How I did it: Started with 2 minutes a day. Then 5. Then 10. Then 30.

Started fitting it into my life rather than figuring out how to make my life fit into it (like instead of getting up earlier I now read on the bus some days if I'm really busy. Mostly I just read at night because that's when I'm not concentrating on other things & can really get into it.)

Got a "Read The Bible In 1 Yr." Devotional Bible & it helps immensely.

Am currently reading the bible in a year by only reading 3 chapters a day. Nice to switch it up a bit.

Lessons & tips: If you need a schedule, write one. Devotional books help & save time one deciding where & what to read. Also help you dig deeper. Break it up into smaller bits at first so you don't get overwhelmed.

Switch it up!! I get bored...I have lots of different references so I'm always getting something new.

It takes 6 weeks to make a new habit & break an old habit. KEEP AT IT!! When you skip; start over again from scratch...otherwise all the skipping adds up & you think you failed; when that's just a lie. :)

Resources: Women's Devotional Bible
Joyce Meyers' Amplified Bible
Bible Gems For Busy People
40 Days With God
Ending Your Day Right (Joyce Meyers)
God's Generals
He Still Moves Stones (Max Lucado)
Church on 99 podcasts
Captivating (Stasi Eldrege)
5 Questions (Dana Gresh)
Purpose Driven Life
Battlefield of The Mind (Joyce Meyer)

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