03/01/2022
Praise God! After 4 NLT Bibles, today Jan 3 2021, the Lord has finally helped me finish reading the Bible cover to cover!
2 & 1/2 years of being a Christian & 1004 pages done! Glory to God!
Thank You Lord!
My Bible reading journey wasn't a smooth ride. I didn't open and have my Bible as soon as I became a Christian. It took the pandemic for me to start reading the Bible, and going home to Ilocos for me to do it everyday.
Lessons learned from my Bible reading journey.
⭐ Let the Holy Spirit lead. Don't pressure yourself to read 4 or more chapters per day just to finish the Bible in 1 year.
⭐ Ask help from God.
⭐ Accountability helps. Days I didn't read my Bible or was having a hard time, prayers from other people and confession helped a lot, almost immediately.
Things I did that could help you too:
⭐ I always pray, thank & praise God before I read my Bible.
⭐ A journal, pen and highlighter was always beside my Bible.
⭐ I had to hide my phone every time I read my Bible (for me not to get distracted).
⭐ Be kind to myself.
⭐ There were days I couldn't read my Bible and had to use devotion materials like Daily Bread & Youversion instead.
⭐ At times I'd read my Bible and not understand it, I sometimes needed to stop and take a pause. Pray.
⭐ I highlighted every chapter that I finish.
⭐ I write prayers.
⭐ I first started learning how to do quiet time/devotion by writing love letters to Jesus (something I teach my disciples too).
Reading the Bible is so life changing. It's not just a book to be read and to learn from, God reveals Himself and so many things through His word, like about my family, nation, province, church, specific people, self- strength and weaknesses. I've learned so many things that are pleasing and not pleasing in the eyes of God but "ok" to the world.
I thank God for His faithfulness every time I finish a book. Reading my Bible wasn't easy and I realized I shouldn't be doing it on my own, but always with the power of the Lord.
To God be the glory!
Enjoy reading the Bible!
P.S. I'm encouraging my disciples to start their Bible reading with the book of John (4th book in the New Testament), then Matthew, Mark & Luke (gospels) after.
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