Awesome, awesome, awesome! I'm old enough to be your father, almost your grandpa, and this truly ministered to me! Keep it up, you have a very strong calling on your life, my brother!
Emotions won’t drive you to read, but reading will get you emotional The Bible is a hyperlink text which means information from the others books are essentials to understand each other Memorize Bible verses to enrich your spiritual life Reading mixed with prayer will greatly improve comprehension and understanding God Thanks for the video! I'm going to use it.
I went through being so consumed with social media, and my electronics I lost the desire to read the bible, and never gave the bible time or much attention, and it was just a check off when I did read it, nothing serious. Well, I prayed and cried out to God to give me the love and desire for his word again, and he did! Im doing the chronological bible reading and loving every bit of it, and learning a lot. I thank Jesus for giving me a love to read and know his heart through reading his word again. All glory to him. Thanks for sharing.
Glory to God! Thank you for sharing your testimony I have been struggling with the same thing! I have been praying that God also awaken in me a hunger for his word!
@@OnlyOneNamechronological bible reading is reading the books of the Bible based on either when they were written timeline wise or just in order like Genesis through Malachi (old testament) or Matthew through revelation (new testament)
Yeah, I cut that media OUT. I know ppl will still use it, and that’s fine. I personally feel it too influential .. turned it off just to take a “break” but honestly just feel like never going back. It’s too much fo me
I woke up just now and felt the holy spirit saying you can read your bible! And I didn’t feel much desire to, though it’s early, I’m awake and have every reason. I opened my phone as I often do and prayed God would give me help to change this and this was the first video that popped up
You can also watch read along audio bible kjv i have it with background worship piano music on my channel or you can find it in several places but it alowes you to listen and even read at the same time for hours really good stuff. focus on the words of Christ. bless the truth in your souls in Jesus name.
I'm 75 and starting to have problems remembering my name! Seriously, I always had problems memorizing things, so when I tried to memorize Scripture, I felt like a failure compared to others in my study group. But, I realized that knowing what the Scripture meant was where the value was. I no longer feel ashamed about my inability to quote chapter and verse. I do feel much closer to God through the understanding of His Word. Blessings everyone! :)
I have the same problem. I have ADHD due to having to get A's in school. I'd read a paragraph and forget what I read because in the back of my mind a voice is yelling you better get an A! I was told I have performance anxiety. I'm better now but nothing like those who are relaxed and absorb what they read.
yea im blown-away that peaople can just pull exact lines and scripture and X and Y numbered passage in this book, while me im just saying "the bible says this" in my own words......
I literally was at my wit ends in my depressive episode and literally prayed God “the Devil is trying to take me out and I need help.” I did not mean to click on your video while doomscrolling but by accident here I am. I’ve been struggling to read my Bible due to work, life, and,depression but now I know to help me to get out of this episode. I need to read the Word. Praise be to God😭🙏🏾
"I didn't mean to click on your video", so many times I find that when you're doing to most to stay close to God (& getting attacked)... God will use your hand & you'll read/watch something that He leads you too. I realized "I didn't mean to...BUT GOD showed up❤
I promise you reading the Bible , studying it, is a game changer. Don’t wait until you feel like it. Just start. He sent you here for a reason.Bless. ❤
i started reading it again too. this time i went in with the mindset of “what can i learn from this” rather than “i have to read this to gain God’s favor or else i’m sinning if i don’t” and a simple shift has helped me to appreciate it far more.
@@chikomboreromujinga I no longer see God as a being that tallys up all of our sins and keeps track of everything we do that is wrong. This is what man made religion wants us to believe so we will be afraid and submit to this mindset of fear in order for them to gain control over us. I see God as infinite love and my greatest guide. Yes there is such thing as sin but God wouldn’t punish us for them. Sin is anything that pulls you away from your highest good or hinders your relationship with God. Like if you drink and get drunk all the time, that’s obviously going to impair your relationship with the divine because it’s damaging your mind body and spirit and you can’t reach your highest self that way. You will live in “hell” because behaviors like that will bring you suffering. But God is there always, patient and wants a relationship with you, it’s just up to us to want one with God as well. God understands the pain of humans (he became one) and so to punish us would be hypocritical. If no one were hurting, or if everyone was in their highest state of being there would be no sin or wrong only love. So I genuinely believe that you don’t have to follow any rules in order to gain favor with God because you already have favor. The Bible is just a tool for us to use if we want to use it to connect with God. We don’t HAVE to read it and we won’t go to hell if we don’t. (I suggest checking out the channel “Aaron Abke” on RUclips, his videos have helped me a lot with this).
LOL, God doesn't want you to visit him out of duty. It's a living relationship. Just be honest with him. Ask him what he wants to say to you and just open your bible. It is his communication to you. Bible reading goes hand in hand with prayer. You don't want to do all the talking do you? God speaks to us through his Word. We should hear him too. That's all there is to it. It's not about fear and duty. It's just how relationships are done. Of course if you want a successful relationship with anyone, it can't all be one-sided.
Every night when I'm going to bed I always put my audio bible on, I have started to have dreams when sleeping something that I never used to have. Listening to the Audio Bible is such an awesome experience all the lusts and addictions that I had, have completely vanished. The word of God is POWERFUL.
@chellejack3480 If you don't fall asleep, it's the Holy Spirit that wants you to keep listening. With time, you'll be able to sleep with the audio bible still on.
...that moment when you realize that feeling of dread isn't because you HAVE to go pray, it's because you haven't prayed. 🙌 Great video. I like to find scripture for each bullet point on my prayer list too.
You can also watch read along audio bible kjv i have it with background worship piano music on my channel or you can find it in several places but it alowes you to listen and even read at the same time for hours really good stuff. focus on the words of Christ. bless the truth in your souls in Jesus name.
