Deep thoughts

What does your Bible mean to you?

Is it just an old book that someone gifted to you that just sits on a shelf in a corner somewhere?
My paper bible sits on a shelf but I have another one as an app on my phone that I absolutely love.
I love that I can pick among many versions to read or plans or books or even devotionals that someone else put together. But my question I put out there, requires deeper personal questioning.

What.
Does.
YOUR.
Bible.
Mean
To.
You.

Do you even read it?

Do you know the overall message it has?

My first bible was given to me when I was very young. It was a Christmas gift to me from my mom and my dad and I still cherish it to this day. Its old King James Version so its a bit harder to read but my mom wrote many notes in it and I love to skim through it sometimes.

I need to do that with my own paper Bible.
So when I pass on someday...my kids will want to read my notes and cherish my thoughts like I do my own mom's scribbles.

An old memory of my bible was when I was young and I was very sick to my stomach. Even as a child only like 8 or so, I would get very anxious when I wasn't feeling well and I would shake from head to toe. I remember feeling like this and holding my bible against my heart and praying for God to stop my shaking and within minutes, it stopped. It was a big faith increasing moment for me as a child.

I don't cherish my bible as much as I should I hope for that to change this year. I plan to buy one just so I can make sure to put lots of notes in it to pass along to my children someday.

I hope this made you think a bit more about your own bible and I will pray that you will be prompted to go pick yours up, dust it off and read a bit today.

Till Next Time....