Today was the Last reading in Genesis!

Wow! That's all I can truly say! Today was the last day of Reading in Genesis! I can not believe I have read every single word of Genesis in just four days! That in itself is truly amazing! 
There are so many great stories in the Bible! Seriously if more people would pick up the Bible, instead of other books, they would just see how truly amazing it is.  There are Love Stories, Violence, Comedy, Miracles, etc.  There is way more in the Bible than any Soap opera or other novel could ever hope of having.  I have a different mind set when I am reading, Its been like this for me since I was a young girl.  Everytime I read a story, novel. book, whatever it may be. I picture it in my head as I'm reading it. So basically as I'm reading the words, A movie is playing in my head.  It is what helped me write and publish a novel, because I just had this movie going on it my head as I was writing the novel out. Its truly amazing and really helps me understand things more clearly. I dont know if this is the norm for most people but it is for me. 

I wanted to share a few reason that I found on a website earlier on just why the Bible is so truly amazing!

There has never been a book written in the same way as the Bible!

• The Bible was written by over 40 authors…
• who wrote from 3 different continents: Asia, Africa and Europe…
• in many different places: wilderness, prison, traveling, islands…
• at different times; covering a span of 1,500 years…
• who did different kinds of jobs: fishermen, kings, shepherds, a herdsman, a politician, a doctor, a tax collector, a rabbinical scholar and more.

They all wrote about the same thing, and without any contradictions!

This is just truly amazing! These are just some of the reasons why the Bible is amazing, special and important!!

**This was found http://www.christiananswers.net/kids/amzbk-0.html**

I personally can not seem to get enough of reading it! I've never been/felt more encouraged than I am now! Maybe its all the extra prayers I am getting from all the wonderful people in my group and surrounding me with doing this entire Bible Challenge, but its awesome! As soon as Satan starts to weed himself into my life, I just step back and pray! I pray to God that he will surround me and kick Satan out! There is no ROOM for Satan in my life!


TO everyone that has prayed for me and about this entire Challenge. I thank you! I am praying for everyone involved also!!!

Tomorrow.... Exodus!!!!

 

 

Finished todays reading with a breeze!

Todays reading in the 90 Bible reading Challenge was Genesis 17:1-Genesis 28:19.

It seems like a lot but it wasn't really! I was VERY interested in everything I was reading.

I mean You hear these Bible stories all your life, and might have even read a few from time to time, but to read them in ORDER like this is truly amazing!  I can not believe how blind or ignorant I've been all my life as to to where the stories were in the Bible!

 I use to think Bible reading was boring. Yes! I am a believer and I love God with all my heart but from reading the Bible growing up some, I just thought it was a bunch of old stories, kind of like in Histroy class! I know..That is just a HORRIBLE thing to say!

I can now say that my mind and my heart have been transformed! I have really enjoyed reading the Bible the pass two days. I'm on edge!
It helps that I am a very fast reader anyway.   I love to read and write.  Reading is a true passion of mine!  I remember back in college I read the entire "Gone with the Wind" book in just under 2 days.  That is a HUGE book!  When I get into a book, I'm on edge. I want to read it cover to cover as quickly as I can. I don't want to put it down, and If I have to put it down I think of a million reasons until I can justify picking it back up again and finishing what I've started.
This is the way the 90 Reading Plan is with me right now.
Todays reading stopped RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE  of a chapter! Why, O Why????  Why leave me handing like that?  Yes, I pretty much know what happens next, but I want to read it!
The way the bible plan is set up is it has a list of what to read and how much to read each day.  It takes most about 45 minutes to an hour to read, but I'm a fast reader. Of course, I usually go back and re-read several passages just to make sure I didn't miss anything.

I am so excited in doing this.

In other ways, I really can't stand the way Satan works when you are trying to do what GOD wants you to do.  Have you ever noticed it before!  You committ to doing someting solely for God and yet Satan wants to jump right in and mess you up.

I've been doing a Husband Encouragement Challenge and Praying for my husband and children daily as well.
I've noticed since I started doing these challenges and making a time for praying for my husband and children just how hard Satan tries to interfere. Whether making me get upset over the smallest things and what not.

I'm praying for my kids, and my husband to not just have a hedge of protection around them. Because Satan can jump over a Hedge or cut through it.  I'm praying for then to have a steel/concrete wall that NOTHING can penetrate.  Not even the faintest breath of Satan can leak through to them.

So as today continues I challenge any and everyone out there who might come across this to do something encouraging today.  Whether encourage your husband, friends, children, parents, co-workers, etc.  Let them know how much they mean to you and encourage them in their daily walk.

God Bless!  2011 starting out Awesome!!!!

****and Lisa**** I sort of took the Blog background from you! I saw where you had gotten your really neat one from, and went there!!  :)   So once again.. THANKS!!!!!