I came across this puzzle in an email recently. It got me to thinking about my perspective on things. So many times my thinking is so focused on doing things in only one way that I miss other ways of doing it.
In the puzzle, you have to find 30 books of the Bible. They are hidden in all different ways such as spanning through the end of one sentence and the beginning of another, starting in the middle or end of a word, not being capitalized, even spanning from the end of one line to the beginning of the next line down.
In a few minutes I found 14, which were the more obvious ones. Then it got harder. I kept looking and found a few more. After about 30 more minutes I had found 24, but for the next 10, I had to force myself to look differently at the text than I had at first. I printed off the puzzle and wrote the books of the Bible on the side of the page.
I know the last 6 will be really hard, but I intend to find them. I will probably just have to think in another different way to do it. This is just a reminder to me that God is always working in ways that I never even think of. He works “outside-of-the-box” when my thinking is usually “inside-of-the-box.”
Print this puzzle and see how many books you can find. Maybe it will encourage you to think “outside-of-the box” in other areas of your life.
If you have “tunnel vision,” make sure that the tunnel leads straight to God. There is no such think as a “comfort zone” when you are truly letting God guide you. You will never be able to say that life is boring when you are truly following God.
I would love for you to write a post and let me know how many of the books you can find.
BOOKS OF THE BIBLE PUZZLE
There are 30 books of the Bible in this paragraph. Can
you find them? This is a most remarkable puzzle. It was
found by a gentleman in airplane seat pocket, on a flight
from Los Angeles to Honolulu, keeping him occupied for
hours. He enjoyed it so much, he passed it on to some
friends. One friend from Illinois worked on this while
fishing from his john boat. Another friend studied it while
playing his banjo. Elaine Taylor, a columnist friend, was
so intrigued by it she mentioned it in her weekly
newspaper column. Another friend judges the job of
solving this puzzle so involving, she brews a cup of tea
to help her nerves. There will be some names that are
really easy to spot, that’s a fact. Some people, however,
will soon find themselves in a jam, especially since the
book names are not necessarily capitalized. Truthfully,
from answers we get, we are forced to admit it usually
takes a minister or a scholar to see some of them at the
worst. Research has shown that something in our genes
is responsible for the difficulty we have in seeing the
books in this paragraph. During a recent fund raising
event, which featured this puzzle, the Alpha Delta Phi
lemonade booth set a new record. The local paper, the
Chronicle, surveyed over 200 patrons who reported that
this puzzle was one of the most difficult they had ever
seen. As Daniel Humana humbly puts it, “The books are all
right here in plain view hidden from sight.” Those able
to find all of them will hear great lamentations from those who
have to be shown. One revelation that may help
is that books like Timothy and Samuel may occur without
their numbers. Also, keep in mind, that punctuation and
spaces in the middle are normal. A chipper attitude will help
you compete really well against those who claim to
know the answers. Remember, there is no need for a
mad exodus; there really are 30 books of the Bible
lurking somewhere in this paragraph waiting to be found.
God Bless You
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Blueprint for Victorious Christian Living
Handbook for Victorious Christian Living
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