Do you have an intentional plan to read the Bible this year?
I never have before…until now.
I decided that at the end of every year, I’m discontent with how much I’ve read (or not read) the Bible.
Someone once told me that it’s great to have goals, but goals that aren’t written down are just wishes. So, if it’s a true goal for me to read through a certain portion of the Bible this year, it’s time to start writing it down.
I decided that this year, I’d commit to reading 2 chapters a day. It’s not all that difficult to schedule in 10 minutes a day to read 2 chapters. In fact, if we can’t schedule 10 minutes a day for God, then I think we’ve got some priority issues. What I’ve learned through this first month and a half of reading is that I don’t usually automatically give God the best part of my day.
Now that I have a plan in place, it stares me in the face as soon as I walk into the office. It’s helped me tremendously and I’ve learned more than I have in a while! Why not try it?
I’ve decided to make a “prettied up” version of the pdf version of the schedule I posted a month ago for two reasons.
1. I hate the look of word documents.
2. For some reason, the post didn’t export correctly from my old blog, so i’m reposting it.
So here it is. Click this link to download the plan. If you’re behind (my guess is you are – not because you’re not awesome, but because it’s February), add a couple extra chapters a day to catch up. Maybe you could block off an entire evening just to read through Genesis. It might seem like it’s pulling teeth to read the Bible, but I’ve found that when you’re able to read a large portion in one sitting, the entire story comes together a lot easier in our human minds.
So go for it. Let’s do this!
Below is a sample reading plan I put together from 2010. Maybe use it to jump-start your process for this year!
