Wanna Join Me?

In my previous post I promised that I would share with you one of my goals for the upcoming year. So here it is…. I am going to read through the Bible in 2009. To some of you I am sure that sounds cheesy and “religious,” but hear me out. I have read through the Bible in a year once before, and it was one of the best things I have ever done for a couple of reasons. First, the “structure” of it helped me to spend more time focusing on the spiritual elements of my life and God than I ever would have otherwise. Like most Americans, the spiritual part of my life is one that often gets pushed aside by the demands of daily life; family, friends, social activities, even church itself. The problem is, this eventually catches up with me as eventually I run into questions and issues that only spirituality can address. 

Second, and more importantly, during that year I felt God speaking to my heart more than at any other time in my life. It sounds hokey and I can’t even begin to put it into words, but I cannot count the times when I was reading the Bible that something in the passage (or sometimes a seemingly disconnected thought) would flash through my mind and resonate so strongly in my heart that I knew God was speaking to me. Now if you know me well, you know that I do not use that kind of language very often. I am a very logical person and do not over-spiritualize every little event or decision. In fact, I am always skeptical when other people say things like that. But I cannot describe it in any other way.

So all that to say.. I am going to do it again in 2009. And I would like to invite you to join me. Seriously – think about it. Whether you have done it before or not.

Here’s the cool part if you decide to give it a shot: I have created a Facebook group with a message board to discuss the passages read each week. Instead of trying to do it by ourselves, we can read though it together at the same pace and discuss what we are reading as we go. Please check out the group here, and send me a message if you want to join. I sincerely hope that you will consider it – I am sure that your 2009 will be better if you do.