Day 11: Becoming Best Friends with God
Point to Ponder: God wants to be my best friend
Verse to Remember: Psalm 25:14a
Question to Consider:
What can I do to remind myself to think about God and talk to him more often throughout the day?
In the book, Rick Warren starts out mentioning “constant conversation.” I never shut up. I’ve got this one mastered. I talk to God ALL the time because he’s the only person I know who LIKES to listen to me 24/7. I think that was one of the first things I connected to God over is the fact that I could talk to him anywhere at anytime and he would hear me. I think where I need to grow in this is that I need to listen to him more, especially when I’m starting to spiral downward. I need to cry out to him… but I can’t let my cries drown out his response.
The second thing mentioned in the book is “continual meditation.” I used to inhale my bible the year I got saved. It was like I was a bible junkie. Then again, I think I was sliding into a manic phase too… so the fact that I couldn’t sleep and just wanted to stay up all night reading my bible could have been faith with an equal measure of mental illness mixed in. But he uses everything, right? I used to write scripture on my hand. I started memorizing the entire first chapter of the book of James back when I had a memory. Now? I don’t inhale so much. Waiting to inhale? Excuses. I’m not sure what I can realistically commit to so the jury is still out on this question. I don’t like those “bible in one year” things that churches push starting Jan. 1… I need something structured or I won’t do it… but not too structured or I won’t do it. Hmmm…. Suggestions?
buy a Bible in a year ...year round Bible. Instead of Genesis through Revelations, it's January 1 through December 31.
Old testament reading, new testament reading, a few verses from proverbs, a few verses from psalms every day.
If you miss a day, you just read the day it is and don't let the devil beat you up over it. You'll catch it next year.
It's far more devotional in feeling than Bible study in feeling, which is great, because then you feel like you are having that conversation with God that you're talking about.
I don't use mine for STUDY, I use mine for devotions.
there are several versions, some have study notes, some just are the bible itself.
Really nice to have ...and ...without the pressure of trying to keep up with some format from a list. Like a daily devotional, you just turn to April 12, and read what's there for April 12. If you don't remember Aril 13, or you can't ... you pick it up on the 14th ...
If something happens and you don't ..forwhatever reason .. it's there when you get back to it ...and you don't feel like you've lost the year ...you just start where you are. The date you're at.
Pk
I found your new blog while "surfing" on the homepage.
Lookin' godd girl! Keep that faith!
Brandi, what is it with you always saying stuff that pigs me so well I can't help but laugh? I do beat myself up with that whole "Bible in a Year" list that the pastors always hand out. I'd miss a day and get really bent. Or I wouldn't decide to start it until March and then I'd try to do catch up reading.