I love my Bible
I do it is the most worn and loved book in my house except for perhaps "The Secret Garden" which I have owned since I was seven and still read today. I have a newer copy but I still tend to pick up the well loved copy of my childhood. Number of years owned is the only reason that book is looking a bit more well loved then my Bible. I have only had the copy of the bible that I use about 10 years and it is not far behind the 31 year old copy of "The Secret Garden"
The revelation I am about to share is not new, I have heard it before but, it has never hit me quite so square between the eyes before. Recently I read an idea about how to read the bible and I think I need to put it into practice. See I know what is in the bible but I am not very good at telling you where to find it, umm so not good at knowing where to go find it for myself again later either. I have to thumb through or use my little tabs and notes to make my way back to verses that are not in my daily thoughts.
The idea is a simple one. Pick a book of the bible and read it in one sitting. The next day pick the same book and read it again, repeat for 30 days. Then move on to a new book and do the same thing. Longer books of the bible get broken down into sections and each section gets read for 30 days. The idea is you begin to own the bible much the way muscle memory allows a skater to learn a trick then own the trick. You know you own it when you can do it without thinking about it. Once you own a trick you never forget it. I have not been in training in a very long time and there are tricks that I can get on the ice and just do still.
One of the greatest highs in my life was the feeling I had when I realized I owned a trick. Something that had been a struggle and each step of the trick had to be thought out before I could preform it just sort of happened with no more thought then I am going to do a loop next. wham I did a loop. If owning a skating trick is such a high for me I can't wait to see what it feels like to own God's word.
For I love skating but not nearly as much as I love my lord and having his word engraved on my heart the way some tricks are engraved on my other muscles is an exciting prospect for me.
I am starting my adventure with Galatians any one want to join me?
The revelation I am about to share is not new, I have heard it before but, it has never hit me quite so square between the eyes before. Recently I read an idea about how to read the bible and I think I need to put it into practice. See I know what is in the bible but I am not very good at telling you where to find it, umm so not good at knowing where to go find it for myself again later either. I have to thumb through or use my little tabs and notes to make my way back to verses that are not in my daily thoughts.
The idea is a simple one. Pick a book of the bible and read it in one sitting. The next day pick the same book and read it again, repeat for 30 days. Then move on to a new book and do the same thing. Longer books of the bible get broken down into sections and each section gets read for 30 days. The idea is you begin to own the bible much the way muscle memory allows a skater to learn a trick then own the trick. You know you own it when you can do it without thinking about it. Once you own a trick you never forget it. I have not been in training in a very long time and there are tricks that I can get on the ice and just do still.
One of the greatest highs in my life was the feeling I had when I realized I owned a trick. Something that had been a struggle and each step of the trick had to be thought out before I could preform it just sort of happened with no more thought then I am going to do a loop next. wham I did a loop. If owning a skating trick is such a high for me I can't wait to see what it feels like to own God's word.
For I love skating but not nearly as much as I love my lord and having his word engraved on my heart the way some tricks are engraved on my other muscles is an exciting prospect for me.
I am starting my adventure with Galatians any one want to join me?
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