My Yearly Bible Journal

At the end of your rope, with your back against the wall, it's not intuitive to wait and watch what God will do.  I think I've got to get busier and fix whatever it is, but there are some things I can't fix.  Actually, it's most of them.  These passages inform me:  Exodus 14-15, Matthew 21:23-46, Psalm 26, Proverbs 6:16-19. Click here for the written post of this episode. Eve r...

I can’t find my way out of the pits I get stuck in, but I have to admit, they push me to God for real help I can feel, as these passages tell me:  Exodus 13, Matthew 21:1-22, Psalm 25:16-22, and Proverbs 6:12-15. 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.  

It's not rocket science:  needing a rescue is the only qualification required for being rescued.  I can't tell you how often I have to keep coming back to this truth, that Jesus alone saves me and not my being good enough to deserve him.  These  passages help me believe it:  Exodus 10-11, Matthew 19, Psalm 24, and Proverbs 6:1-5. Click here for the written post of this episode. Eve reads...

A desire for greatness is hardwired in everybody.  Jesus didn't say not to want it.  He simply turned what greatness is and where to find it upside down, which is what I learned from Exodus 6-7, Matthew 18:1-10, Psalm 22:25-31, and Proverbs 5:15-20. 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...

When my hard situation gets harder, I'm tempted to look for my own rescue, but these passages teach me to look to God, to listen to Jesus, and to remember who's always with me:  Exodus 4-5, Matthew 17, Psalm 22:1-24, Proverbs 5:7-14. 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 u...

Through all of life's changing seasons, wouldn’t it be grand to find a purpose that’s solid and steady enough to last a lifetime? These passages say where you can find it—Exodus 1-3, Matthew 16:13-28, Psalm 21, Proverbs 5:1-6. 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.  

What do you do while you wait for the happy ending you’ve asked God to bring?  I've found real help in Genesis 46-47, Matthew 15:21-38, Psalm 19, Proverbs 4:18-19. 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 uses.  

When I can't see what's ahead, and I don't like what I see around me, I'm tempted to lose faith rather than to trust God more, but these passages have words of love and support, and right where I need them: Genesis 42-43, Matthew 14, Psalm 18:31-42, and Proverbs 4:7-9. Click here for the written post of this episode. Eve reads her Bible journal aloud on this episode. Click here...

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.