I have a confession to make. It’s not an easy confession to make especially because I am someone who feels the responsibility of setting an example for others.
Friends, I confess that I am behind in my daily Bible Reading. Like a WHOLE BOOK behind! You all have started Deuteronomy, and I am still back somewhere in the beginning of Numbers. I have several very good reasons for being behind (but I won’t bore you with those stories) and unfortunately, the more behind I get the less motivated I am to catch up.
You would think that the responsibility for writing this week’s blog would motivate me to have a marathon reading session to catch up. Then I would be super prepared to impress you with my wisdom, insight and discipline!
Even with that external pressure and expectation on myself … I am still behind.
Maybe you are caught up – and staying up with the daily reading. If you are let me say, "Way to go! Keep up the good work! We are PROUD of you!"
But maybe there are some of you who, like me, for all kinds of good reasons (or maybe not so good reasons) are a little or even a lot behind – let me say, to you what I wish someone would say to me: "Don’t get discouraged. Don’t give up. You can do it. You can begin again."
Thankfully, tomorrow is a new day – God is a God of forgiveness and grace. God is a God who makes space for us to begin again.
Let’s join with Paul in: "Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." Philippians 3:12-14
Press on, my friends – forgetting what is behind and strain ahead. Pick up your Bible and start with today’s reading and move ahead! We can do this! – Wendy Cordova, pastor of Evangelism and Lay Ministry
Friends, I confess that I am behind in my daily Bible Reading. Like a WHOLE BOOK behind! You all have started Deuteronomy, and I am still back somewhere in the beginning of Numbers. I have several very good reasons for being behind (but I won’t bore you with those stories) and unfortunately, the more behind I get the less motivated I am to catch up.
You would think that the responsibility for writing this week’s blog would motivate me to have a marathon reading session to catch up. Then I would be super prepared to impress you with my wisdom, insight and discipline!
Even with that external pressure and expectation on myself … I am still behind.
Maybe you are caught up – and staying up with the daily reading. If you are let me say, "Way to go! Keep up the good work! We are PROUD of you!"
But maybe there are some of you who, like me, for all kinds of good reasons (or maybe not so good reasons) are a little or even a lot behind – let me say, to you what I wish someone would say to me: "Don’t get discouraged. Don’t give up. You can do it. You can begin again."
Thankfully, tomorrow is a new day – God is a God of forgiveness and grace. God is a God who makes space for us to begin again.
Let’s join with Paul in: "Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." Philippians 3:12-14
Press on, my friends – forgetting what is behind and strain ahead. Pick up your Bible and start with today’s reading and move ahead! We can do this! – Wendy Cordova, pastor of Evangelism and Lay Ministry
Our New Bridge Sunday School class is doing our weekly study to coincide with the church wide reading. It has been great for two reasons:
ReplyDelete1)It motivates you to read everyday so that you can engage in discussion AND/OR..
2) It helps catch you up on the weeks that you slip behind.
It has been lots of fun too!
Thanks for taking time to blog!