Motivation tips please.

Joe Focht. Download his sermons on Blueletterbible.com. See: Tools button/audio-video commentaries.

The man is packing the gear. Totally legit and not making disciples for himself.....

BTW......an in-depth study of the prophetic implications of the Seven feast of Moses is what made a believer out of me. Same goes for the sacrificial and cleansing rituals of the OT. That was something like 30 years ago. I realized then that there is no way that this could be a hoax.....and that the God of Israel is the true God. This of course my God's design as Israel itself is a sign and a witness. And David was a witness as well (Isa 55:3-4). We receive the "sure mercies of David" by the New Covenant.

Psalm 116.....salvation then service is the pattern.

I would reverse that order......Psalms trumps Proverbs. No comparison really.

Psalms has got to be one of this most staggering books in all of the Bible. King David's struggles....and victory..... in his walk with The Almighty resonates with every Christian there ever was or will be.

You'll come to understand that the Bible is hid in the heart. Not necessarily the mind. It is a living Word meant to transform you into the image of Christ.

The Pharisees had the Bible memorized verbatim. But it was (for many) external not internal.

Psalms are also loaded with prophecy.....

One motivational tip I have may seem strange until one gives consideration to it properly:

Watch the Nightly News!

IF what is reported there is not motivaitonal enough to bring one to their knees in sincere prayer........well........

that's pretty awesome this site is working out for you and gives you a chance to read some of the Bible online while posting. Welcome and i look forward to more threads you create.

Maybe it's just not your time to be reading right now. Maybe you're supposed to be elsewhere doing something?
Dunno. Maybe cleaning your house? Jus' sayin...
But really, it' s possible that you have something else God wants for you to be active in. And in that activity, you may see something, and maybe it will be a call to read more.

As I write, it comes to mind that you may be using the Bible as a religion, instead of seeking God's will through Jesus every moment. You're substituting Reading The Bible (and this is all maybe, I maybe totally wrong) for being under God's tutelage directly? Or you're substituting reading the Bible for being forgiven of sins through Christ?
Like God gonna love you more if you read, every day?

Try beginning with the gospel according to John , it has a way of making the word our daily bread just a few quotes to show the importance of his word bieng active and present In our minds and daily lives

if this is in my thinking with the understandkng my lord and savior said this “

“Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: but I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭5:27-29‬ ‭KJV‬‬

if that is present In My thinking it works as a compass and guide to help me keep away from sins of lust that my flesh wants but the spirit is offended by

His word is life to a believer like food
the idea is as Gods word begins to be accepted and believed it’s found to change how you think about life , your role , the afterlife , God , salvation , good and evil ect so there is a living aspect a power Gods word has to change the flaws in our mind and heart to heal our scars d twisted aspects of our mind and heart his word hearing what God said d believing it to be the truth is paramount

if it’s a struggle it’s the devil trying to keep you away fro. The spirit and life that quickens us he’s trying to keep you away from faith growing up and getting strong here’s some verses to highlight why we should hear Gods word often and consider it to be true always

we want faith

“So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭10:17‬ ‭KJV‬‬

we want eternal life and no condemnation when we are judged by the lord

“For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son: Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.”
‭‭John‬ ‭5:22, 24‬ ‭

We want to grow in spirit and life in Christ

“It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.”
‭‭John‬ ‭6:63‬ ‭

we want to know and experience what freedom he’s able to give us as his followers ( disciples )

“Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
‭‭John‬ ‭8:31-32‬ ‭KJV‬‬

we want to live and not die

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.”
‭‭John‬ ‭8:51‬ ‭

We just want to forst do what your trying to do now we have to hear the gospel and take it as of it’s what God has said to Mankind for salvation from death

We can’t believe things we don’t know and can’t know things we don’t hear we have to hear Gods word in order to believe Gods word and have faith in Him

you do t have to sit and read your Bible constantly , try reading for ten minutes in the am and maybe a few before sleep but actually spend more time thinking bout what Jesus is saying , than you do reading what he said of that makes sense

if we just learn a little bit and think about it a lot , considering “ what’s he actually saying here ?” knowing it’s true we can learn a lot me also ot gets rooted better that way in our mind and then when we move one to mother scriptire it’s sort of implanted as part of how we think about things now .

Ot of folks read the Bible a lot , but they spend little time considering what it is they read and how it applies tonthier modern daily life and attitudes and actions

I think if you just try a few minutes a day but sort of focus on Jesus and the gospel and also maybe most importantly pray tonthe lord to help youninderrrsnd and ask him to inspire you more to learn from him prayer plus study is rocket ship of learning and eventual growth even if it comes with growing pains at times

Thank you for your reply. I really needed to read that, I am halfway through Proverbs atm but will get to John in time Very insightful about reading the Bible a lot but spend little time considering and applying it to our lives. I was really surprised that I was doing a few minutes a day and still was happy to read more but Im now aware theres a bit more than just reading

Thank you for your reply. Yes that is what I want, to be rid of this old me, my old ways and be the person God has intended me to be. Wow that was an eye opening comment!

Thank you for your encouragement. I think I do have an element of immaturity in me which is why its taken so long for me to reach out.

You see until I came across CC I had no idea people read the Bible like that. I thought everyone was reading in books not just chapters. Keeping it consistent is a challenge for me as I get distracted by worldly things but knowing that others are focused on 1 or a few chapters is more realistic for me.

I really believe I have a home in heaven and I can get quite emotional thinking about it

Thank you for the recommendations! And I love hearing how Christians became believers and followers of Christ!

Biblehub is incredible! I think it was different for my friend because he had all these different tabs open whereas Biblehub has everything on the same page

Like having my very own cheer squad lol

Thank you for your reply. Well I dont have television but so much of what I see on Youtube is pretty disheartening already but definitely reason enough to pray

Tomorrow is always a new day, a new opportunity, God will open doors and shut doors for our blessings.

Thank you for your reply. No I think I should be reading the Bible. I say this because I havent read it in a while and Im not getting anything out of not reading it. The house always needs to be cleaned lol But if you mean metaphorically then yes of course, I am a sinner.
I did have something I was thinking of lately to do with my church and volunteering but I will wait for God to tell me that is the direction I should move in.