Do you read your Bible daily?
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Anonymous
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I want to get in the habit of reading my Bible daily. Devotions tell me to read daily. Church tells me to read daily. Everyone says read daily for a closer walk with God.
How? Do I pick up the Bible and just start reading from Genesis? How do you know where to start, where to go next? I'm going to google for reading plans, but I wondered what Christians here do? |
Anonymous
| There are bibles set up so you can read a page a day, or get through it in a year. |
Anonymous
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Have you thought about a bible study class? I don't do it but my mom loves it and has been going for years. She's episcopalian and their classes are both reading and discussion/debate. This is what the church believes. This is how x relates to other verses. This is how certain parts conflict with one another. This is how they support one another. How does that relate to the overall Christian message of salvation? How do we reconcile the conflict? How does that work in modern day life? And so on.
I'm a nerd and critical thinker and that type of class would be very interesting me. Unfortunately I'm not particularly religious. But I'm just putting it out there is case it appeals to you too. |
Anonymous
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My study has varied.
Right now with as a sahm (2.5 kids) you would think I have time. But the day fills up. So currently, I do 1 or 2 things to remember: 1) pick a time when I normally sit down anyway and make it a habit to read there -- so sitting down to pay some bills, taking a quick nap on the couch while 1 kid is napping, etc. However..our everyday schedule has changed a little, so I rarely feel like it's quiet anymore. 2) something that worked fairly well for a while is telling myself I could read magazine/dcum/online news ONLY once I have read 10+ verses. Sometimes I read more to finish a chapter. This takes a little more will power and thought, but works pretty well as I have that nagging feeling while reading news "have you read the bible yet?" ha ha 3) when I was juuust recovering from CS, I didn't read at all for a few weeks. That's totally normal. But after those weeks, I could feel a difference. I promised myself to read just one verse daily. Helped me at least set up the habit again, with no pressure. I used method #2, described above. Would read it first before I read other things while recovering in bed. |
Anonymous
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When I first became a Christian, I had a Billy Graham devotional that my mom had given me years ago. There were always a couple of verses mentioned each day, but I decided to read the devotional, and then the whole chapter of the verses cited, and not just the smaller amount of verses. That proved invaluable, because it helped me start seeing how it all connected.
A good chain-reference Bible is very helpful, too, so you can look up other passages that pertain to what you're reading, especially when certain Biblical writers reference other books of the Bible. You can read through the whole Bible in a year by reading about three chapters a day. This is an excellent thing to do, but I have found that devotional readings are helpful, too, so you don't get bogged down in some sections and not feel as inspired to read day-to-day. You'll definitely see a difference, though, if you read it every day. Hope it goes well for you! |
Anonymous
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OP, I think it's best to start with the Gospels and go from there. I would always start with John, then go back and read Matthew, Mark and Luke.
Start in the Old Testament with Proverbs. Then move through the New Testament with Paul's letters - Romans is great, the Corinthians, etc. Before you know it, your Bible reading habit will be set and you'll feel much more comfortable making choices on your own of what is particularly applicable to you at any given time. |
Anonymous
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There are a lot of reading plans out there. I've found the reading plans and devotions on the She Reads Truth app to be very, very good. Some are free and some cost a few dollars, but they're all good. I find that in this stage of life (home with three small kids) is hard to read from my physical Bible. However, it's easier to read on my phone.
While I was still working, I would get to work a bit early to read and pray. I followed the Navigators reading plan then. |
Anonymous
| NP here: Thank you for asking this question! I'll take some of the suggestions! |
Anonymous
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I make a point of reading this out loud every day:
Ephesians 5:22-33 22 Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. 24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything. |
Anonymous
That's great, PP! Do you also read out verses 21 and 25? "Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ." "Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her." |
Anonymous
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Don't forget this gem from Genesis 3:16
"I will greatly increase your pangs in childbearing, in pain you shall bring forth children, yet your desire shall be for your husband and he shall rule over you." |
Anonymous
| My husband is a kind and generous ruler. |
Anonymous
| You last few posters are incredibly unhelpful. No one cares if you don't read a bible daily, by don't sit behind a computer screen and patronize those that do. Myob. |
Anonymous
NP here How do you interpret those lines above, PP? Do you study them w/in the historical context in which they were written? Or do you believe they still ring true today? curious |
Anonymous
NP. Of course they still ring true today. However, as with most things that anti-Christians love to patronize, they take the writings out of context and put their own twisted views on the intent and meaning. |