Reading Through The Bible

Over a year ago I wanted to read through the Bible from cover to cover.  I don't remember when exactly I started, but I was already in the book of Numbers in November of 2018. Here it is the end of December 2019 and I have not finished Ezekiel.  I try to write in my blog every day and when  I was reading Old Testament Prophets I thought how am I going to find something to write about when half the time I don't understand the prophecies I am reading. Sometimes I would just find a verse or two that triggered a memory of some other verse. Sometimes I would get a thought and I would just write a title hoping later I would remember my train of thought. But it seems I never run out of something to write about even though I wasn't sure what to say about some of these prophecies. They all seemed to be pointing to God wanting his people to return to him. I asked God to show me my wicked ways as I read 2 Chronicles 7:14, it seems it has never stopped helping to see where I need improvement. First of all, as a Christian, I didn't like the term wicked ways.  So much points back to the heart or the condition of the heart. I know I repeat myself, I write about some subject and then later I see something more on that subject, so I write again. I think one big lesson is we just don't know it all or perhaps even know it incorrectly when we first come to God. I don't feel condemned about my position in Christ or my lack of knowledge, I just see there is more to learn. I believe that is the principle of grace. The Bible affects every area of life or would it be better to say God is concerned about all areas of life. He is concerned about our emotional, physical, mental and not just our spiritual health. Often I get political, Well, God has a lot to say about that. Christians are supposed to be spiritual beings and not be concerned about politics like politics is too dirty for Christians to be involved. It may be dirty but we are still supposed to use Godly principles in all areas of life. Some of our work can be in the darkest of areas of life. A lot of Old Testament was about rulers that didn't follow God's ways and the consequences of their actions. It can be very political. I have a book I am reading "The Blessed Life" and it seems I read a few pages and have to put it down. I am also reading "Beyond Blessed" and the same thing, I read a few pages and need to put it down. Much of what I am dealing with is pointing to God is enough. I feel I could write a post of gratefulness, God is enough, what he has given us is enough. We need to be grateful if we have more than others or less than others, what God has given us is enough. I could point to the story of the lord of the harvest where he paid the same wages to those that came early or late to the harvest, it was God's to give in the first place. We do not need to compare ourselves to others but only be concerned with what God thinks.  Even though I thought this would be a difficult year reading the Bible cover to cover, I feel like God has just simply blest the effort. Even though I didn't understand it all, it is like my understanding has expanded anyway. God is enough. I feel I will do this again, I feel I have learned more this year just because I read the inspired word of God even though I thought I don't understand this.  Anyway, I have a long way to go. At first, I wanted to finish in a year and then sometimes I would just stop at one chapter and didn't want to be in no hurry. God can speak to us in so many ways by just having a relationship with him. Relationship, reading his word and hoping to hear from him as we talk to him, walk with him daily. God bless, LVZ.