Catholic here, praying with scripture, what we call “lectio divina” is something I think God is calling me to improve a lot, this video popped up at the right time. ✝️
@tototo287 Numbers 21:8-9 Exodus 25: 18 The prohibition is against making for worship and to worship Not aiding in worship of the one true God. If I really wanted straw man you I could say that you care about the Bible so much you worship it. But that’s not true.
This is the first video I've seen of you and I just gotta say it feels like I'm hearing from a friend at a bible study. So casual and honest, no frills, just truth with a touch of lounge music. Keep doing what you're doing man!
Young man, I'm 62 years old and your videos are extremely encouraging. Please know that you are impacting so many lives. Thank you for taking time to record these videos.
4:16 I do this all the time. I read the Bible and talk to God at the same time when I've got questions or to thank Him for letting me understand what I just read.
Great video. Honest and to the point. One thing I want to comment is that once I started reading, I felt a little intimidated. I even told my pastor, "What's up with these chapters?" They like repeat themselves! But, now after about a decade into my faith, I finally get it. Reading the Bible isn't about becoming scholarly, but actually relating more to God and getting to know Him! It's like calling Him up, "Hey Dad..." And, the Word just pops and a "conversation" begins and soon enough, you feel weird not going to the Bible because He's your best friend, mentor, teacher, Father, healer, etc. etc. I thank God for coming after me with relentless love. If you read this message, know that Jesus loves you. Deeply. Be blessed.
You can also watch read along audio bible kjv i have it with background worship piano music on my channel or you can find it in several places but it alowes you to listen and even read at the same time for hours really good stuff. focus on the words of Christ. bless the truth in your souls in Jesus name.
i dont remember who said this but it really helped me, "remember, once there's a moment you dont feel like reading it, that is when u must read it" it has a bigger impact in my language, i dont know how to translate it right 😭 so everytime i feel lazy and lie down on my bed ready to sleep, ill remember that word and sit back up again groggily like a tired zombie and read lmao
Keep a Bible in the bathroom. Read it when you have the time, so to speak. It's surprising how much you can read at such times. Get an audio bible version and store it on your phone. Listen when driving. It's surprising how much you can go through when you do this regularly, even in the small chunks of time going to the store, work, church, errands, etc. Listen to your audio bible via phone when you're eating alone, doing chores that aren't too loud (vacuuming can be too noisy), etc. Put the audio bible on for 5 mins or so before going to sleep. Use a music player that has a sleep timer. I recommend the Psalms for this: it's so comforting and relaxing, and a great way to set yourself up for a restful falling-asleep.
@@creativechristiancontent I'm not trying to be legalistic far from it actually but it is just that a bathroom is not clean and the word of GOD in my view should not be somewhere so dirty even if you think it's clean. Protect the Word of GOD and show decency.
@@CharlesIsMyNameI’ve known ppl who’ve had bibles in every room of their house more of the older church goers. God knows our heart but I get where you’re coming from I cant bring myself to put anything ontop of my bible
🙌 A great way to memorize scripture is to start with one a week & post it up on your fridge or bathroom mirror or create a phone background. These tips are great! Thank you for creating this video & encouraging others!!!
This is a BRILLIANT video for beginners in Christianity. I am a new christian and this is exactly what I struggle with. We hear how other Christians WANT to read the Bibile - how they HEAR God and how they FEEL God so we start reading the Bible but then it gets difficult because it still feels like a chore in the beginning. This helped me realize that I have to be consistent and do it with purpose no matter what because THAT consistency will lead to something big. If I rely on my mood to decide IF I will spend time with God, then I won't. God says to 'carry your cross daily' - I have picked my hard for Jesus - I am reading my Bible consistently everyday. Excellent video - thank you!
Absolutely amazing. In it's easy-to-understand presentation, this is like a GIFT to the church. No matter where one is in their walk with the Lord, this fits . . . this works. This BLESSES!! Thank you, brother!!
Your videos are full of God's Love & Truth ! My husband & I have been SO ministered by you Orlando. Pls keep close to JESUS & keep sharing HIS lessons! JESUS joy! from LA, CA
Studying scripture is a discipline. Once you start learning it becomes more fascinating, you pray, do word studies, it all opens up to you and makes you pray for wisdom over everything else. I collect bibles and start a new one after completing my last! I love study bibles and dictionaries. I study during my commutes too! God bless.
Memorizing scripture helps me in prayer so much. When you are praying about a matter, you remember scriptures relating to the matter and are able to pray into more well equipped. It also helps, memorizing the Psalms, in worship. Tell God that you know who He is through the word is awesome.
Dude, the way you communicated this so succinctly, yet so full of grace and love enough to share this with us - this is amazing. Thank you Orlando - you have a gift fr. You're helping ppl like me return to my first love.
Great, my brother Orlando, keep it up. One time a pastor said to me, young man! This bible will keep away from sin, or sin will keep you away from this bible. Then I came across the book of Psalms, " Your Word O God, I have hidden in my heart so that I may not sin against You, My God🙏📖⚔️🔥
I TOTALLY can relate to what you are saying. I'm 66 years old and I've got health issues which make me fatigued, tired, exhausted ALL the time! But even before my health issues began, I was always finding something else, anything else to do besides read the bible. It was always a difficult thing for me because I knew I wouldn't understand what I was reading. Sidenote: I did struggle in school with memorization and comprehension also, so putting the bible in front of me was like..."your kidding, right?". But as I got older, I realize that God is worth my effort and my time and my attention. So I just think about how he protects me, and feeds me, and shelters me, and I could go on and on ..., the least I can do is work on my relationship with him through his book and prayer. Thank you for giving me even more inspiration, little brother! 🥰
I really needed this today! I was just praying a few hours before I came across this video, telling God I feel a growing aversion to reading the Bible (and I've been a Christian for 50 years), and asking Him how I can get past this feeling! I firmly believe He has answered me through your video...thank you so much for allowing God to use you to speak to others in need and to answer their prayers. God bless you!
