I mentioned this in a Facebook comment, but I'll say it again...this reading challenge seems much harder than last year! I had a lot going on the past few days, and I let my daily reading slide. So when I set to catch up yesterday I realized how much I had missed! It took me a while to get through everything, and that was the problem. I was just "getting through" everything...nothing was getting through to me!!
So today I was refocused and, even though I have a mountain of stuff to get done, I decided to put my reading first. Then when I read in Gen 35:2 "So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, "Get rid of the foreign gods you have with you, and purify yourselves and change your clothes." I knew that God was trying to get through to me. All of the foreign gods/idols I have with me have been doing nothing for me except keeping my focus away from God and worried about everything else.
So today I'm starting with a new perspective, and praying that I keep it new each day (more often than not)...that my day begins with something focused on God. Some days it might start with prayer, because let's face it, kids are a hard idol to get rid of. But I hope that I stick with it and make my bible reading or my bible study homework a focus early in my day. I think if I do that, the rest of my day will fall into place much better.
