Daily bible reading doesn’t come easy to me. Most times, the world, the busy-ness takes over. It is so hard to put everything aside for God, right? It’s easy to say no (we all know the right answer) but so difficult to put it into action. That is – until Covid-19 happened and everyone got locked down.
For me, lockdown first began on 18 March 2020 in Malaysia. That morning, my husband and I decided that I should take up a 1-year contract job in Singapore. So lo and behold, 2 days later (why the rush? for many reasons untold), on 20 March, my husband drove me all the way to JB Sentral to take a train over to Singapore.
So I found myself in Singapore, husband-less, dog-less, in my parents’ place. And amidst all the further chaos that Covid-19 brought, it began to dawn on me that we really didn’t have much to focus or lean on, except our Father in heaven. Everything seemed to point in His direction – taking away everything that has always taken us from Him, bringing clear waters and skies back where once pollution (by humans) destroyed nature etc.
So where in 2019 I failed in my attempt to even complete half my bible reading plan (the 1-year Chronological Bible Reading Plan), during this lockdown period, I wanted to start again. This time, I roped in my husband, using the YouVersion bible app to keep me accountable. And it’s worked so far!
Some days might be more challenging than others but gotta keep at it! I owe it to my Father Lord to do that. And I will also be journalling here in my blog to keep track of my progress, store my thoughts and reflections, and to keep notes on the parts of my daily reading that have spoken to me most at that point in time.
If you’re reading this and want to join us too, do drop me a line or two below!
