{"id":2541,"date":"2010-03-08T00:01:38","date_gmt":"2010-03-08T05:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/?p=2541"},"modified":"2010-03-08T06:53:36","modified_gmt":"2010-03-08T11:53:36","slug":"bible-in-90-days-day-67-check-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/bible-in-90-days-day-67-check-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Bible in 90 Days: Day 67 Check-in"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you are participating in the Bible in 90 Days challenge<\/a>, today you are on Day 67 and should have read through the end of page 805 in the Bible in 90 Days Bible or through Zechariah 10:12.<\/p>\n

I hope you are doing well in your reading of the Bible in 90 Days. Having completed this challenge several times myself, I know what commitment it takes… and I also know the incredible reward of completing it.<\/p>\n

If you are struggling, please know that I want to help you in any way I possibly can. Please share your concerns so that either I, or another reader, can help to encourage you or offer you solid advice.<\/p>\n

As we are in the homestretch, it is increasingly important that I hear from Bible in Days participants in one way or another.<\/p>\n

I need to clean up my list of participants, know who especially needs fervent prayer and begin to prepare the gifts I intend to share with each of you who completes the challenge. And I cannot do any of that unless I hear from you.<\/p>\n

Please leave a comment or a link if you’re reading with us so I’ll know about you. And if you are a blogger, please ask those who are reading your blog if they might be participating and encourage them to check in here, as well. I want to be sure to give credit to all who are reading and completing the reading with us.<\/p>\n

This week Teri Lynne Underwood of Pleasing to You<\/a> is sharing what she has learned and how she has been transformed by reading the Bible in 90 Days with us…<\/p>\n

When Amy first asked me about writing a post for the Bible in 90 Days blog, I said, \u201cSure.\u201d\u00a0 And then thought, \u201cWhat on earth will I write about?\u201d\u00a0 But, as always, God was faithful to show me what to share and I do hope you will be encouraged by the lessons I have learned.\u00a0 Amy, thank you, for letting me share just a little of my experience through this process.<\/p>\n

I decided to do the Bible in 90 Days challenge right after Christmas.\u00a0 My husband and I used the Gospel of Luke as our reading leading up to Christmas, one chapter a day.\u00a0 I was amazed at how reading through the account of Christ\u2019s life in preparation for celebrating His birth affected me. \u00a0So, I knew that reading the entire Bible as I prepared for Easter would be a powerful experience.\u00a0 And, thus far, it has been just that.<\/p>\n

Today, I am going to share four lessons I\u2019ve learned through this process.<\/p>\n

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  1. I\u2019m more disciplined than I realized.<\/strong> For the past six years or so, I\u2019ve been getting up between an hour and two hours before the rest of my family in order to spend time in Bible study and prayer.\u00a0 I always say that my rule is, \u201cI don\u2019t speak to anyone until I\u2019ve listened to the Lord.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 I hadn\u2019t realized the impact this has in my life until doing this challenge.\u00a0 So many others have been struggling to find the time to do the reading and that hasn\u2019t been an issue for me.\u00a0 I already was devoting the necessary time to the Lord.\u00a0 {Now, lest you think I have it \u201ctogether,\u201d keep reading \u2026}<\/em><\/li>\n
  2. I can\u2019t do it all!<\/strong> I had the first three months of the year all planned out.\u00a0 I was going to do the Bible in 90 Days challenge, teach through the book of Esther on my blog, teach a Bible study on James at a local church, study the Jewish feasts and prepare a series on that, write a devotion book with my husband to help raise funds for his mission trip this summer, and complete my book manuscript and proposal to take to She Speaks in July.\u00a0 Guess what?\u00a0 I haven\u2019t done all of that!!\u00a0 I have had to let some writing tasks go, change some self-imposed deadlines, and postpone study on other projects until after I finish this challenge.\u00a0 And you know what?\u00a0 THAT IS OKAY!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Another \u201cmantra\u201d of sorts in my life is \u201cI will give up the good to live in the best.\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0I knew that God had led me to this challenge and that His purpose for me at this time is to finish it.\u00a0 Other things, even other good things, had to be set aside for this period.<\/li>\n
  3. I don\u2019t like poetry!<\/strong> Getting through Psalms was arduous for me.\u00a0 I was much happier in Leviticus.\u00a0\u00a0 Learning style and personal preference affect our time in the Word.\u00a0 We like to stick to what we are comfortable with \u2026 that\u2019s why so many people never read the Minor Prophets, I imagine.\u00a0 But even though I felt like David was a way bigger whiner than Jeremiah in Lamentations, I read it all.\u00a0 Because ALL of Scripture is useful \u2026 and the truth is, so much of life we do feel like we are attacked.\u00a0 It\u2019s good to know \u201cheroes\u201d in the Bible felt the same way.<\/li>\n
  4. I love the WHOLE of Scripture.<\/strong> For several years I have prayed for a passion for the Word of God \u2026 an insatiable longing for more time in and understanding of the Bible.\u00a0 And God has faithfully answered that prayer.\u00a0 But, my natural inclination is to spend days (even weeks!) on the study of one verse.\u00a0 Doing this challenge has shown me that I love ALL of Scripture.\u00a0\u00a0 And I\u2019ve seen how some of my favorite verses fit into the \u201cbig picture\u201d which has opened my eyes to God at work in ways I never imagined.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Doing this challenge has been transformative in my life \u2026 but that\u2019s God\u2019s promise:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cDo not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed<\/strong> by the renewing of your mind.\u201d (Romans 12:2a, emphasis added, NIV)<\/p>\n

    How is this process of engaging in God\u2019s Word transforming you?<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    Please leave a comment or a link to your own post below to let us know where you are in the reading and also tell us how the experience has transformed you, if you would like to share.<\/p>\n

    Then, please pick two or three other commenters and pray for them by name.<\/p>\n

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    And, of course, don’t forget to join us for our Tweet-Up <\/a>tonight from 8-9 CST. Just follow me<\/a> and use the #B90Days hashtag.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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