Two Days in a Row!

 Between the end-of-year holidays, and going on vacation, this is my first two days in a row since I started this back before the break!

Habits happen one day at a time, so I'm going to celebrate every win. 

Today, I'm hitting the pause button on Women of the Word, to dig in deeper to Genesis chapter 1. Here are my thoughts from my deeper dive study of these scriptures. 

• Genesis is the first book of Moses. 
• It is believed to have been written by Moses following the exodus, around 1400 BC, with its last revision around 400 BC. 
• God's view of time is different from our mortal, limited view. The creative periods that God calls "Days" represent huge periods of time to our mortal mind, and yet to God they are organized. 
• God is a god of miracles. The first book of Genesis uses the story of creation to prove God's power. It is a story that each of us can bear witness to each day as we see the sun rise and set, the moon provide unique tides, the plant and animal life, the variety of climate and scene. 
• The first verse, the word God links to this scripture in the Book of Mormon: 

Mormon 9:11 But behold, I will show unto you a God of miracles, even the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob; and it is that same God who created the heavens and the earth, and all things that in them are.

• When God speaks, all elements obey Him. Will I choose to obey Him when He Speaks? YES!
• I love how often in this chapter the phrase: "And God saw that it was good". Too often I focus on the negative news, or on the stressful situation. If I take time to see that which is good in this world, in my life, I can become more like God, and happier too!
• Internal to my divine nature as a daughter of God is my ability to organize and to create good things. God shows this power in this chapter. I want to develop my God-like abilities to organize and create good things. 
• I like that God takes time to evaluate His creations after creating them. When He sees that what He created is good, He moves on to the next thing. Perhaps I can focus on creating good, rather than perfect and move on to the next thing when I have reached good. 
• God uses the lights in the firmament (sun, moon, stars) to provide signs for His children. He has also given us His words, our own internal Light of Christ, the Holy Ghost, angels, prophets and apostles, etc. He wants to commune with His children. Do I want to commune with my Father?
• Can I believe that God's miracles are for me? 
• In order for the earth to have predictable seasons, the earth had to be placed perfectly in its orbit around the sun, at the tilted angle it is at, with the rotation of the planet such as would equally warm its surfaces to inhabitable temperatures. The creation story is pivotal to my belief in God because the earth shows so many impossible-to-imagine scenarios in which everything aligns perfectly to create this amazing world. 
• As Genesis talks about the creation of plants, animals, etc. I realize how marvelous our world is- it is BURSTING with life! We search the galaxy looking for proof of the tiniest microbial life form in other planets or other solar systems and yet here on earth there are still undiscovered life forms and such abundant forms and varieties of life as to blow the mind! 
• God is so good to His children! He is intentionally good. This world is good, because He designed and made it so. 

I can't wait to see where my own path to creating a solid scripture habit and foundation take me. I believe it will take me to God!