Ever feel like your Bible needs to stay perfect\u2014no marks, no dog-eared pages? Let\u2019s talk about why scribbling, highlighting, and even crying over your Bible is exactly what makes it yours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hey ladybird, The Bible calls itself \u201cliving and active\u201d (Hebrews 4:12), and I think that means it\u2019s okay for our interaction with it to be a little messy too. Those highlights and notes? They\u2019re your conversation with God, a roadmap of where you\u2019ve been and where He\u2019s leading you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Try This<\/strong>: Grab a pen and your Bible. Find a verse that speaks to you today (maybe start with Psalm 139:13\u201314). Write one word next to it that captures how it makes you feel. That\u2019s it\u2014one word, no pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Let\u2019s make our Bibles a home, not a museum. What\u2019s one verse you\u2019ve marked up that feels like yours<\/em>? Share in the comments or keep it close to your heart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ever feel like your Bible needs to stay perfect\u2014no marks, no dog-eared pages? Let\u2019s talk about why scribbling, highlighting, and even crying over your Bible is exactly what makes it yours. Hey ladybird,If you\u2019re anything like me, you might\u2019ve started your Bible-reading journey with a pristine, leather-bound copy, terrified to mess it up. I get it\u2014those pages feel sacred. But here\u2019s a little permission slip from your big sister in faith: your Bible is meant to be lived in. Underline that verse in Psalm 23 that steadies your heart. Jot down a prayer in the margins of Philippians when life feels heavy. Spill a little coffee on John 15 (it\u2019s happened to me, no shame). The Bible calls itself \u201cliving and active\u201d (Hebrews 4:12), and I think that means it\u2019s okay for our interaction with it to be a little messy too. Those highlights and notes? They\u2019re your conversation with God, a roadmap of where you\u2019ve been and where He\u2019s leading you. Try This: Grab a pen and your Bible. Find a verse that speaks to you today (maybe start with Psalm 139:13\u201314). Write one word next to it that captures how it makes you feel. That\u2019s it\u2014one word, no pressure. Let\u2019s make our Bibles a home, not a museum. What\u2019s one verse you\u2019ve marked up that feels like yours? Share in the comments or keep it close to your heart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-74","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mariemcgaha.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mariemcgaha.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mariemcgaha.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mariemcgaha.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mariemcgaha.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=74"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mariemcgaha.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75,"href":"https:\/\/mariemcgaha.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74\/revisions\/75"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mariemcgaha.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mariemcgaha.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=74"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mariemcgaha.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=74"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mariemcgaha.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=74"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
If you\u2019re anything like me, you might\u2019ve started your Bible-reading journey with a pristine, leather-bound copy, terrified to mess it up. I get it\u2014those pages feel sacred. But here\u2019s a little permission slip from your big sister in faith: your Bible is meant to be lived in<\/em>. Underline that verse in Psalm 23 that steadies your heart. Jot down a prayer in the margins of Philippians when life feels heavy. Spill a little coffee on John 15 (it\u2019s happened to me, no shame).<\/p>\n\n\n\n