Stop reading your Bible!

These words may grab you but it's true.... stop reading your Bible and start STUDYING and APPLYING it!

I've been guilty of trying to read in a hurry and then have no idea what I just read 15 minutes later....  I think if we're all being honest here you have as well. We live in an age where time is of the essence in everything we do, a clock is always in our peripheral vision - it rules us!

We must treat God's word like a fine dining experience and slow down and chew our verses, passages, and chapters slowly... in order to enjoy them. I believe that God would rather have us study and apply 1 verse than 5 chapters a day! Paul in his letter to Timothy advised him to study the word of God and be able to correctly explain it (2 Timothy 2:15) to all those that had questions. We too are no different in that we must be able to explain God's word to others that have questions....yet first we must understand it and apply it to ourselves. So, my prayer is that you stop reading and start studying your Bible daily.... slow down and make time for God in reading, prayer and application.