The Bible In a Year Podcast with Fr Mike Schmitz was what got me in love with Scripture. Both the Word itself and fr's enthusiastic love for it are so attractive.
I just got done at a Christian conference over the weekend and someone said something very profound. Talking in regards to reading the Bible it’s three Ds: Discipline, Desire, and Delight. You have to start with the discipline because most of us struggle at first to read the Bible, but as you stay disciplined you start to desire that time with God, which turns into delight! I’m still in the discipline stage lol, but I’m working
I was the same. Didn’t feel like reading and went months without reading. Then a few months ago I just forced myself to read at least 1 chapter a day. Now it’s a morning habit reading a few chapters. The word is captivating again. I am always eager to do my morning reading and can’t imagine going a day without it now. It’s sometimes hard at first but if you keep at it even when you don’t feel like it after 2 or 3 weeks it becomes a good habit. Yahuwah bless you
So true! When first starting to read the Bible, I could read maybe a page at once. Now after having more understanding about The Bible, i read 1 page and I am just blown away. Absolutely amazing book and I see why its the most sold book in the world
I feel like I’m old so I feel like it’s hard for me to learn but through prayer and reading I learn. Because of answered prayers, I am able to remember more scripture than I thought I ever would be able to. I realize that you are young, but we feel the same. May all who hears your channel be blessed through Christ.
Man, that is the most encouraging video on the Christian faith I have watched in a long time. It was from the heart and there were so many pearls of wisdom. I have been struggling with the same problem (feeling like "I should" read the bible rather than really treasuring it) and then feeling guilty I don't have the passion to read it more. The way you describe it really makes sense, and I'm going to try turning it around like you suggest and invest some more time in the word. Thank you brother.
O man it’s after 3 in the morning and I came across your video I don’t just lessen to anything because I am careful but I love the way you were talking about the the heavenly father yes you get it that’s awesome keep going it’s worth it praise the Lord of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you have a blessed day
All my life I've struggled with reading the Bible and always gave up, but this time I promised I'm not giving up. My memory isn't very good because of my age and illness but I'm starting to memorize little bits. Slowly but surely I'm starting to understand. I feel like God wanted me to listen to your video and I'm so glad I did. Thank you and God bless you. ❤
💯The biggest growth comes from doing things when things are peak pain, discomfort, loss and despite losing all hope. Philippians 4:13 - I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Bro Kang! I’m almost 60 and you blessed me with this!!!! I subbed and will be looking forward to what you have to say! Blessings to you and your family Sir! ❤
Bro you're an inspiration I literally started reading properly and you're right I get the passion AFTER I read the bible and feel so inspired like it is God speaking directly to me. thanks for the tips
I agree with the tips here and I am doing what you have suggested. Still I want to praise you for putting together the list and describe n explain each point very well. I'd add that writing a journal on a word document is very helpful to me. When I look back at the dates and content with the Bible verses where God speaks to me, it really encourages me whenever i felt down and discouraged. Now that God has given me a lot of chances to share my testimony, it helps refresh my memory and make things a lot clearer to share too! God bless you
Thank you so much!! this is very valuable advice. Nowadays its so hard to just sit down and read. I feel like im always in a rush or distracted by social media. I somewhere heard that if the devil cant make you sin, he'll make you busy. Thank you for reminding again!! God bless
Oh my goodness! I literally also just discovered the connection between Psalm 22, Matt 27:46 and Mark 15:34. What is also profound is that the Psalmist composed Psalm 22 to portray the posterity of Christ. When you really examine the words of the Psalmist, it becomes quite apparent that this is a prophecy, andddddd the Psalmist could have only gained such wisdom from the Holy Spirit. You are so right! The Bible is truly living, and it’s like any other book, it does not read from the beginning to the end. Everything book is connected to each other. Also, I completely agree. Even when you don’t feel like reading, READ. If you are struggling, ask God for help. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you! So in other words, it starts as a discipline and then becomes a passion. I think I've been trying to approach this backwards. Thank you so much!
this struck a cord and caught me sobbing toward the end. Praising God for His mercy in reaching me thru this. ❤ thank you for obediently creating this inspirational content.
Amen. I just started reading my Bible and memorizing it. It's interesting. When I pray and quote the Bible evertime i feel that my prayer is just a powerful one.
