It is January 3rd and I haven't heard from most of you what your plans are for the New Year. Please let me know if you would like to be included in Route 66 - 2010. Reading God's Word can seem like a difficult task when viewed over the whole year, and I will admit it is hard, but so worthwhile!
The Lord gave me a picture in my devotions on New Year's Eve that I would like to share with you. From my journal:
My time with you each morning is precious. You are the lifeline to all that really matters. Gently You tug and pull allowing me to come to You. And You never let go! Eternity will reveal how tightly You've held me, even when I didn't realize it. Thank You!
So, as I look to a new year and plan what my devotions will look like, I know I will finish reading the Old Testament, and I want to read the New Testament this year as well. But Father, I must ask You, "What would you have me do?" I know You are able and willing to interrupt my reading plans; You did that this year! I want to know You more in 2010. I want to have the truths of Your Word take deeper root into my conscience, changing how I think and live.
I want to lead the Route 66 Club into this same fertile ground. Your Word is a book of seeds; Each time it is opened there is a scattering of seeds blown across my heart. Route 66 on my first trip through the Bible was a dry and barren road. Now there are flowers and trees that are familiar mile markers to me. I remember different verses and how they've impacted me. It is a pleasant journey that I love sharing with others. But each one's road looks different. Help those who are part of Route 66 to enjoy this year's seed scattering allowing them to reap the beauty in the years to come.
In Your Name I pray,
Amen
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Hey Debi,
I will definitely be reading through the Children's Bible again with Elena, but as far as reading through the Bible in a year, I won't attempt that this year.
Thanks for leading the group!
Alli
Hi Debi,
I'd love to be one of Route 66 travelers again this year! I'm still praying about what the Lord would want me to focus on for 2010 in my daily Bible reading. I think...it's going to be a slower, smaller trip this year for me and I'm going to just try to get through the New Testament this year. The past two years, I've had trouble finishing my goal, I think due to attempting too much at once, so I want to keep it more simple and really try to finish my WHOLE goal this year. I'll let you know ASAP (since 2010 has already begun :) once I finalize my decision/plans and/or if anything changes!
Thanks for leading us in this!
~ Mandy
Hey Debi,
My plan is to read through the Bible again...this time, the OT and NT everyday, instead of straight through...but I haven't kept up with Route 66. I just don't have a lot of time to be on the computer right now... Thanks so much for everything you do! I really appreciate your helping me get started...it had been several years since I'd read through the Bible in 1 year, and it is a huge blessing to be able to do this! The Lord has met me many times this year during my quiet times. God bless you, dear friend!
love,
Allura
I wil be using the study guide for the New Eng. Bible this year but not reading thru in a year. I wanted to purchase it today in the MLC book store but forgot our coupon so will start next week~
I will be using the New English study bible this year but not reading straight through in one year. I will need to start next week. Thanks, Debi!
Debi,
This year I started reading through the chronological Bible, but I found I could not keep up with both that discipline and the Hebrews study. After a few months. I was off schedule on both. If there is not directed study for this year, I may just continue my chronological reading and hopefully finish it this year.
Thanks for the inspiration this year and the study helps here.
Anna
Hello Debi!
I would love to join you again! My goal this year is to read the Bible every day. I'm not following any scheduled plan except to try to read at 3 chapters per day, leaving the flexibility to read more or less on any particular day. I really desire to keep the primary goal knowing God more and I keep getting "hung up" on staying on track with a date. So, by Gods Grace I'm going to try a different approach this time. We'll see how far I get! Who knows, perhaps I may ACTUALLY read through the whole Bible! :)
I am up for another ride! This year, I hope to make it past the vast desert to the final destination. Not sure what the destination will be yet. Thanks for letting me hitch along with ya.
Becky
I will attempt to read through the entire Bible this year using the ESV Everyday in the Word plan.
Debi, thank you again for leading us and for encouraging us along the way!
Alisha
I am going to be doing the Bible Story Reading plan from Heartlight, and then reading also through the Psalm/Proverb plan a few times this year. I am praying that this will work and that I can do it. Thank you again for leading us.
Hey Debi...
I am going through the journey again:) I have decided that I am going through the Bible in chronological order...So grateful for the site you and Tara passed on I am using one of the plans from there. I pray that God would give me the strength and decipline to achive my goal this year...I am excited to start and be refreshed by God's word. Taylor will be going through "The one year devotions for Girls 2" and Colin will be reading the "Day by Day Kid's Bible"
Please pray along with me that I/we would continue through the year, that I/we would grow in my/our closeness wih Him and that my whole family would benefit... Thank you!!
Good Morning Debi,
I have decided to read throught the New Testament and the Psalms & Proverbs this year and have found a schedule for it. I am excited about it and am off on my journey. I am doing my reading at night and am enjoying rethinking through it as I go to sleep and wondering what about that and that. I pray the Lord would remind me the next night and allow me to find those answers.Thank you for encouraging us along the way. It is a blessing and encourages me to keep on my pace and stay in God's word. God Bless You Today!
Barbara
yayayay! i am loving the youversion.com options!!!! so many great plans! i have wanted to do something that will be immediately applicable to my life and growth in godliness this year as i enter this season of being married. so i'll be doing the Psalms and Proverbs plan, reading the Psalms through twice and Proverbs through twelve times this year!!! i'm very excited...and can't wait for next year's plan!
thank you, debi, for all you do to encourage us! you are a blessing!!!!
I'll be reading through with a plan that Roxanne gave me...my plan is to finish reading through the Bible...but not necessarily within the year! Thanks for allowing me to trek along!
Kylene
Hey Debi,
Jason and I talked and decided I am going to try to read through just the NT this year using one of the studies from the youversion.com site. Thanks so much! Excited to TRY again, to keep up and stay on track his year!
~ Mandy
Debi,
I'm going to follow the this blog and be apart from afar. Danny is going to be reading through the New Testament with Psalms and Proverbs. I'm going to be doing the whole thing. We are using The Discipleship Journal Reading Plan @
http://www.navpress.com/uploadedFiles/15074%20BRP.dj.pdf
I like it much better than any other plan I have used. Hopefully, we will be able to stay on track this year and grow a deeper love for God's Word :)
Thanks for doing this :)
Nikki
I didn't finish this year, but I'm in faith to try again this year. I will finish reading the New Testament, and plan to join a Bible Study Fellowship that's near me. They're studying the book of John until June, and then they start a new study up in the fall.
Thanks for the encouragement, Debi and all the other Route 66ers.!
Nancy Couch
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