Read the Bible
From the The Highest Form of Hope
I read through the Bible cover to cover in my graduating year of high school and twice more during my two years at Bible College. But since then sporadic (or maybe non-existent) would be the best word to describe my commitment to this discipline. It’s certainly a little guilt-inducing that I would much rather read what someone else writes about the Bible than reading it myself.
The rest of the post continues to state, very closely to what I feel is the main reason why I too, have problems reading scriptures regularly. I must admit that I have a very very sporadic method of reading scriptures. In fact, I like to bing when I do read, by that I mean reading alot in one sitting. One quote from the post which I really love is ,”Devotion is more important than doing devotions.” This is something I have held onto quite tightly as I feel passionate about my devotion to God and to pursuing the life that God has for me. While I am far from perfect and need much improvement in both my reading of scripture and my devotion to God, it is this reality that maybe helps me to avoid tackling the deep issues of the scriptures.
This issue, along with a disciplined prayer life, which I believe is doing better than this issue, are the two biggest hurdlest in my spiritual growth as a believer. However, I must add, that being in full time ministry and interacting alot with others in ministry is where the body of Christ is holding me together. It is these people in my life to dialogue about these issues with that keep me grounded in learning more about who God is, and what His plan is. I would also say that being free to share on this blog is also a way in which I grow as it encourages me to share, question and avoid that ‘fake’ Christian torch that we can become to carry if we aren’t careful.
Now I think I need to go and read some scripture.