Reading my Bible not to get answers but to connect with God. It is not a text book but a love story drawing me nearer to Him. Will I get the direction I need from it? Absolutely. But it is more about building a relationship than anything else.
Some wonder why I get up around five am to sip coffee and do a Bible study. The truth is that it centers my day. I begin the day with peace and that sets the tone and my perspective. It helps me feel the love of Christ and His ever accepting nature. More than anyone He knows my flaws and embraces me anyway. That is a powerful start to my day.
It is not just connecting in the morning that sustains me. I need to whisper and check in throughout my day. Just a brief awareness of His presence in my life, in my tasks, in my connections with others. If I intentionally keep Him at the center of my life, I am less likely to fear, get angry, or feel loneliness.
There is research that confirms the power of spending time in His Word. Apparently, the statistics show that less than four days is not that beneficial. I guess I need to read my Bible more days than I don’t. That is the lesson here. My Amplified Bible has been a game changer for me. Before I avoided the old testament and Revelation believing it was not the best of the story. But this Bible points me back to how the old testament foreshadows Christ coming and dying for me. It relates the old and the new and is growing my understanding of both. I am thankful someone pointed out this version that has helped clarify so much for me. It just shows that sometimes it is not continuing to do the same thing but being willing to embrace a new way of looking at the familiar.
So here I sit with my steaming cup of coffee beside me, the sun just now streaming in the window, and my Bible opened to Romans. It is no doubt going to be a fabulous day with this beginning.
In Him,
Joyful
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❤️🙏
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