Recently I wrote about the Bible being our spiritual mirror.
Have you ever let that reflection get
so foggy, you hardly recognize yourself? If so, you are not alone!
I know as moms, we can get so bogged
down with every day life that we get away from the most important
thing. The reason we do anything at all: God! His Spirit. His Words.
They are life-giving, and every time I
read them, I see myself a little more clearly.
Once upon a time, I wasn't yet a wife,
I didn't have children, and I pretty much only had myself to think
about. Whoo! I was so spiritual! Can you relate to that? I thank God
that I had time to myself early on to dive deep into His Word and get
to know my way around the Bible, but thankfully, He had more in store
for me!
I was soon married and quickly (really
quickly!) became a mother, and then became a mother again...and
again, and now I'm expecting our fourth blessing. I can be exhausted
sometimes. It can be so hard to get up earlier than everyone. It can
be a challenge to get to bed at a decent hour, because I spend time
catching up on things after everyone else is in bed. In the most
recent times that I've gotten up and have been able to spend
uninterrupted time in His Word, it has been glaringly obvious to me
that I've become distant from Him.
I don't want that to be the case in
2015! So, I'm pressing on. I mentioned a while back that I had found
a great Bible reading plan in the YouVersion app on my phone. Guess
what? I'm still plugging away at that plan! Project 345 Plus is a 365
day reading plan, most days having four chapters to read. Needless to
say, it's taken me much longer than 365 days to read through it! But
that's okay. I was pregnant with my third child when I started
it, and that plan has seen me through a pregnancy, a postpartum
period, a growing infant turned busy toddler, all while homeschooling
my two older children, and now another pregnancy.
My plan is to be purposeful about
waking up earlier than everyone so I can have that uninterrupted time
to read and soak in His Word. I need
that time to replenish my spirit! I need it to give me the mental,
emotional, and spiritual energy to keep things going smoothly around
here (I plan to do a better job at that this year! Only by His
grace).
Will you join me?
Pick out a Bible reading plan on YouVersion or somewhere else (even
the back of your Bible might have one) and just get started. You
won't have to waste time hemming and hawing over your Bible in the
morning about what you should or shouldn't read. You'll know what's
next. And amazingly, so will God. I'm always astounded that whatever
I'm reading is exactly what I need for today. He is so good!
What
Bible-reading goals do you have this year? Share in a comment!
