Psalms 1:1-3 “God blesses those people who refuse evil advice and won't follow sinners or join in sneering at God. 2Instead, the Law of the LORD makes them happy, and they think about it day and night. 3They are like trees growing beside a stream, trees that produce fruit in season and always have leaves. Those people succeed in everything they do.”
Have you ever tried to put something together without reading the directions. Guys we are the worst at this because sometimes our egos get in the way of common sense. I do this all the time. I’ll be trying to put together a piece of furniture or a toy for my son of something and I’ll get all the way to the end and have parts left over and lo and behold...what do you know.... The stupid thing breaks....
Now, most of the time I’ll get mad at whatever the object is and talk about how much of a piece that thing is.....but the reality is.....I probably left out the one bolt or screw that was supposed to hold the whole thing together in the first place.
Well if you’re a Christ follower and you’re neglecting the habit of reading God’s word....You’re leaving out an extremely important part of your journey with God. You see because inside the Bible there are tons of useful lessons that God teaches us to help us navigate through this life.
Now reading the Bible may be a little confusing for you. I remember when I started reading it and I couldn’t even understand some of the language that was in it. And that was because I had a translation, a version of the Bible, that was difficult for me to understand.
But the cool thing is that there are many different versions of the Bible and some created just so people our age can understand it. One really useful tool is Youversion.com. At Youversion.com you’ll find like a reading plan that allows you to read the entire Bible in a year.
Also, there are helpful comments and ideas that other people contribute to different verses to kind of help shape your understanding of that verse. Man it’s just one of many cool resources to help you understand the Bible. You definitely need to visit youversion.com and check out some of the features.
So get a version you can understand, find some resources like youversion to help you grasp what certain verses are saying, and probably the most important thing you can do to form a habit for reading God’s word is to read often.
It’s just like anything else you do. In order to form a habit you have to do it over and over again. You might even designate a certain time during your day that you’re going to devote just 5 or 10 minutes to just reading scripture. Maybe it’s during lunch or when you get home from school.....really it’s just whatever works best for you.
Here’s the deal. You can’t truly know God’s character without taking in scripture on a regular basis. The Bible is like this letter direct from God to us and so we can learn a lot about Him just by regularly setting aside time in our day to see what he wants to tell us.
Remember no athlete competes without training. No musician performs without practice. And a Christ follower can’t truly follow God if the Bible isn’t a regular part of their journey with Him.
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