"Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures"
~Luke 24:45 NLT~
In my newest journey to find deeper faith and seek out a closer relationship with God, I have realized the one thing missing is a deep understanding of His story. After all, that is what the Bible is all about. His story. The first step I needed to accomplish, was to admit to myself I had never truly delved into the Bible. So, I am now challenging myself to do just that. Dive in head first into His story.
Just one little problem. If I make a goal to myself, and tell it to myself, and keep it to myself. No one is there to call me out if I don't follow through. No one is holding me accountable for holding myself accountable.
(You know I love to quote scripture...here it comes)
The Bible talks a lot about accountability.
In Deuteronomy 29:29 it says this:
“The Lord our God has secrets known to no one. We are not accountable for them, but we and our children are accountable forever for all that he has revealed to us, so that we may obey all the terms of these instructions."
Hebrews 4:13 states this:
"Nothing in all creation is hidden from God. Everything is naked and exposed before his eyes, and he is the one to whom we are accountable."
So I figured, if I was going to be truly successful, I needed to be accountable to my God-following peers and ultimately, to God Himself.
After much research, I found two plans that would work together perfectly to not only be doable for my slightly ADD personality, but also help me not just skim over the words. I knew if I just did a reading plan, it would be too easy to just read the Bible and not actually get what the message is trying to say to me.
The two plans I am doing are (links are clickable):
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I chose to do the Bible in 90 Days because it is the whole Bible and not just parts and also because it is only 3 months. I feel, for myself at least, if I did the Bible in a year, I would lose my momentum and not finish.
The 3030 Challenge is a challenge to read at least 30 minutes a day for 30 days. She sends out tips and encouragement to help you not only just read for 30 minutes, but to really get to the heart of what you are reading.
If you would like to join me on either of these plans, I will be posting my thoughts on my daily readings right here on my blog. Feel free to read along and make this a group discussion. If we are all reading and discussing, we can hold each other accountable.
After all,
Matthew 18:20 NLT
"For where two or three gather together as my followers, I am there among them.”
For Day 1's reading , I am reading Genesis 1 - Genesis 16.
See you all then!
Have a blessed day!
- Jenny
