I'm so behind and I could just give up . . .
I may never meet the challenge of reading through the whole Bible in 90 days . . .
I may be always striving to catch-up, always failing to, always lagging . . .
BUT . . .
This is a wonderful challenge . . .
I am learning so much and writing so many notes (to research further when I'm finished) that's why the daily readings take me three times as long to do . . .
I am not failing whilst I'm reading anything, even just a chapter a day, (though a few days I’ve flat out failed to do even this) I am learning and growing and feeding and watering my soul . . .
& I love it (even the parts about sacrifices), because they are the love letter of my Lord to me and He loves me and made me and knows all the awful stuff I do and say and think and STILL loves me, wants me to be better and do better but still loves me! AWESOME!
Here's a link to an Above Rubies devotion on Leviticus and all that sacrificing. Check out their archive of devotions too (the ones entitled priestly responsibility concern the Exodus etc passages about the priests and compare this to motherhood).
I don’t think I will catch-up but today is day one of my new schedule, with plenty of slots for Bible reading to get be at least on track to continue better than I have been doing.
I don’t even mind (okay well only a little) that I won’t finish with everyone else. So long as I finish. This is just one race of many within my life and so far I still feel like I’m winning.
Off to link up with Mom's Toolbox now and pray for a couple of others who've already linked up.
2 comments:
It's great to do this challenge, but it may not be right for everyone. The main goal is to be in the Word every day getting to know our Lord better.
May God bless you as you read His Word daily - no matter how much is being read. **grin**
Thanks for your comment and your blessing.
Too true it just might not be the right season of life for me to be trying this challenge, newly-wed, new job, trying to figure out how to fit in housework on top of those and look after my DH.
But if I didn't have all these things it would be something else so having committed to the challnge I'm going to stick with it and at least finish eventually! It won't be ninety days but I'll get there. Hope you make it to.
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