Open your Bible

      I ordered the new she reads truth study from Lifeway. Not really even knowing anything about it, just wanting to have something, that would hopefully help me sit down and read the bible. I have struggled so much with this over the years.
    Im sitting here reading the Introduction in tears, I realize out of fear or pain that seemed to much to bear, business, I always have some excuse. But this statement.... When we don't open our Bibles, It does not change who God is, is resonating with my soul.
    I feel like so much has happened in the last 6 years. There is always something keeping me from desperately seeking God the way my heart desires. Loneliness, Deep Heartache, Anger, Happiness, Business, Hurt, and Fear. Each feeling had an excuse. Although there are things that you are told if you are in church long enough, sometimes you don't really understand it. I know that God love for me does not change no matter what. How many times have I heard that said? Yet here I am almost 30 and I just finally got it. I just realized that not reading my bible doesn't change who God is. He doesn't love me less because I didn't read the Bible this week, or only read 3 scriptures today. His character is unchanging regardless of what I do or don't do.
     Here's to reading His word out of desire to know Him, and not obligation, guilt or fear. To not avoiding reading His word because we are fearful of His judgement, or conviction.