(Un)belief

"If with Christ you died to the elemental spirits of the world, why, as if you were still alive in the world, do you submit to regulations -- 'Do not handle, Do not taste, Do not touch' (referring to things that all perish as they are used) -- according to human precepts and teachings? These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in promoting self-made religion and asceticism and severity to the body, but they are of no value in stopping the indulgence of the flesh. "If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory." -Colossians 2:20-3:4 It's funny how I allow myself to drown in questions and confusion when the revelations I seek have already been given to me in the Bible. Every time. Without fail. Mama Jo's been telling me not to discredit the Bible since it is so beautifully and perfectly compiled, lacking in nothing, abounding in truth. Some may call this closed-minded. Sometimes that's me, but I am continually knocked off my high horse only to realize God has been there all along. In the Scriptures. Where He says He is. It's almost like playing hide and seek and ignoring the loud rustling in the bush. "O foolish [Katie]! Who has bewitched you? ...Let me ask you only this: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by hearing with faith? Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh?" -Galatians 3:1-3 What do I say to that? "Let me [request] only this:" "Lord, I believe. Help my unbelief! (Mark 9:24)" (And I'm also learning God is not confined in the Bible as well, btw. Perhaps more to come on that front.)