Why this Blog? I have two friends who are freshly inspired to read the Bible (March 2007). I want to add to their fire and cause many around us to be affected in reading their own Bible also!!!
Thursday, March 15, 2007
What are your experiences in reading the Bible, both successes & failures?
Well, I have an experience that failed. I was googling oneday, and came into a web site that promotes a bible read through in 90 days. It is NIV published by Zondervan. Although it was challenging idea, I was intrigued by the aggressive bible reading schedule. To my shame, I never read through the bible once from Genesis to Revelations. I had been a Christian about 15 years by that time. I decided to embark my bible reading that I never tried before. I used my own bible (not NIV) but tried to stick to 90 day bible reading schedule. With ups and downs of reading, I was able keep up until I came to Isaiah. On 2/16/06, it was when my youngest son was born. That day I did not read that day's portion. I decieded to take my bible into the labor and delivary room when my wife called me to take her to hospital. Maybe, I read about one page and my wife went into a labor. From that time I was getting behind and behind and eventully, I stopped reading altogether. It was after almost one year I picked up where I left in Isaiah and was able to finish reading it through on 2/8/07. Right now I am on the second around. Some say that in order to establish any kind of habit, you need at least 30 days. I believe reading the bible is a habit. Once you establish that habit, it becomes a little bit easier. The key is never give up even if you stop reading for a while, just get back where you left off. Just for your encourgement, Engiish is my second language, I read about rate of 120 words per minute which is way slower that aveage speed. So far, I was able to keep up with the schedule. I am now on Jeremiah. Let's all read the bible over and over until our dear Lord comes back. Nick
I usually have an ambitious Bible reading schedule. However I found out that regularity wins out overly aggressive schedule. Even though I planned to read NT once a month, I ended up reading once every four months. It is better than not reading but I wonder if I would have done better with a less aggressive schedule. However, this old dog does not learn its lesson. I am back trying to read 1 time per month. Oh Lord, please help me to be faithful!
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Well, I have an experience that failed. I was googling oneday, and came into a web site that promotes a bible read through in 90 days. It is NIV published by Zondervan. Although it was challenging idea, I was intrigued by the aggressive bible reading schedule. To my shame, I never read through the bible once from Genesis to Revelations. I had been a Christian about 15 years by that time. I decided to embark my bible reading that I never tried before. I used my own bible (not NIV) but tried to stick to 90 day bible reading schedule. With ups and downs of reading, I was able keep up until I came to Isaiah. On 2/16/06, it was when my youngest son was born. That day I did not read that day's portion. I decieded to take my bible into the labor and delivary room when my wife called me to take her to hospital. Maybe, I read about one page and my wife went into a labor.
From that time I was getting behind and behind and eventully, I stopped reading altogether. It was after almost one year I picked up where I left in Isaiah and was able to finish reading it through on 2/8/07. Right now I am on the second around. Some say that in order to establish any kind of habit, you need at least 30 days. I believe reading the bible is a habit. Once you establish that habit, it becomes a little bit easier. The key is never give up even if you stop reading for a while, just get back where you left off. Just for your encourgement, Engiish is my second language, I read about rate of 120 words per minute which is way slower that aveage speed. So far, I was able to keep up with the schedule. I am now on Jeremiah. Let's all read the bible over and over until our dear Lord comes back. Nick
I usually have an ambitious Bible reading schedule. However I found out that regularity wins out overly aggressive schedule. Even though I planned to read NT once a month, I ended up reading once every four months. It is better than not reading but I wonder if I would have done better with a less aggressive schedule. However, this old dog does not learn its lesson. I am back trying to read 1 time per month. Oh Lord, please help me to be faithful!
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