In 2013 I began the wonderful and important habit of daily Bible reading. It changed my life dramatically and made God so much more real to me. I couldn’t wait to read my Bible each day! But after a little while, my enthusiasm died down and Scripture didn’t excite me as it once had. I didn’t understand why until God eventually helped me realize that I was treating my time in the Word like a research paper assignment. I was essentially opening my Bible to just gather a bunch of facts. While knowledge of Scripture is certainly important, what God really wants is my heart. So I realized that although I was studying about Him, I wasn’t worshiping. I wasn’t enjoying fellowship with Him. I was missing the point. This led me to create a more intentional and prayerful quiet time routine so that my heart would be better prepared to understand, apply, and ENJOY time spent in God’s Word. It really works!