So it was a goal of mine to finish the Book of Mormon again before my birthday (last Tues.) It seemed like the closer it got to my birthday, the closer I got to the end of the Book of Mormon, which is GREAT!! but when it came down to it, I had 40 pages to read Monday night and I promised myself I would finish before midnight.
So I ditched FHE and came home to read. :) And I'm proud to say that I finished with plenty of time to spare. Go me!!
Since then, I've been debating about which to begin reading, the Old Testament?? or the New Testament?? Which one, which one?? I just couldn't decide. And in the mean time, I haven't been reading anything, haha. So while I was debating about which to read, I got out of the habit of my nightly scripture studying and can I just tell you, that's never a good thing.
Because...
The last few days have been awful!! I feel like I've been bombarded by those stupid little things that Satan wants me to believe: "I don't have any friends," "I'm doing nothing with my life," "I'm good for nothing." Ok, maybe I'm exaggerating a little, but you know what I'm talking about. Satan is such a dumb little discourager. I hate it!! And of course that's all I'm going to hear when I'm not fighting off those stupid phrases with the power of scripture study.
I didn't make the connection until tonight at the fireside, but now I can totally see it. I didn't start thinking those discouraging things until I stopped reading my scriptures. I wasn't filling my life with light so the darkness was creeping in... (Deep stuff, I know.) :)
So I'm setting a goal. I'm going to begin studying the New Testament. I'm excited to read about Christ's life and ministry and I'm excited to have something to study again.
Yay for scripture study!! :)
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