So, I wanted to finish my thoughts from the other day quickly on the first "S" in the SPF (Spiritual, Physical, and Financial). I mentioned that I think getting in the WORD everyday is very important, but as I have been reading the last few days (in my attempt to read the New Testament this year), I realized that I want to make sure I am not just glossing over the text in an effort to "check the box" each day and to make sure that I really try to understand what I am reading and that I get something out of the daily reading. It is so easy to say "that the Bible is so confusing", and sometimes some of the messages are a little difficult to decipher, but I think sometimes that is because we really don't spend a lot of time really trying to understand that we are reading and if we focus on each passage and follow along what is happening then it will make a lot more sense. Recently I've been helping on Wednesday nights at church with the Nathan Project and we've been studying the book of ACTS. It is amazing what I have got out of this chapter since I have really been studying and paying attention to what is happening chapter by chapter as the early church was created and as they started spreading the Good News. Anyways, I hope to really pay attention to what I am reading this year and gain a much better knowledge of the New Testament and better understand the Bible and what it means to me.
Prayer today is for the small group of people that I am texting daily who are also reading through the New Testament with me this year. I pray that we would make time everyday to read and concentrate and understand what the Bible is telling us.
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