My Yearly Bible Journal

Living with dashed dreams is devastating, but I've found peace, purpose, and prospering despite them.  In fact, I've found it BECAUSE of them, as Genesis 41, Matthew 13:24-58, Psalm 18:20-30, and Proverbs 4:1-6 help me to see. Click here for the written post of this episode. Eve reads her Bible journal aloud on this episode. Click here  for the FREE Yearly Bible Reading Plan she uses.  

I want to believe that living for God means I'll have an easier life, but I've learned not necessarily.  And I’ve found purpose in the struggle from Genesis 39-40, Matthew 13:1-23, Psalm 18:1-19, and Proverbs 3:30-35. Click here for the written post of this episode. Eve reads her Bible journal aloud on this episode. Click here  for the FREE Yearly Bible Reading Plan she uses.  

How do I cope with life's disappointments?  These passages show me the inside track that bypasses fear and gets on with my best life:  Genesis 37-38, Matthew 12:38-50, Psalm 17, and Proverbs 3:27-29.   Click here for the written post of this episode. Eve reads her Bible journal aloud on this episode. Click here  for the FREE Yearly Bible Reading Plan she uses.  

When I'm struggling in my faith, it's consoling to read about the faith-fails of Jacob, what Jesus says about resting, and what God says about who he welcomes, from Genesis 34-35, Matthew 11, Psalm 15, and Proverbs 3:19-20.   Click here for the written post of this episode. Eve reads her Bible journal aloud on this episode. Click here  for the FREE Yearly Bible Reading Plan she uses.  

Living my best life has not been intuitive.  I've learned the hard way that success is not what I thought it was from Genesis 32-33, Matthew 10:29-42, Psalm 14, and Proverbs 3:16-18. Click here for the written post of this episode. Eve reads her Bible journal aloud on this episode. Click here  for the FREE Yearly Bible Reading Plan she uses.  

I can't navigate all the landmines of life, but by trusting God to help me, I find that I'm able.  Bible passages are Genesis 31, Matthew 10:1-28, Psalm 13, and Proverbs 3:13-15. Click here for the written post of this episode. Eve reads her Bible journal aloud on this episode. Click here  for the FREE Yearly Bible Reading Plan she uses.  

New Year's resolutions are easy to make but tough to make stick.  I need a want-to outside myself that keeps me on course through the detours that come up, and I found it in Genesis 29-30, Matthew 9:18-38, Psalm 12, and Proverbs 3:11-12. Click here for the written post of today's episode. Eve reads her Bible journal aloud on this episode. Click here  for the FREE Yearly Bible Reading Pla...

Here's hope for everyone who fears they’re not good enough plus signs of real faith, if you know where to look from Genesis 25-26, Matthew 8:18-34, Psalm 10, and Proverbs 3:5-6. Click here for the written post of this episode. Eve reads her Bible journal aloud on this episode. Click here  for the FREE Yearly Bible Reading Plan she uses.  

When I feel discouraged by my poor choices and their consequences, the stories of screw-ups, misfits, and a son on-the-run from Genesis 24, Matthew 8:1-17, Psalm 9:13-20, and Proverbs 3:1-4 give me the encouragement I need.   Click here for the written post of this episode. Eve reads her Bible journal aloud on this episode. Click here  for the FREE Yearly Bible Reading Plan she uses.  

Life is hard, and I need a lot of help.  When I'm doubting myself, doubting others, doubting God, I turn to God's word to get my bearings.  Today's passages in Genesis 21-23, Matthew 7, Psalm 9:1-12, and Proverbs 2:20-22 don't disappoint.  I can always find help in what God says. Click here for the written post of this episode. Eve reads her Bible journal aloud on this episode....

I need a Savior to rescue me from the sin I can't stop, from the stuff I can't shake, even from my own eyes, when all I can see is me. These passages help me see rightly:  Genesis 19-20, Matthew 6:19-34, Psalm 8, and Proverbs 2:6-19.  Click here for the written post of this episode.  Eve reads her Bible journal aloud on this episode. Click here  for the FREE Yearly Bible Reading Plan she...

The Christian life isn't one where we build our resumes and try to prove ourselves worthy, but is one of receiving what's already been done by Jesus. Genesis 11-12, Matthew 5:1-26, Psalm 5, and Proverbs 1:25-28 teach us to depend, trust, and wait for him.   Click here for the written post of this episode. Eve reads her Bible journal aloud on this episode. Click here  for the FREE Yearly...

Jesus is your barge through flood waters, whose word shields you from temptations and tormentors, and who answers prayers on-the-spot as we see in Genesis 5-7, Matthew 4:1-11, Psalm 3, and Proverbs 1:8-19. Click here for the written post of today's episode. Eve reads her Bible journal aloud on this episode. Click here  for the FREE Yearly Bible Reading Plan she uses.  

Discover the Comfort that comes when you're at your messiest, when you wander off, and even when you reject it, from Genesis 3-4, Matthew 3, Psalm 2, and Proverbs 1:7.  Click here for the written post of this episode.  Eve reads her Bible journal aloud on this episode. Click here  for the FREE Yearly Bible Reading Plan she uses.  

Find real reasons to have hope in pain, in parenting, and in aging from Genesis 1-2, Matthew 1-2, Psalm 1, and Proverbs 1:1-6.  Click here for a link to the written post of this episode.  Eve reads her Bible journal aloud on this episode. Click here  for the FREE Yearly Bible Reading Plan she uses.  

Instagram has a new life hack every time you open it this time of year, but it can't compete with the good news of Jesus--news that's relieving, life changing, and freely found in Malachi 3-4 and Revelation 22. Click here for the written post of this episode.  Eve reads her Bible journal aloud on this episode. Click here  for the FREE Yearly Bible Reading Plan she uses.  

The secret that soaks away sin and fuels the universe is as close as your heartbeat and can be found in Malachi 1-2, Revelation 20, Psalm 148, and Proverbs 31:10-23. Click here for a link to the written post of this episode.  Eve reads her Bible journal aloud on this episode. Click here  for the FREE Yearly Bible Reading Plan she uses.  

Discover why Eve revamped her Bucket List after reading these passages in Zechariah 14, Revelation 20, Psalm 147, and Proverbs 31:8-9.   Click here for the written post of this episode. Eve reads her Bible journal aloud on this episode. Click here  for the FREE Yearly Bible Reading Plan she uses.  

Discover the lowly, passionate, and praise-filled places where God hangs out from Zechariah 12-13, Revelation 19, Psalm 146, and Proverbs 31:1-3. Click here for the written post of this episode. Eve reads her Bible journal aloud on this episode. Click here  for the FREE Yearly Bible Reading Plan she uses.  

Our earthly fathers give us tastes of the Almighty, but they can't come close to all that God is for us.  The Father's saving-kindness, patience, and glory are boundless and can be seen in Zechariah 10-11, Revelation 18, Psalm 145, Proverbs 30:32-33. Click here for the written post of this episode. Eve reads her Bible journal aloud on this episode. Click here  for the FREE Yearly Bible R...