When God’s Word Becomes a Conversation

What does your Bible look like?
Is the cover dusty? Are the pages stiff? Are the scriptures highlighted? Is there writing in the margins? Do some of the pages hold tear smudges or coffee stains? If someone flipped through your Bible today, what would it reveal about your relationship with God?

Years ago, my Bible had a dusty cover with stiff, pristine pages that had never been flipped or read. It wasn’t much different from the ones in the store. Mine looked as if it had never been opened.

I knew I should read it. The deepest part of me even desired to read it. But I never had the time. Something else always demanded my attention—and whatever that thing was, it won.

My Bible remained unread, and my life felt like it unraveled a little more each day. Sometimes I would look at it and feel ashamed. But instead of reading it, I would simply wipe off the dust and put it aside for another day.

Then, one day, everything shifted.
I finally reached a point where I knew something had to change. So I decided to read the whole Bible in a year. I got up earlier than I needed to and spent the first minutes of my day with God. Some mornings, I felt the Lord so strongly. Other mornings, I simply showed up and did the best I could.

But I showed up.

I read. I prayed. I highlighted. I flipped pages. I cried. I grew.
And slowly, I developed a great love for God’s Word.

The scriptures are alive. God speaks to us through them. Reading the Bible isn’t checking a box—it’s having a conversation with God.

Those early morning conversations became my favorite part of the day. God spoke to my heartache and gave me hope. He encouraged me and inspired me to do better.

I’ve read His Word over and over, and somehow, it is still new every time. God has the beautiful ability to reveal layers of truth and fresh perspectives that I had missed before.

This morning, as I prayed and poured out my heart to God, He led me to a specific scripture. As I read it, I realized it spoke directly to what I had just prayed. Inside those verses were both forgiveness and instruction—exactly what I needed.

So often, we carry layers of pain we need to shed. We hold onto past hurts when God has grace for every single one of them. Sometimes, we simply need to let go of the past and move forward.

Philippians 3:13–14 KJV
13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

The enemy wants us to stay stuck in our pain, worries, fear, and failures so we will feel unworthy to pursue our calling. But this morning, God reminded me to forget the things behind me and reach for the high calling of God.

How beautiful is that?

I am so thankful for God’s forgiveness and grace. It doesn’t matter what I’ve done or failed to do—He pours His grace upon me. His love humbles me and strengthens me to try again.

According to His Word in Ephesians 1, I am:
Chosen,
loved,
holy,
His child,
adopted,
accepted,
redeemed,
forgiven,
wise,
sealed,
enlightened,
blessed,
and spiritually rich.

What God says about me must become louder than what I feel.

Regardless of the state of your soul today, God has something for you.
Will you meet with Him and accept it?

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