Is it a fair statement to say that we cannot grow more Christlike if we don’t remain in the Word of God?
Starting January 2, I began a challenge to read the Bible in 90 days. I felt the leading to do this but soon realized I could be in over my head….
Instead of stopping all together when life throws more at me than I can handle, I thought, “Why not LISTEN to the Bible?” I can’t just give up and let the evil one win!
I am a practical person, so when to do it became obvious pretty quickly. If you run a traditional home like I do, you will need and want to do cooking and cleaning to make it a pleasant place, so the two can dovetail even if you homeschool like I did.
The work goes by faster, and I don’t mind the repetitive work nearly so much! I can feed my spirit and listen 20-30 or more minutes a day very easily. I don’t need to plan a thing, just start where I left off. To me, listening in chunks gives better context and you can get very familiar with the whole scope of each book this way.
“So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” ~Rom. 10:17
I started out listening to streaming audio at Faith Comes By Hearing online which offers both Old and New Testament Bible (dramatized) for MP3 download in many languages. Soon I began to use my iPod which I can listen to with earbuds.
Another easier format for many is http://www.bible.is/
Listening to the Bible While Cleaning? Hmm…
While I listen, I’m active.
I like it clean, so I wipe down my stove and counters… wash and fold the laundry… Just know, I DON’T do this all in one day!
I spread it out over the weeks and I really get so much done in what seems like a shorter time.
I wash the fronts of my cabinets… wash the dishes or load the dishwasher…
I can mop the floor… water my plants… and clean out and wipe out the kitchen cabinets.
The list of (potentially quiet) things we do as moms and homemakers is endless:
- cleaning closets
- dusting
- cooking and baking
- laundry (now that’s a big one)
- stripping and making beds
- washing fingerprints on windows
- ordering the pantry
- putting away groceries
I could never do all these things in one week, but broken down over many weeks, it becomes doable.
So why not listen to the Bible and get our work done? Why not stay in the Bible all year round?
This NLJV electronic Bible has been long lasting, and when it did break, I contacted the company, and they sent us out a new one free of charge!
Of course, there are apps like Dwell (you can choose the voice, translation and background music), YouVersion and YouVersion for children which I use and love. Also, check out the Bible recap on YouTube. You can get a great summary of chapters in the Bible; good to listen to before it after you read/ listen to that verse..
A Tip For Putting Your Children to Sleep
From Betsie Z: “When our children were little, we would put them to bed with the Bible on CD. When finished, it would then automatically shut off. Since we started at 3 or 4 years old until they were in high school, my children have listened through the Bible multiple times and the word of God was the last thing they heard before going to sleep. I truly believe that was one of the greatest blessings they had growing up.”
Benefits Besides Cleaning
And an added benefit, is that young children will often listen along (use the speakers on your iPod) if you teach them to play quietly for short, measured amounts of time. It is worth the effort and will pay big dividends for them and you.
It is a gift to worship at the feet of the Savior right where our work means the most – in the home where we nurture and minister to those in our care. My desire is to be sweeter spirited, model my love for the Word to my family, and practice intentional diligence.
*****If things happen to keep us from completing our plans to read the Bible or if we have to stop for a time, don’t feel guilty or throw in the towel. We are under grace! Pick up and start again.******
Would you consider coming alongside me in this Bible listening challenge?
“And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.” ~Col 3: 17
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Kasey
I’m doing this, too, and I love the idea of listening! My kiddos are always around me and would benefit from listening in!
Jessica@MakingHomeSweeter
What a great idea to listen to the Bible while you clean and go about your day. I didn’t even know they had something like this, I guess I have some catching up to do with technology!
Missy
Wow, That is a challenge. Our family is reading through the new testament with our family on Wednesdays. The church we attend is reading it as a church. It is a challenge having the little ones to get through the 5 chapters a week as the day we have is Wednesday evenings and we have to be sure the little ones 1 year old boy and 2 year old b/g twins are napping in order to read it. or put them in the play room next to our living room while we read. They usually want attention lol.. We are on week 4 this week though. I wanted to place my notes on my blog but being a mom of 8 I have not gotten that far. (only have a link with no posts yet lol
Gail
I just joined this website and am finding lots of good material. I have the old Alexander Scourby CASSETTE Bible readings so cannot listen to them anymore. Can you even buy cassette players any longer? Thanks for the link to the Bible downloads. I only recommend the KJV so was glad that I can download this.
Naomi
Instead of whistling while you work…listen while you work. I love it! Thanks for the encouragement. )
Kristy @ Little Natural Cottage
Kristy @ Little Natural Cottage January 24, 2012
I took this challenge at the beginning of the year and have struggled to keep up since our children started up their homeschooling after Christmas break. I needed this encouragement, Jacqueline! I was feeling quite overwelmed.
Thank you so much!
Frances
I was given an audio bible for Christmas and it has renewed my commitment to get through the NT before our baby arrives (4 weeks). I’m really loving it! I think I get more out of reading, but I also get stuck on phrases and my mind wanders which doesn’t happen as much with the audio. For some reason it didn’t occur to me that I could be doing housework while listening! I was using it to get my knitting done. I think I’ll get a lot more accomplished now!
