tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873453867984233607.post8067936342147940445..comments2023-07-22T06:00:18.229-04:00Comments on Out of the Ordinary: Being in the Word every daySite Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092409812214063420noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873453867984233607.post-41764393954203261572013-11-25T10:24:24.002-05:002013-11-25T10:24:24.002-05:00Getting an audio Bible helped me. I can always li...Getting an audio Bible helped me. I can always listen to it while I do something else, like drive or cook or fold laundry.InFaithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18317029934365238365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873453867984233607.post-9019629147516439132013-11-25T05:21:19.327-05:002013-11-25T05:21:19.327-05:00For me one of the things that really helped me was...For me one of the things that really helped me was actually something that seemed difficult: Professor Horner's Bible Reading System - 10 chapters every day, from 10 different books. Sounds impossible, but I found a number of benefits:<br /><br />1. It's a lot easier than the Bible in the year, because you're reading a greater variety, rather than trying to read through 3 or 4 chapters of Leviticus. <br />2. It gave me a better picture of the broad sweep of the Bible<br />3. You'll get different combinations of chapters at different times, which sometimes makes new connections you didn't see before.<br />4. In order to make it work, you'll have to re-arrange your life. Sometimes I think people struggle because they're trying to squeeze Bible reading into their life, rather than vice versa. <br />5. Personally, part of my reading time was in the mornings. This meant that my kids got to watch me read the Bible, which I had realised was an important thing for me to model. <br /><br />I cannot recommend it more highly.Ben Thorphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17090322537688146990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873453867984233607.post-75296927341952911902013-11-24T19:28:51.722-05:002013-11-24T19:28:51.722-05:00I hate always being the bad guy. Who knows, maybe...I hate always being the bad guy. Who knows, maybe I sinfully love it, in which case God needs to change my heart (plenty of room to grow here). Anyway, I think it's good what you said about continuing to read even if you feel like you're too tired to get much out that you can remember. After all, we often just come away with an impression of God--that he is powerful or compassionate or wrathful against sin--without remembering the specifics of a passage. However, I would challenge the idea that putting His word "into our subconscious" is beneficial as if the mind does not need to be consciously engaged to change our thoughts, affections, actions. But again, I agree that we should focus more on even a small amount that we read and comprehend rather than worrying about a specific quantity, which you say well.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15439695862687842945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873453867984233607.post-74856930109452759172013-11-24T11:33:19.927-05:002013-11-24T11:33:19.927-05:00When one of my women or students share this strugg...When one of my women or students share this struggle with me, I often suggest that they start with a Psalm a day. For accountability, I ask that they might email me what the Lord had shown them in the text and rejoice, dig deeper, or pray with them as they do this. It is always exciting to me to know someone is in the Word and hearing the Lord. Miss Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455911360943358646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873453867984233607.post-67839610766947062472013-11-24T01:07:05.271-05:002013-11-24T01:07:05.271-05:00I agree with Debbie - I've found it much easie...I agree with Debbie - I've found it much easier to keep reading the bible when I get in a routine or pattern - doing it the same time every day. For the last few years thats been as soon as I get home from school, since I can't think in the mornings, but now that I've finished school I'm trying to work out the best time for it.<br /><br />I also think having friends who will ask you how your going and who you can ask as well is really helpful.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06731875831404698314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873453867984233607.post-87785052888916328382013-11-22T18:09:01.979-05:002013-11-22T18:09:01.979-05:00I suggest to read a little each day even if you fe...I suggest to read a little each day even if you feel like you're too tired to absorb anything. I find that no matter how tired I am, there is often something that stands out in what I read. Even if I put the Word down not having any idea what I read, I'm still putting the Word in my subconscious & keeping myself in the habit of reading. The goal is listening to God through His Word rather than worrying about how many chapters I read that day. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09741063364274830167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873453867984233607.post-40274956154080099892013-11-22T09:07:10.595-05:002013-11-22T09:07:10.595-05:00One idea I would offer is to find a friend or smal...One idea I would offer is to find a friend or small group of friends who will use the same reading plan you are, and to talk about what you're reading from time to time. It's just so encouraging to know that someone else is making the same effort, and the conversations about the Word can be priceless.Diane Stortzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05887618004810154604noreply@blogger.com