Amazing! 😊 Thanks so much for doing this video! 1. Really insightful to consider that we don't read the Bible only when we feel like it, but we read the Bible in order to feel like it, for it's God who grows our desire and passion for his word as we continue in his word! As I've heard some say, pray until you pray, so too read until you read, that is, read the word until the Spirit works in you the desire to read the word! 2. Also, speaking of seeing the Bible as a hyperlinked text, which is such a great way to put it, I absolutely love biblical theology which is in essence reading the Bible as the single story of redemption that it is along with many substories or subplots. I would highly recommend books like: God's Big Picture (Vaughn Roberts), God Dwells Among Us (Greg Beale and Mitch Kim), From Eden to the New Jerusalem (T. Desmond Alexander), The God Who Is There (Don Carson), The Serpent and the Serpent Slayer (Andy Naselli), The Dawning of Redemption (Ian Vaillancourt), Short of Glory (Mitch Chase), or for those who want a much longer and fuller discussion The King in His Beauty (Tom Schreiner). Any one of these books will show you how the whole Bible fits together - like what you said about seeing Jesus quoting Psalm 22 - and much more. May people be blessed to better read their Bibles and this better grow in the grace and knowledge of the Lord by reading such books. 3. Speaking of praying the Bible, there's a good little book titled Praying the Bible (Don Whitney) that's very helpful here. 4. Finally I also love Dostoevsky's novels! In Russia, Dostoevsky is considered to have five great novels which are known as his "Pentateuch" - The Brothers Karamazov, Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, The Demons, and Notes from Underground (which is more of a novella). Of course, I think the two best and certainly my two favorites are TBK and C&P. See the Russian literature scholar Gary Morson's relatively recent book Wonder Confronts Certainty: Russian Writers on the Timeless Questions and Why Their Answers Matter. I don't think Morson is a Christian, at least not as far as I am aware, but a lot of what he says is consistent with Christianity. Morson has also written a lot online that's currently available for free to read (such as on Commentary Magazine) and done interviews like on the Al Mohler podcast, the Chasing Leviathan podcast, etc. Morson likes Tolstoy best, but he also likes Dostoevsky and other Russian writers (e.g. Chekhov, Pushkin). By the way, I think it's very important to get the right translation when it comes to reading Dostoevsky. A bad translation makes Dostoevsky a huge slog to get through when in fact I find Dostoevsky utterly riveting to read; it's as if he grabs you by the throat in his writing. The most popular translation for Dostoevesky is either Constance Garnett or Pevear and Volokhonsky. Garnett has a lovely Victorian era style, but she's quite dated since she was published in the early 1900s. Also, she is known to have skipped entire passages that she didn't know how to translate as well as smoothed out knotty passages in Dostoevsky rather than letting Dotoevsky stand as is. Regarding P&V, see articles like: "The Pevearization of Russian Literature" (Gary Morson); "The Pevear/Volokhonsky Hype Machine and How It Could Have Been Stopped or At Least Slowed Down" (Helen Andrews): "Socks" (Janet Malcolm); and "Pevear and Volokhonsky Are Indeed Overrated" (John McWhorter). Currently each of these is available to read for free online. In my opinion, the P&V translation isn't terrible, Dostoevsky still comes through sufficiently enough, like light streaming through a foggy window, but I'm afraid it isn't a soaring translation either. Overall it's mediocre. For recommended C&P translations, I'd say Michael Katz if you prefer American English or Oliver Ready if you prefer British English. Both translations are first rate. For TBK, I'd go with Michael Katz again or the significantly revised Garnett translation which has been revised by Ralph Matlaw and Susan McReynolds Oddo in the Norton Critical Edition. I've also heard Ignat Avsey is very good for TBK, as is David McDuff, though Avsey and McDuff are almost polar opposites on the translation spectrum, with Avsey more idiomatic (like the NIV or NLT) and McDuff more literal (like the NASB).
So many fantastic truths in your presentation. Memorizing is immeasurable. A wonderfully motivating book on that subject is His Word my heart by janet pope. Memorizing long portions-not just verses does something to you. It changes you into a completely different person. And its so much more doable than christians realize. Thanks Orlando. Eph 3:20-21
Wow thank you so much for sharing these! I’ve been struggling with this myself as a Christian but I’ve tried to search for videos to help me and get nothing sticks like your video. It’s so raw , so to the point and so practical! Thank you so much!
Thank you so much for this yes I sometimes feel like I dnt want to read my Bible but the Bible is God's way of communicating to us through his word. It's our personal love letters from God. This is how I had to explain it to my two boys. And everytime we read the Bible and then do our Bible study my youngest, who is 8 years old would say, Mum did you notice ever time we read a passage in the Bible the Bible study verse is the same. And I'm like Jah that's a direct straight from God. And I'm in ore of how the Lord speaks to us through His would so thank you my brother for sharing.
Thank you for getting to the point. It's extremely annoying when it takes 10mins to even start getting to the topic.. Man it drives me nuts!! Thank you I needed this. BAD!!
Absolutely fantastic! Thank you for all the info and tips. I just started making it a habit to read the Bible every night before I go to bed and this video will definitely help! Btw you have a great voice, super enjoyable to listen to. God bless you! ❤
Really appreciate the perspective on this. From what I see, there hasn’t just been a mindset change, but a heart posture as well. Thank you for sharing this - I hope to emulate this in my daily devotionals.
This is inspiring to see a young man similar to me have a passion for The Word of God. May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you, my brother in Christ.
Lol the sun came out from behind the clouds as soon as I started listening to this. God bless you all! Thanks for creating and sharing this video! God is good!
You're right the most important days are the days when we don't feel like it, but we still know we have to read the Bible. When I started reading and genuinely studying and memorizing the Bible, it became so fun for me; not only did it bring me closer to God, but I felt accomplished from doing something good for me and it went from discipline to something I actually enjoyed doing!
Thank you so much for this video! This is so inspiring! I really know now (not feel) how to follow God in the context of the Scripture. It's been really hard for me to read Bible daily even though I've been with Him for more than a 6 months (I was born and raised in a Christian fam, but accepted God and Jesus Christ on the August, 13th, 2023). Hello from Russia btw! Федор Достоевский is actually a good one, but his books are a bit hard to understand. And we also have to read some of them in school
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Awesome, awesome, awesome! I'm old enough to be your father, almost your grandpa, and this truly ministered to me! Keep it up, you have a very strong calling on your life, my brother!
Thank you so much for the kind words, it’s very gratifying to hear that. All praise to God
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I was thinking the same thing!! Although, I'm old enough to be his mom...or grandma. Lol. Blessed young man there!❤
Praise God.
This whole thread has ministered to me.
I’m thankful to see such a moving exchange between you all ❤
@@holyresolution wow thanks 🙏 just subscribed 😊
Well said; I would say exactly the same thing.
Emotions won’t drive you to read, but reading will get you emotional
The Bible is a hyperlink text which means information from the others books are essentials to understand each other
Memorize Bible verses to enrich your spiritual life
Reading mixed with prayer will greatly improve comprehension and understanding God
Thanks for the video! I'm going to use it.
