5. Schedule my reading time, don't expect it to just happen.
4. Read without studying. Keep a notebook handy to write down questions to research later.
3. Write down observations in that same notebook. Include the scripture references!
2. Get a bookstand to lift it up so you don't get headaches from looking down so much. (This was trouble for me until I did this. It won't work well with a soft Bible though.) If I used cookbooks, this would come in handy in the kitchen too!
1. My best tip... get a small, non-hardback Bible! I wanted this all the way through last time and didn't do it. This time, I did it on day 3! I bought a Holman gift Bible at Lifeway and it's been wonderful! Last time I read my study Bible and because it was big and bulky I had to get settled on the couch to read it comfortably. Because this is such a great size, I can keep it in my purse, pick it up for 5 minutes at a time wherever I am, and (the best) hold it up while I'm lying down in bed! :) And because it was five bucks, I'm keeping all my notes in it instead of in a separate notebook. I love it already! Mattie seems to like it too. She keeps telling me I need to let her have it, because I have enough Bibles already. Yes, I have a stop at Lifeway on my list for my sweet girl. How can you tell a kid they can't have your Bible?I'm not going to blog specifically about my journey this time as I don't want it to appear that that is my motivation for doing it, but you'll probably be hearing about some of the things the Lord is teaching me through His word. I will encourage you to pray about reading the Bible this way at least once. It has been life changing for me. I really don't think you'll be sorry!
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