After all these years, why have you started that Bible reading plan again? You know how many times you’ve read Genesis 1–20 only to quit soon after. One year you even got to Leviticus. For some, the most practical advice is just to start in Joshua. Why not? You’ve never made it to Joshua before!
It’s not like you haven’t made it through the Bible because you’re a bad person. You had great intentions long ago, but that spring semester got too hectic and eventually your Bible reading took a backseat to midterms and then finals. Or maybe that was the year your Mom got sick. Between hospital visits, traveling back and forth, and the emotional toll of it all, the Bible reading plan seemed about as much of a priority as the ill-fated diet you’d planned. Perhaps the year you really doubled down was when God surprised you with a pregnancy you hadn’t planned, and ever since then you’ve been so busy with the kids that the idea of sitting down an hour a day to read the Bible and pray seems as impossible as finally finishing the laundry. Surely the Lord doesn’t detest busy mothers and working fathers who are trying to do their best. Read More
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