

"We had the neatest guests in our martial art class today," Paul told his parents one evening. "The instructor invited a Vietnamese student to train and talk to us about their culture and to tell us what it's like to try to fit into the American way without losing their heritage."
"Interesting," said Dad. "What was the hardest thing for them?"
"Learning English," replied Paul. He got up and took a paper from one of his school books. "This is what their language looks like."
Mother and Dad looked at the foreign words. "I know it would be hard for me to learn this," said Mother. "And it would be confusing and scary if I couldn't talk to people or understand what they say to me."
"It sure would," agreed Dad as he reached for the family Bible. "Time for devotions."
Paul shrugged. "Sometimes the Bible is hard for me to understand -- about as hard as some of these foreign words," he said. "I know our Bible is written in English, but some parts of it still don't make sense to me."
"Tell me," said Dad, "how did the Vietnamese family finally figure out what our English words meant?"
"They studied and studied," replied Paul. "They were able to get help from some organizations, and different people taught them."
"In other words, they were persistent --they had perseverance-- just like you are in your martial arts training -- you keep at it," said Dad. "We need persistent Bible study, too. The more we study, the more we understand."
"And we need to ask for help," added Mother. "Your dad and I can help. Your Sunday school teacher can help. But most of all, God can help. Ask Him in the name of Jesus Christ!"
HOW ABOUT YOU?
Do you find it difficult to read the Bible because parts are had to understand or the words are too big? Keep reading. Keep studying. Have perserverance. Learn from study guides and from other Anointed Fighters.
Ask God to open your understanding to what He wants you to learn. He wants you to love His Word, and He'll help you when you ask. The more time you spend in God's Word, the more you will understand what He is saying to you and the better you will "fight the good fight of the faith!"
TODAY'S KEY VERSE: (Psalm 119:18)
Open Thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of Thy law.