Thanks so much
I went through being so consumed with social media, and my electronics I lost the desire to read the bible, and never gave the bible time or much attention, and it was just a check off when I did read it, nothing serious. Well, I prayed and cried out to God to give me the love and desire for his word again, and he did! Im doing the chronological bible reading and loving every bit of it, and learning a lot. I thank Jesus for giving me a love to read and know his heart through reading his word again. All glory to him. Thanks for sharing.
Glory to God! Thank you for sharing your testimony I have been struggling with the same thing! I have been praying that God also awaken in me a hunger for his word!
What do you mean by chronological bible reading?
@@OnlyOneNamechronological bible reading is reading the books of the Bible based on either when they were written timeline wise or just in order like Genesis through Malachi (old testament) or Matthew through revelation (new testament)
Yeah, I cut that media OUT. I know ppl will still use it, and that’s fine. I personally feel it too influential .. turned it off just to take a “break” but honestly just feel like never going back. It’s too much fo me
@@Slothian-ry3hf ah, thank you. Book by book, not randomly.
I woke up just now and felt the holy spirit saying you can read your bible! And I didn’t feel much desire to, though it’s early, I’m awake and have every reason. I opened my phone as I often do and prayed God would give me help to change this and this was the first video that popped up
Wow!
That's how God works!!
Praise god
You can also watch read along audio bible kjv i have it with background worship piano music on my channel or you can find it in several places but it alowes you to listen and even read at the same time for hours really good stuff.
focus on the words of Christ.
bless the truth in your souls in Jesus name.
YOU FELT what?you felt nothing dude. stop it, get some help.
I'm 75 and starting to have problems remembering my name! Seriously, I always had problems memorizing things, so when I tried to memorize Scripture, I felt like a failure compared to others in my study group. But, I realized that knowing what the Scripture meant was where the value was. I no longer feel ashamed about my inability to quote chapter and verse. I do feel much closer to God through the understanding of His Word. Blessings everyone! :)
Talk to your doctor about starting you on aricept. May the Lord protect your mind.
I have the same problem. I have ADHD due to having to get A's in school. I'd read a paragraph and forget what I read because in the back of my mind a voice is yelling you better get an A! I was told I have performance anxiety. I'm better now but nothing like those who are relaxed and absorb what they read.
Amen
yea im blown-away that peaople can just pull exact lines and scripture and X and Y numbered passage in this book, while me im just saying "the bible says this" in my own words......
Amen!
I literally was at my wit ends in my depressive episode and literally prayed God “the Devil is trying to take me out and I need help.” I did not mean to click on your video while doomscrolling but by accident here I am. I’ve been struggling to read my Bible due to work, life, and,depression but now I know to help me to get out of this episode. I need to read the Word. Praise be to God😭🙏🏾
Jesus said, pray without ceasing, trust in the Lord, remember the devil was defeated at the cross
Amen, wishing the best for you sister 🙏
"I didn't mean to click on your video", so many times I find that when you're doing to most to stay close to God (& getting attacked)... God will use your hand & you'll read/watch something that He leads you too. I realized "I didn't mean to...BUT GOD showed up❤
Not an accident - divine direction 🙏🏻
I promise you reading the Bible , studying it, is a game changer. Don’t wait until you feel like it. Just start. He sent you here for a reason.Bless. ❤
i started reading it again too. this time i went in with the mindset of “what can i learn from this” rather than “i have to read this to gain God’s favor or else i’m sinning if i don’t” and a simple shift has helped me to appreciate it far more.
Am still suffering from that mindset if trying to gain favor from God and feeling like a sinner if i dont read but i know God will help me change
@@chikomboreromujinga I no longer see God as a being that tallys up all of our sins and keeps track of everything we do that is wrong. This is what man made religion wants us to believe so we will be afraid and submit to this mindset of fear in order for them to gain control over us. I see God as infinite love and my greatest guide. Yes there is such thing as sin but God wouldn’t punish us for them. Sin is anything that pulls you away from your highest good or hinders your relationship with God. Like if you drink and get drunk all the time, that’s obviously going to impair your relationship with the divine because it’s damaging your mind body and spirit and you can’t reach your highest self that way. You will live in “hell” because behaviors like that will bring you suffering. But God is there always, patient and wants a relationship with you, it’s just up to us to want one with God as well. God understands the pain of humans (he became one) and so to punish us would be hypocritical. If no one were hurting, or if everyone was in their highest state of being there would be no sin or wrong only love. So I genuinely believe that you don’t have to follow any rules in order to gain favor with God because you already have favor. The Bible is just a tool for us to use if we want to use it to connect with God. We don’t HAVE to read it and we won’t go to hell if we don’t. (I suggest checking out the channel “Aaron Abke” on RUclips, his videos have helped me a lot with this).
LOL, God doesn't want you to visit him out of duty. It's a living relationship. Just be honest with him. Ask him what he wants to say to you and just open your bible. It is his communication to you. Bible reading goes hand in hand with prayer. You don't want to do all the talking do you? God speaks to us through his Word. We should hear him too. That's all there is to it. It's not about fear and duty. It's just how relationships are done. Of course if you want a successful relationship with anyone, it can't all be one-sided.
Yes i have indeed changed the mindset what I could based off what I need to learn
Every night when I'm going to bed I always put my audio bible on, I have started to have dreams when sleeping something that I never used to have. Listening to the Audio Bible is such an awesome experience all the lusts and addictions that I had, have completely vanished. The word of God is POWERFUL.
Do you listen to it with headphones when you sleep...
@obiejeucheoma8576 nope, just with the phone loudspeaker.
@@michaelmuiruri3623 oh okay thanks
I tried to do that too, but I was unable to fall asleep because I need complete silence.
@chellejack3480 If you don't fall asleep, it's the Holy Spirit that wants you to keep listening. With time, you'll be able to sleep with the audio bible still on.
