Bible Blues

An honest question: How often do you read your Bible? Or better yet, do you ever take time to read God's Word? Part of being a Christian is spending time to read passages from the Scripture at least once a day. But sometimes, there are just those days where you don't feel like reading His Word. Our tendency is to leave our Bibles sitting on the shelf, collecting the dust for months, or maybe even years.

You contemplate on it, and wonder if you can ever get out of the rubble you just landed on--you want to start all over again by reading God's Word. Whether you're plunging on a new start or just want to keep yourself consistent, here are some ways to effectively read your Bible once a day.

1.) Set a specific time to read. Time doesn't have to be specific, but the order on the schedule does. It helps you promote discipline on yourself. For example: I read the Bible after I come home from school. Time is relative, but no matter what, I should keep myself consistent by reading the Bible after getting home.

2.) Choose a translation that appeals most to your reading ability. Most of us don't enjoy reading the Bible because the phrasing or even the whole translation is difficult for us to understand. Look for a version that suits most your reading ability. I chose CEV (Contemporary English Version) and (NIV) New International Version because the wording is very easy to understand and enables me to read the flow of the passage efficiently.

3.) Devotional manuals can help. Daily manuals are common, and are great to use because we don't need to guess what we want to read. A preselected passage per day is already set, combined with an article which relates to it. That way, we can see deeper insights on what the verse or chapter tells us.

4.) Keep a journal of your thoughts upon the passage. Everyday, keep a log on the insights or thoughts that you have learned on the passage you just read. It can help us to retain what we have learned in the previous days, or weeks. It also helps us to reflect better on what we've read. Later on, you can compile all your journal entries--and who knows if you're going to be a Christian book author in the making?

5.) Remember who you're doing it for. Reading the Bible is a part of our Spiritual growth. We can't declare to the world that we are believers of Christ yet we haven't had a clue on what the life of Christ has been about. It's important to equip ourselves with the word of God, so that in times of distress, persecution, or temptation, we can stand firm and planted in the foundations of His word.

"I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word."
-Psalms 119:16 (NRSV)

"Take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God."
-Eph 6:17 (NRSV)

"Indeed, the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul from spirit, joints from marrow; it is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart."
-Heb 4:12 (NRSV)

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