Nikky
Hi there! For the past two years I’ve been going through the Bible with the DAILY AUDIO BIBLE. They have an app for my mobile devices and that is the very first thing I do when I hit the kitchen each morning. They have a website, http://www.dailyaudiobible.com, and there are few days that it ends and I have dry eyes. Brian and Jill are awesome and it’s so wonderful to hear the prayer requests and testimonies at the end of the podcast. It’s totally life changing and I HIGHLY recommend it to all.
Krista Bordelon
WOW! What an encouraging (and convicting) post! With 3 kids under 4, I struggle with reading the Bible daily and have felt such a call to get back into the Word rather than just my Bible study scriptures. I am right now memorizing the book of James with my Bible study, but what I originally wanted to do was read through the Bible entirely. I thought about the one year plans and felt it was too spread out for me to be able to actually finish. I have never even heard of (or thought it was possible) to read it in 90 days. What an amazing goal, and what a productive use of your time in study!
Bambi @ In the Nursery of the Nation
Loved this, Jacqueline! I am loving the Bible in 90 Days. The Lord is so good to us. I’m so thankful for you and your encouragement to us.
Marie-Louise
I always listen to christian songs or sermons while ironing. Last week I started a reading plan to read the Bible in one year. As I travel a lot by train I can read a lot in the Bible. But I also like the idea to listen to Scripture while householding! I saw it´s also available in Dutch, so that´s great! Can´t wait to pass this idea to friends, especially married friends with children…
Your Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.
In Christ our Lord,
Marie-Louise
Rhonda Devine
Thanks for sharing, Jacque–beautiful!
Arabah Joy
I love this! Thank you!
Kasey
I love the idea of listening while I work. And then my kids would be going through it with me by default!
Angie @ Sunny Patch Cottage
I like this idea!! Also can burn mp3′s to a cd and stick it in the dvd player and have it play through the house….get everyone involved!!
(heading to the downloads now!!)
Olesya maddox
I am in! This is a great challenge. I have iPhone and there is an app called Bible.is . It’s a Bible reading app that has an option to have it drama. My kids and I listen to the bible almost everyday. My kids ask to listen to it while they are having breakfast. But I am looking forward to listening thru the whole Bible.
~Blessings~
Rhonda Lawing
I asked for the Bible on CD for Christmas, and am enjoying an hour a day listening to it whaile going to and from work. There are meanings that you get by listening that I don’t think you could receive thru reading!!
God Bless You’all!!!
Karisa Rivera
Oh! This year, I started reading the Chronological Bible. My plan is to read in 6 months.
sarah
This reminds me I need to clean my cupboards….I also notice without a check list I’m a mess…..
Karisa Rivera
I took this challenge over two years ago and it literally CHANGED MY LIFE! (I have been reading my Bible since I learned how to read). Ever since I have been reading different plans, like the NT in 60 days, etc.
I was forced to straighten up my priorities, with two little ones, a family business, and a home part-time job. I read it 100 days, it was amazing!
Carly
Thank you for this! I am the mom of an almost 3 yr old daughter and a 6 month old son, and I get frustrated when I know that my first priority is to be in the Word every day, but each day passes by and I feel I’ve failed…this is encouraging!! I know I’m in a phase where housecleaning has to come second or third down the list, which is hard for me b/c I’m so organized by nature, and to have a temporarily un-organized home wears me down. But listening to the Word is like double whammy!!…killing two birds with one stone…while cooking, feeding children etc! Thanks again;)
Country Girl in the City
I have been working on reading the Bible in 90 days and I am using YouVersion. I am excited about doing this and having kept up with it. Previous attempts have failed. I wrote about it here: http://albertafamily.blogspot.com/2012/01/how-im-reading-through-bible-in-90-days.html
Margaret
Lisa
I love this post and thank you for the encouragement! I determined to read through the Bible over the course of 2012 and have fallen woefully behind — I never thought of adding audio-style reading (listening) to the Word as a means of accomplishing my goal. Thank you, thank you, thank you. 🙂
Lisa @ HappyinDoleValley
Ang Fitz
Thank you so much for sharing this! What a fabulous idea!
Jacqueline
Thank you, Ang! It really helps me, and I hope it will strengthen you, too! ~J
Diane
I am reading this in 2020 as we go into our 3rd month of quarantine. Early on, my Bible Study group vetoed the idea of Zoom or Facetime weekly meetings. At the same time, our choir (my strong connection to Spirit) was relieved of our duties for the foreseeable future. I have felt sad for myself and abandoned.
Our Bible Study leader decided to assign Bible readings for each week. For some reason, my confinement mind refuses to let me allow me to focus on the written word. Without saying anything, I had decided that this approach was not meant for me. Maybe I would leave Bible Study. It felt so distant.
Then I read this blog. An app that would read the bible to me. I am so blessed to be able to go about my day listening to the word. It is truly a blessing to me as I was so lost in recent weeks. Thank you!
Jacqueline
Aww Diane, I am tearing up just reading of your loss…and THEN I read that HEARING the Word is really good for you! I am praising God and really crying now!!
I am so thankful! God bless your soul! Stand firm! God is still on the throne!!
Love to you, ~J