{"id":1794,"date":"2013-01-05T10:04:30","date_gmt":"2013-01-05T08:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/?p=1794"},"modified":"2022-01-07T13:14:13","modified_gmt":"2022-01-07T11:14:13","slug":"when-reading-your-bible-doesnt-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sukofamily.org\/when-reading-your-bible-doesnt-work\/","title":{"rendered":"When Reading Your Bible Doesn’t Work"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reading your Bible doesn’t make you a better Christian, it just makes you a smarter one!<\/p>\n

In the New Year many people start with good intentions of following a Bible reading plan. Somewhere along the way they get behind. They feel guilty for not keeping up, so they speed read their way through. They feel better when they can see the nice check marks next to every day in their plan.<\/p>\n

They have missed the point!<\/p>\n

Bible reading is not about checking a box, rather it’s about changing your life with the truth of God’s Word.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Without real life application your Bible reading will do you more harm than good!<\/h4>\n

The more you ignore the truth of Scripture the easier it becomes to read a text and completely miss how it applies to your life.<\/p>\n

I’m not saying that Bible reading plans are bad. They are good tools but they are not the end goal.<\/p>\n

Your goal in Bible reading should not<\/strong> be “to get it done”. Your goal should be “to get it down”!<\/h4>\n

You need God’s Word deep down in the depths of your life where it hurts a bit and makes you squirm. You need truth that gets between your fingers when you work, that slides off your tongue when you speak, principles that are embedded into the fiber of your being.<\/p>\n

If you want your Bible reading to change you from the inside out here’s what do you need to do:<\/h4>\n