In the Spirit of Honesty...

Sometimes I come clean on my blog. Other times, I suppose I figure if I leave it unsaid, it's ok. However, I have felt God's call for me to come clean on this one -- hopefully in the spirit of motivating others to examine their hearts as I have mine.

As many of you know, I am a Christian. I have been a Christian since I was in my early teens. It will not shock anyone who knows me well to know that I don't have a clue what age I was or the date I was baptized. My mother could tell you. It's probably on that calendar that hangs in her bathroom where she records all kinds of fascinating information.

As I wrote in my last post, I have always been a voracious reader (well, until the children came along and took a large part of my free time). I still try to read when I can and if I get my teeth in a good book I can finish it very quickly.

So, my heart is sad to report that I have never read the entire Bible all the way through. There. I've said it. It is out in the open. Feeling convicted about this, and knowing that when I stand in front of God on Judgement Day, I do not want to have to answer the question of why I read hundreds (possibly thousands) of books and yet never managed to fully read HIS WORD, after claiming to be a Christian. Now, mind you, I've read large chunks of the Bible and have studied many parts of the Bible, but I've never read it all. I've started the task many times in early January, only to fall by the wayside by March.

So, by posting on the blog, I'm hopeful that I will have some accountability to finish this time. I'm hopeful that in three months, someone will leave a comment saying, "Hey, how's the Bible reading coming?"; that in nine months someone will tap me and remind me, "You remember you wanted accountability" and that finally in about a year from now (or sooner would be great too), I can report that I am one of ONLY 10% of CHRISTIANS WHO CAN REPORT THEY'VE READ THE ENTIRE BIBLE. That statistic was staggering to me. I got that statistic here. I'm sure it's an estimate, but sadly, probably true.

So far, every night, I have been excited to read my sections. The Bible I'm reading has a passage from the Old Testament; one from the New Testament; one from Psalms and one from Proverbs. In all honesty, I've been most fascinated by the Old Testament. God has spoken to me every night, and I can't wait to hear His voice as I study Him through His letters to me.

So, have you read the Bible all the way through? Will you keep me in your prayers as I endeavor to complete this journey? Will you be my accountability partner as I work through this process? I hope you will join me if you haven't already.