In December 2009, Andrew and I reflected on the fact that we really struggled with regularly reading the Bible. We decided to follow a 1 year reading plan to read the whole Bible in one year. And guess what? I did it!! My type-A personality LOVES structure and order, and I wasn't doing well on my own. Having a list to check off really gave the accountability I needed to keep going.
The biggest thing I took from this experience has been tying together Old Testament family groupings and lineage. Since I was reading through it so quickly, I easily made the connections between books and stories. And more than that, I created a habitual time of reading my Bible. I didn't always read all the material each night. When I fell behind, I'd just read extra for a few days to catch up. But now it's ingrained in my daily routine to curl up with my cute little pink Bible for some time with my Savior!
I had such a great time with it that I am going to do it again this year, but this time with a different plan that I got from bibleblog.notgrass.com. A link to the PDF document is at the bottom of the blog post. I am looking forward to a bit more of a challenge, as this one will have me go through the OT once and the NT three, count 'em three, times! Here's to a great year in His Word!
The biggest thing I took from this experience has been tying together Old Testament family groupings and lineage. Since I was reading through it so quickly, I easily made the connections between books and stories. And more than that, I created a habitual time of reading my Bible. I didn't always read all the material each night. When I fell behind, I'd just read extra for a few days to catch up. But now it's ingrained in my daily routine to curl up with my cute little pink Bible for some time with my Savior!
I had such a great time with it that I am going to do it again this year, but this time with a different plan that I got from bibleblog.notgrass.com. A link to the PDF document is at the bottom of the blog post. I am looking forward to a bit more of a challenge, as this one will have me go through the OT once and the NT three, count 'em three, times! Here's to a great year in His Word!
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