I have decided to take on a personal challenge, read the entire Bible before I get married.

In the last year, I have been hearing and teaching a lot about evaluating your commitment to God. When I was on a mission trip to Florida this summer, I heard a sermon about idols. The pastor said that you can tell what is important in a persons life by how they have their house set up. Where is the focus of the room at? For most people, it is the TV or computer. Something that really hit home for me was looking at the amount of time I spend on things. For instance, I spend more time on the internet and playing video games than I do reading my Bible or talking with God. I don’t like how that looks on paper.

So, I am aiming to change this. It is a daunting task, and I may be trying to bite off more than I can chew. However, there are a couple of things that are driving me. First, I feel that God is compelling me to do this. He wants me to know more about Him, and this is a great way to continue that process. Second, I feel that this is something that I should have accomplished already in my Christian walk. Third, when read out loud, the KJV of the Bible only takes 72 hours (3 days) to read. I feel that I have no excuse for not having done this already. So I am stopping making excuses and diving in head first.

Challenge begins today.