Started reading the Bible for the first time and just read the book of Matthew
Dont stop.
Congratulations, your first step to cultish nothing.
God bless! Praying for your welfare 🙏
Gospel of Matthew is so Fun you will love reading the new testament and old testament is fun too
Matthew is my favorite book. I love his detail. So proud of you!! nice work!! keep it going!!
...that moment when you realize that feeling of dread isn't because you HAVE to go pray, it's because you haven't prayed. 🙌 Great video. I like to find scripture for each bullet point on my prayer list too.
You can also watch read along audio bible kjv i have it with background worship piano music on my channel or you can find it in several places but it alowes you to listen and even read at the same time for hours really good stuff.
focus on the words of Christ.
bless the truth in your souls in Jesus name.
Catholic here, praying with scripture, what we call “lectio divina” is something I think God is calling me to improve a lot, this video popped up at the right time. ✝️
@tototo287 Numbers 21:8-9
Exodus 25: 18
The prohibition is against making for worship and to worship
Not aiding in worship of the one true God.
If I really wanted straw man you I could say that you care about the Bible so much you worship it. But that’s not true.
God bless you brother may He put the desire for all of us to read His word and apply it in Jesus name Amen
This is the first video I've seen of you and I just gotta say it feels like I'm hearing from a friend at a bible study. So casual and honest, no frills, just truth with a touch of lounge music. Keep doing what you're doing man!
Ditto that!! EXACTLY!!! Well said.
Young man, I'm 62 years old and your videos are extremely encouraging. Please know that you are impacting so many lives. Thank you for taking time to record these videos.
4:16 I do this all the time. I read the Bible and talk to God at the same time when I've got questions or to thank Him for letting me understand what I just read.
God bless you man🙏
I'm proud of you Orlando. To hear a young man talk about how you love the Word of God, and what it means to you is such a blessing. Lord Bless You
Great video. Honest and to the point. One thing I want to comment is that once I started reading, I felt a little intimidated. I even told my pastor, "What's up with these chapters?" They like repeat themselves! But, now after about a decade into my faith, I finally get it. Reading the Bible isn't about becoming scholarly, but actually relating more to God and getting to know Him! It's like calling Him up, "Hey Dad..." And, the Word just pops and a "conversation" begins and soon enough, you feel weird not going to the Bible because He's your best friend, mentor, teacher, Father, healer, etc. etc. I thank God for coming after me with relentless love. If you read this message, know that Jesus loves you. Deeply. Be blessed.
Blessings brother, well said may the Lord bless you! A daily habit of listening/reading to God's word is also listening to God speak.
I prayed about this two nights ago and asked God for help and here we are, popped right up.
Same here!
I was wondering about how to love reading Scriptures just a few hours ago and stumbled upon this! God is truly amazing ❤
You can also watch read along audio bible kjv i have it with background worship piano music on my channel or you can find it in several places but it alowes you to listen and even read at the same time for hours really good stuff.
focus on the words of Christ.
bless the truth in your souls in Jesus name.
See how He works? Now, don't forget!
i dont remember who said this but it really helped me, "remember, once there's a moment you dont feel like reading it, that is when u must read it" it has a bigger impact in my language, i dont know how to translate it right 😭 so everytime i feel lazy and lie down on my bed ready to sleep, ill remember that word and sit back up again groggily like a tired zombie and read lmao
Keep a Bible in the bathroom. Read it when you have the time, so to speak. It's surprising how much you can read at such times.
Get an audio bible version and store it on your phone. Listen when driving. It's surprising how much you can go through when you do this regularly, even in the small chunks of time going to the store, work, church, errands, etc.
Listen to your audio bible via phone when you're eating alone, doing chores that aren't too loud (vacuuming can be too noisy), etc.
Put the audio bible on for 5 mins or so before going to sleep. Use a music player that has a sleep timer. I recommend the Psalms for this: it's so comforting and relaxing, and a great way to set yourself up for a restful falling-asleep.
I don't think the word of god should be with you in such a place maybe in your mind whilst you are there.
@@CharlesIsMyNameyou can read it when and wherever anyone chooses it’s not a bunch of rules to where or when you can read it don’t be legalistic
@@creativechristiancontent I'm not trying to be legalistic far from it actually but it is just that a bathroom is not clean and the word of GOD in my view should not be somewhere so dirty even if you think it's clean. Protect the Word of GOD and show decency.
@@CharlesIsMyNameI’ve known ppl who’ve had bibles in every room of their house more of the older church goers. God knows our heart but I get where you’re coming from I cant bring myself to put anything ontop of my bible
Amen, brother. thank you for sharing
🙌 A great way to memorize scripture is to start with one a week & post it up on your fridge or bathroom mirror or create a phone background.
These tips are great! Thank you for creating this video & encouraging others!!!
This is a BRILLIANT video for beginners in Christianity. I am a new christian and this is exactly what I struggle with. We hear how other Christians WANT to read the Bibile - how they HEAR God and how they FEEL God so we start reading the Bible but then it gets difficult because it still feels like a chore in the beginning. This helped me realize that I have to be consistent and do it with purpose no matter what because THAT consistency will lead to something big. If I rely on my mood to decide IF I will spend time with God, then I won't. God says to 'carry your cross daily' - I have picked my hard for Jesus - I am reading my Bible consistently everyday. Excellent video - thank you!
Absolutely amazing. In it's easy-to-understand presentation, this is like a GIFT to the church. No matter where one is in their walk with the Lord, this fits . . . this works. This BLESSES!! Thank you, brother!!
Your videos are full of God's Love & Truth ! My husband & I have been SO ministered by you Orlando. Pls keep close to JESUS & keep sharing HIS lessons! JESUS joy! from LA, CA
Studying scripture is a discipline. Once you start learning it becomes more fascinating, you pray, do word studies, it all opens up to you and makes you pray for wisdom over everything else. I collect bibles and start a new one after completing my last! I love study bibles and dictionaries. I study during my commutes too! God bless.
