“I’ve got that joy, joy, joy, joy, down in my heart – where? Down in my heart. Where? Down in my heart. I’ve got that joy, joy, joy, joy, down in my heart. Where? Down in my heart to stay.”I’ve got that joy, joy, joy, joy, down in my heart – where? Down in my heart. Where? Down in my heart. I’ve got that joy, joy, joy, joy, down in my heart. Where? Down in my heart to stay.”
Like many people, I have my good days and my bad. But there have been times in my life, when I feel more calm, when I have more patience, I’m more loving, more kind, more generous. I try to be all those things in my life all the time, but there are times when it just comes more easily and I’ve finally figured out why. It’s the times I’m reading my Bible on a daily basis. Now, I know that there are many people who will scoff at this and say that the Bible is a book, just like any other. And I know a lot of people who consider themselves Christians who don’t feel the need to read the Bible because they go to church or believe in God and “that’s good enough”. But hear me out, because I believe this with every fibre of my being – the Bible is a living document.
What do I mean by that? I mean that the Bible is one of the ways God will actually speak to you. That you will get something different from it every time you read it, and that it has the power to change you. There were so many times during the building of our farm that I struggled with something, only to find the answer almost highlighted in bold for me in my daily Bible reading. Don’t get me wrong, it is so easy to push it into the “round-to-it” category. And I totally get that the Bible is a daunting book, so here’s what I propose…let’s read it together. I’ll show you how I do my devotions and I want to hear from you, the verses that speak to your heart. I have found the secret for me, is that I have to make it first – before I open up Facebook, or email, or answer my texts.
There is a voice in your head right now that says you don’t need to read the Bible. I want you to squash that voice. That voice is very real and that voice doesn’t want you to draw closer to God. That voice wants you to stay right where you are. For the next few days you are going to have to fight that voice so hard. Maybe for the next few weeks. So click on this link, put it in your Bookmark Toolbar and every morning, grab your cup of coffee and before you click Facebook, email, or even check the weather, click on it and spend 5 minutes with God. See if it doesn’t change your life too.
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