I just finished an amazing Beth Moore bible study a few weeks ago and I’m sad. I miss it. It was a truly amazing study. If you ever get the chance to bring some of your favorite sisters-in-Christ together for a study, get “The Patriarchs: Encountering the God of Abraham, Issac, and Jacob.” We learned so much and felt so many feelings. It was a special 11 weeks that I won’t soon forget. I changed so much and really grew during this study like no other. I miss those ladies too. As a busy mom, I looked forward to my one night a week with other my friends. And when I say friends, I’m also including Beth. You may want to stop reading now; this is going to get weird.
I think Beth Moore loves me.
She is always so nice to me. She
calls me “Beloved” and “Dear One.” She always smiles at me and looks right at
me. She prays for me. She tells me funny stories about herself and
her family. And truth be told, I think I
love her too. I’m not a stalker. It feels good to hear those things. She has a way of making you feel special even
though the video was filmed almost 10 years before I watched it. Plus she knows the Bible like nobody’s
business. I miss seeing her big hair and
sweet smile and hearing her twangy, southern accent. (How many of you respond back to her with a
twangy, southern accent in your head?
Just me? )
Well, now that my study is over. I miss her.
I also miss her teaching. You
know I devoted quite a bit of time to her throughout those weeks. Her studies are time consuming. But I missed studying the Bible too. So I immediately jumped into a SOAP study
(Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer).
I love the ladies in my group (mwah-you know who you are). The problem is I feel a little scared. How am I supposed to study the Bible? I have never been to Bible College
- Don’t be random. God was never random in his teachings or plans for us. Be intentional when you open your bible. Give yourself an “assignment” and read it. It’s ok to start small but be ready to go big.
- Find a sister-in-Christ who will keep you accountable. And I don’t mean Beth. Pick someone who is going to push you like a workout buddy.
- Interact with the Bible. Get a group together to talk about your reading. Journal about your reading. Heck, you can even do art journaling in your bible. It’s a thing. Google it. I’m totally obsessed with it and by obsessed I mean that I like to look at the beauty other people create because I can’t doodle to save my life.
- Don’t give up. God has great plans for you and He’s put everything we need into those 66 books that make up the Bible. If you haven’t felt your blessings from reading the Bible, you need to read more. As a great friend once said, if you aren’t sore from a workout, you didn’t really workout.
- Pray. Pray about your reading. All the time. When you are in tune with God, it’s so much easier to see and hear His teachings in your life.
Listen, Beloveds, God put so many great stories in the
Bible. Way better than any soap
opera. They are scandalous,
heartbreaking, and heartwarming. And
they were written for you. (and me too!)
As much as I like to think of people like Beth and Jen as friends, God
truly is your friend and has so much to teach you. (and me too!) Once you start reading the Bible without
limiting yourself, you’ll desire to spend more time with God. He might even
become your new BFF. J
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