JOIN US! Read the Bible Through in a year starting June 1st!
4 years ago I starting challenging myself to read the Bible through in a year....
One year it took me two years, but I am happy to say that at the end of this month I will finish reading the Bible through cover to cover 3 times. I was 36 years old when I started and these are the things I realized....
* I had a better understanding of who God is.
* I found myself finding peace as the world was getting more out of control.
* It often changed my mood and set my perspective on things above.
* It has helped my marriage.
* It has helped my parenting.
* It has opened up communication daily between my family and I.
* It has built our families foundation stronger.
* It has instilled a love for the Word INTO MY KIDS!
I truly wish I would have started this daily practice earlier in my motherhood. It's amazing to see how it has affected my younger kids. Since last year Beckett has read through 2 different Bibles and is now reading it through the 3rd time, this time in a real full length Bible. He often comes down the stairs, Bible in hand, pulls his chair up next to me and starts reading. It's the most special thing ever. I truly believe that kids can be influenced by us in the best ways possible if we are intentional in how we are influencing them. I know that Beckett saw how important the Bible was to me, and thought it should be important to him as well. We want to build strong foundations for our families, we want our kids to look different than the world. We want them to be set apart, and the truth is, is that if we desire that for our kids, than we need to make sure we are leading by example. Because they notice.
Ruby has just gotten to the point that she can start to read her Bible on her own and shes so very excited about it. I am praying she has a love for the Word of God like her big brother, and I love that we can talk about what we are reading every day and the conversations it opens up are faith building and intentional.
So if you want to be intentional in your home. If you want to find peace the world can't offer. If you want to know God in a deeper way and grow in your relationship with Him, then JOIN US! There's nothing you have to DO, except to commit to print off this FREE reading plan and commit to spending 15 minutes a day being in the Word .
So write it on your calendar, grab a buddy to do it with you, and get excited for June 1st when we dig into God's Word and learn more about Him!
PS - If you need a Bible for you or someone in your family, I wrote a blog post with all of our favorite Bibles, from small to big, HERE!
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