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Resting in the Mystery

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I've been diving into the Word since January. It excites me. I could be the poster girl for bible reading strugglers. In the past, I could easily go for a few weeks without opening my bible on my own. I would feel awful about it, but not always bad enough to pick it up. Now if I go one or two days, I am drawn back like I am being physically pulled. It has become a want, a desire and a must. Through the years, I have had seasons that I have been more faithful than others, but if I had to do a summary of my life, I would give myself a failing grade. It's not natural for me. I have fought with it forever and it's always been heavy on my shoulders. I have deeply loved the Lord for a long time and I still don't  understand why I don't naturally gravitate to His Word. We started bible reading accountability groups at church for the ladies and it's been an incredible blessing. There are 6-8 to a group and most of the groups have Facebook pages and we read together a