![]() A classic 1 ½-inch binder works excellent, or you can get a patterned one. Binder– I use a new one each year and just keep the old one filed so I can review it if necessary.My binder with the templates has all of that. Make it something you desire to write in and not a “chore” you must do. You can add pictures or drawings from your kids here. Add dreams God has sent you, favorite sermon quotes, etc. Aside from taking notes from your daily reading, have a section in your binder to add the personal things God is doing in your life. Journal – I find it essential to journal how God leads you. ![]() We are just so busy, tired, and exhausted, and when we sit down to meet with him, we are already limiting what He can teach us and how the Holy Spirit may move because our time together is so limited. We sometimes treat our quiet time with the Lord that exact way. Could you imagine meeting a best friend for lunch, coming there distracted, stressed, in a rush, and knowing you want to be done in 10 minutes? That would call for a very awkward lunch your friend would immediately sense that attitude. Your attitude toward Bible reading and personal time with the Lord will reflect what you get out of your study. When we praise Him and give thanks, it says we enter his courts, Something truly happens and we are able to enter a more intimate place with the Lord if we begin with worship.If praise is new to you and you’re not used to it, start with quoting Psalms they are filled with praise and worship. Another great way to calm your heart for the study is to praise God or listen to your favorite worship song.The best way to start a Bible study is by simply praying for the Holy Spirit to teach you.That’s like saying you will only wake up and go to work if you absolutely want to. Even if you can’t break through and have this deep desire, do it anyway. Whatever you do, don’t! I try to be raw and honest and say, “God, I have no desire to read tonight please give me that yearning and desire.” And He has always come through because He desperately desires to be with me. If daily Bible reading is new to you, I guarantee you will want to give up. ![]()
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