Memorizing scripture helps me in prayer so much. When you are praying about a matter, you remember scriptures relating to the matter and are able to pray into more well equipped. It also helps, memorizing the Psalms, in worship. Tell God that you know who He is through the word is awesome.
Dude, the way you communicated this so succinctly, yet so full of grace and love enough to share this with us - this is amazing. Thank you Orlando - you have a gift fr. You're helping ppl like me return to my first love.
This was encouraging, thanks bro.
Great, my brother Orlando, keep it up.
One time a pastor said to me, young man!
This bible will keep away from sin, or sin will keep you away from this bible.
Then I came across the book of Psalms, " Your Word O God, I have hidden in my heart so that I may not sin against You, My God🙏📖⚔️🔥
I TOTALLY can relate to what you are saying. I'm 66 years old and I've got health issues which make me fatigued, tired, exhausted ALL the time! But even before my health issues began, I was always finding something else, anything else to do besides read the bible. It was always a difficult thing for me because I knew I wouldn't understand what I was reading. Sidenote: I did struggle in school with memorization and comprehension also, so putting the bible in front of me was like..."your kidding, right?". But as I got older, I realize that God is worth my effort and my time and my attention. So I just think about how he protects me, and feeds me, and shelters me, and I could go on and on ..., the least I can do is work on my relationship with him through his book and prayer. Thank you for giving me even more inspiration, little brother! 🥰
The fact that i was praying to God about this . And to see that God listens to us and our cries
Wow! A genuine chap being his genuine self! Good for you man!
I really needed this today! I was just praying a few hours before I came across this video, telling God I feel a growing aversion to reading the Bible (and I've been a Christian for 50 years), and asking Him how I can get past this feeling! I firmly believe He has answered me through your video...thank you so much for allowing God to use you to speak to others in need and to answer their prayers. God bless you!
Wow I’ve never seen such an underrated RUclipsr in my life
The Bible In a Year Podcast with Fr Mike Schmitz was what got me in love with Scripture. Both the Word itself and fr's enthusiastic love for it are so attractive.
I listen to that podcast at night. So comforting.
I just got done at a Christian conference over the weekend and someone said something very profound. Talking in regards to reading the Bible it’s three Ds: Discipline, Desire, and Delight. You have to start with the discipline because most of us struggle at first to read the Bible, but as you stay disciplined you start to desire that time with God, which turns into delight! I’m still in the discipline stage lol, but I’m working
I was the same. Didn’t feel like reading and went months without reading. Then a few months ago I just forced myself to read at least 1 chapter a day. Now it’s a morning habit reading a few chapters. The word is captivating again. I am always eager to do my morning reading and can’t imagine going a day without it now. It’s sometimes hard at first but if you keep at it even when you don’t feel like it after 2 or 3 weeks it becomes a good habit. Yahuwah bless you
Reading Gods Word daily, and prayer is the only way to keep a strong faith alive. God bless you little brother! ❤
So true! When first starting to read the Bible, I could read maybe a page at once. Now after having more understanding about The Bible, i read 1 page and I am just blown away. Absolutely amazing book and I see why its the most sold book in the world
Stay with it brother, it gets easier and easier each day.
I feel like I’m old so I feel like it’s hard for me to learn but through prayer and reading I learn. Because of answered prayers, I am able to remember more scripture than I thought I ever would be able to. I realize that you are young, but we feel the same. May all who hears your channel be blessed through Christ.
Man, that is the most encouraging video on the Christian faith I have watched in a long time. It was from the heart and there were so many pearls of wisdom. I have been struggling with the same problem (feeling like "I should" read the bible rather than really treasuring it) and then feeling guilty I don't have the passion to read it more. The way you describe it really makes sense, and I'm going to try turning it around like you suggest and invest some more time in the word. Thank you brother.
My new brother in Christ. Your content is just what I needed….May HE give you the desires of your heart ❤❤❤
Thank you for this precious lesson! God keep guiding you and using your life in His Plans ❤
Awesome young man. I pray my daughter find someone like you a man of God.
Thank you brother, listening from the Uk have a blessed day 🙏🏾
O man it’s after 3 in the morning and I came across your video I don’t just lessen to anything because I am careful but I love the way you were talking about the the heavenly father yes you get it that’s awesome keep going it’s worth it praise the Lord of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you have a blessed day
All my life I've struggled with reading the Bible and always gave up, but this time I promised I'm not giving up. My memory isn't very good because of my age and illness but I'm starting to memorize little bits. Slowly but surely I'm starting to understand. I feel like God wanted me to listen to your video and I'm so glad I did. Thank you and God bless you. ❤
💯The biggest growth comes from doing things when things are peak pain, discomfort, loss and despite losing all hope.
Philippians 4:13 - I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
I dream a lot whenever l start reading the bible every day.
It also helps your prayer life when you create a habit of reading each chapter every day.
Thank you for sharing mythological how to read the Bible. I am using your guide to read the Bible again. You are a blessing. Shalom
That’s the thing with the Bible, you never stop learning.
God Bless you and your journey Brother.
Bro Kang!
I’m almost 60 and you blessed me with this!!!! I subbed and will be looking forward to what you have to say! Blessings to you and your family Sir! ❤
God bless you. Your passion alone influenced me to grab my bible before the video hadn't even finished yet ❤
You're exactly right about memorizing scripture...it has changed my life.
Thank you for reminding me why the sword of Spirit is important. I struggle reading the bible a lot. Be blessed bro.
