be an aspect of it that you're seeing accurately, an aspect of it that you're

seeing inaccurately.

And so some of your emotions might be spiritually appropriate to the aspect that you see truly.

And some of your emotions might be mistaken by responding to something you're misapprehending.

And to discern whether that's the case or not, there will be a season.

It may not be that day.

It might be a week later or it might be five minutes later where you get out your dictionary

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