So, my dear Bible in 90 Days readers, how is it coming now that we are launching into week 3? I hope you are doing well and I can’t wait to read about your progress. I pray for each of you as I respond to your comments and I love that time.<\/p>\n
From experience in hosting this online and in person, I would guess that for some of you, the reading has formed into a great habit and for others it is getting tougher and tougher to fit everything into your schedule that you would like to. If you are having trouble, think of what can be set aside until October. How you can re-work your schedule to meet your priorities? I wrote this post about getting frustrated and keeping up<\/a> during our last online read. Swing by and give it a read if you think you need a little push.<\/p>\n For those of you finding it easier, what have you moved or given up to spend more time with God?<\/p>\n If you are up to date, you should have read through page 180 in the Bible in 90 Days Bible or to Deuteronomy 34:12.<\/p>\n At the end of this post I will invite to share your progress with us. Please leave a comment letting us know where you are in the reading, whether you are caught up, racing to catch up or even feeling a bit frustrated. For more on check-in posts, please see this post.<\/a> Bloggers, you are invited to share your progress with a comment or a link to your own blog post in the linky.<\/p>\n But first we have a few words from Wanda, who has truly embraced this challenge for quite some time. But I’ll let her tell you all about that…<\/p>\n My name is Wanda Shepherd, I live in northern Alberta, Canada, and I was pretty excited when Amy asked me to guest post on Mom\u2019s Toolbox!\u00a0 Thanks, Amy!\u00a0 I have been a huge fan of reading the Bible from cover-to-cover ever since I became a follower of Jesus Christ in 1981.\u00a0 I am currently on my 46th reading, and am finding that participating in the Bible in 90 Days Challenge has significantly enhanced my reading experience.\u00a0 A community adventure is always more fun than flying solo!<\/p>\n One of the things that I really like about reading the Bible through time after time — and why I keep on reading this way — is because I like having a working familiarity with Scripture.\u00a0 When someone mentions a passage, I generally know where it is, because I\u2019ve read it so many times.<\/p>\n I think it\u2019s also helped me develop a more complete and mature theology, because I know what the whole Bible says, instead of just parts of John or Psalms or Proverbs.<\/p>\n Because I\u2019ve read the Bible through so many times, I find that I can quote passages from memory without having deliberately memorized anything.\u00a0 A terrific by-product of all that reading!<\/p>\n This has always been something that I have been passionate and motivated about, and so I find that reading the Bible is its own reward.\u00a0 I like finishing my daily reading, and I like completing a cycle.<\/p>\n But the main reason why I love reading the Bible through is because it is God\u2019s revelation.\u00a0 That revelation is progressive as God reveals more and more about Himself, His ways and His plans.\u00a0 If God says something in John, you have to know that it\u2019s not something new, it\u2019s built upon what He has said and done before, from Genesis on.<\/p>\n It\u2019s an amazing Book, because He is an amazing God, and I look forward to sharing our great adventure of reading through it together!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Inspired? I sure am!!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n You can read more from Wanda at her blog, In Search of Manna<\/a>.<\/em> But before you hop over there, let us know how you are doing! We want to pray for you! If you are participating in the linky, don’t forget to link back to this post in your own post so your readers can read more about the program.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n And don’t forget to join us tonight on Twitter from 8-9 CST using the #B90Days hashtag. If you are new to the #B90Days Twitter parties, please take a moment to review our party guidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n The linky and comments will close at 2 a.m. Monday night\/Tuesday morning. Be sure to leave a comment or link up here before then.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
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