Was way off. I completed 435 Bible studies in the Bible app. Hahahah well, for sure I’ve put in some serious study. I don’t know why it’s so hard to focus now. Before all I wanted to be doing was learning and feeling closer to God. Now I want to feel closer, but I talk to Him more and listen to pastors more, usually Steven Furtick. I wonder why it changed.
I had a period where I studied the Bible every free second I had all day. I peeled through Bible studies in the Bible app, close to 200 of them. Earnestly with deep prayer and my best effort. This lasted a few years. I think I’ve been in the Bible app every day for over 3 years. I pray consistently. I go to church and serve at church consistently. I have always been close to God except a wild phase in college when I was dating a bad influence and was following them. The last year or so I lost all my desire to read anything. I struggle to make it through even short articles or things necessary for work. After that all my Bible study dwindled. Now I listen to online pastors to keep connected to God. And of course I listen at church and study little short amounts of time. Sadly I don’t have any close friends. As part of my bad 20 years, most friends stabbed me in the back and my family abandoned me after my dad cheated. I don’t have any siblings. I’ve been trying to find friends for years and no luck. Definitely need God’s help. I have my mom but our relationship is strained at times due to personality conflicts and her health. It’s a tough situation and has been a tough last 20 years or so. I’m willing to try reading the Bible more consistently again as much as I can. I definitely need encouragement also.
How often do you read the Bible? I thought a lot of things in my life could not change too, and I was miserable for a long time. I also wasn’t happy for almost 20 years in my life, and a lot of bad things happened. But I found when I began making time to read the Bible every day, things began changing more than I ever thought they would. Stephanie, how much time are you making every day for reading the Bible? It will change your life more than you know. I promise you should try doing it. It really will. If you are already doing this, then maybe you just need some encouragement from other people. Have you tried talking to your friends about this? Good friends should be able to tell you what to do.