Daily Archives: February 19, 2010

Some of you probably think I’m doing splendidly since I host these check-ins every week.

I’m not. I’m behind. WAY behind.

At this point I would like to reiterate the fact that this was not my idea. I simply tweeted a link which Kellie jumped on and before I knew it the whole thing had snowballed into a giant group resolution. Not that I’m complaining! I’m glad we’re doing it! And I’m very glad that Kellie nixed my once-a-month weigh-in for a once-a-week blog post, because if we only checked in once a month, I would still be reading about Noah.

This week I debated whether or not checking off corporately read portions is cheating.

Our church is going through the book of John on Sunday mornings. We (the Read With Me group) won’t get to John until October. Can I check it off now and be closer to our goal? Is the goal just to read the Bible in a year or to read it by myself in a year? Is that cheating? It feels a little like adding things I’ve already done to a to-do list just so I have more crossed off.

Wake up.
Shower.
Take kids to school.

Yup. Crossing things off, but neglecting the real purpose.

Read your Bible.
Spend time with God.
Create a healthy habit.

So here I am. By today I should be through ten chapters of Leviticus. (I’m on Exodus 15.) I should be on Psalm 40. (I’m on 31.) I should be in Matthew 18. (I’m in Matthew 15; that’s not too far off – right?) And I don’t even want to talk about Acts. Let’s just say I wish it were still January.

Your turn. Tell me I’m not the only one who is behind. Tell me I can catch up. Tell me we’re making progress. Tell me spring is coming!