Bro you're an inspiration I literally started reading properly and you're right I get the passion AFTER I read the bible and feel so inspired like it is God speaking directly to me. thanks for the tips
I totally agree that the verse/books are all connected. Making those connections is like honey on the tongue!🌸
Love the puzzle piece analogy its so accurate!! Connecting the scripture makes bible studies go more in depth ❤
I know God led me to this video, I constantly feel like a failure in my walk with God. Thank you for sharing, praise God 🙏❤️
I agree with the tips here and I am doing what you have suggested. Still I want to praise you for putting together the list and describe n explain each point very well. I'd add that writing a journal on a word document is very helpful to me. When I look back at the dates and content with the Bible verses where God speaks to me, it really encourages me whenever i felt down and discouraged. Now that God has given me a lot of chances to share my testimony, it helps refresh my memory and make things a lot clearer to share too! God bless you
I did something similar! I agree so much. God Bless!
Thank you so much!! this is very valuable advice. Nowadays its so hard to just sit down and read. I feel like im always in a rush or distracted by social media. I somewhere heard that if the devil cant make you sin, he'll make you busy. Thank you for reminding again!! God bless
Oh my goodness! I literally also just discovered the connection between Psalm 22, Matt 27:46 and Mark 15:34. What is also profound is that the Psalmist composed Psalm 22 to portray the posterity of Christ. When you really examine the words of the Psalmist, it becomes quite apparent that this is a prophecy, andddddd the Psalmist could have only gained such wisdom from the Holy Spirit.
You are so right! The Bible is truly living, and it’s like any other book, it does not read from the beginning to the end. Everything book is connected to each other.
Also, I completely agree. Even when you don’t feel like reading, READ. If you are struggling, ask God for help.
Thanks for sharing!
Reading the bible is something I haven’t done in a while and is something I find hard to do but I know I need to.
I clearly see your passion for the word of God I need this passion pray for me to have it and thanks great tips
i love your videos and how exquisitely concise you are.
i literally started to take notes as you were speaking.
thank you so much for this!❤
Thank you! So in other words, it starts as a discipline and then becomes a passion. I think I've been trying to approach this backwards. Thank you so much!
This came up in my feed. I didnt want to watch it. But I did, and I'm glad I did. Needed this.
this struck a cord and caught me sobbing toward the end. Praising God for His mercy in reaching me thru this. ❤ thank you for obediently creating this inspirational content.
Amen 🙏. God helping me to read more and spend more time with him during my day 🙏❤️
This is my first time seeing you. I prayed a few days ago, that I want to get more from the Bible reading... My brain understood hyperlink. Thank you!
This edition will KNOCK YOUR SOCKS OFF: RSTNE [D O T] C O M
Amen. I just started reading my Bible and memorizing it. It's interesting. When I pray and quote the Bible evertime i feel that my prayer is just a powerful one.
Amazing! 😊 Thanks so much for doing this video!
1. Really insightful to consider that we don't read the Bible only when we feel like it, but we read the Bible in order to feel like it, for it's God who grows our desire and passion for his word as we continue in his word! As I've heard some say, pray until you pray, so too read until you read, that is, read the word until the Spirit works in you the desire to read the word!
2. Also, speaking of seeing the Bible as a hyperlinked text, which is such a great way to put it, I absolutely love biblical theology which is in essence reading the Bible as the single story of redemption that it is along with many substories or subplots. I would highly recommend books like: God's Big Picture (Vaughn Roberts), God Dwells Among Us (Greg Beale and Mitch Kim), From Eden to the New Jerusalem (T. Desmond Alexander), The God Who Is There (Don Carson), The Serpent and the Serpent Slayer (Andy Naselli), The Dawning of Redemption (Ian Vaillancourt), Short of Glory (Mitch Chase), or for those who want a much longer and fuller discussion The King in His Beauty (Tom Schreiner). Any one of these books will show you how the whole Bible fits together - like what you said about seeing Jesus quoting Psalm 22 - and much more. May people be blessed to better read their Bibles and this better grow in the grace and knowledge of the Lord by reading such books.
3. Speaking of praying the Bible, there's a good little book titled Praying the Bible (Don Whitney) that's very helpful here.
4. Finally I also love Dostoevsky's novels! In Russia, Dostoevsky is considered to have five great novels which are known as his "Pentateuch" - The Brothers Karamazov, Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, The Demons, and Notes from Underground (which is more of a novella). Of course, I think the two best and certainly my two favorites are TBK and C&P. See the Russian literature scholar Gary Morson's relatively recent book Wonder Confronts Certainty: Russian Writers on the Timeless Questions and Why Their Answers Matter. I don't think Morson is a Christian, at least not as far as I am aware, but a lot of what he says is consistent with Christianity. Morson has also written a lot online that's currently available for free to read (such as on Commentary Magazine) and done interviews like on the Al Mohler podcast, the Chasing Leviathan podcast, etc. Morson likes Tolstoy best, but he also likes Dostoevsky and other Russian writers (e.g. Chekhov, Pushkin).
By the way, I think it's very important to get the right translation when it comes to reading Dostoevsky. A bad translation makes Dostoevsky a huge slog to get through when in fact I find Dostoevsky utterly riveting to read; it's as if he grabs you by the throat in his writing.
The most popular translation for Dostoevesky is either Constance Garnett or Pevear and Volokhonsky. Garnett has a lovely Victorian era style, but she's quite dated since she was published in the early 1900s. Also, she is known to have skipped entire passages that she didn't know how to translate as well as smoothed out knotty passages in Dostoevsky rather than letting Dotoevsky stand as is.
Regarding P&V, see articles like: "The Pevearization of Russian Literature" (Gary Morson); "The Pevear/Volokhonsky Hype Machine and How It Could Have Been Stopped or At Least Slowed Down" (Helen Andrews): "Socks" (Janet Malcolm); and "Pevear and Volokhonsky Are Indeed Overrated" (John McWhorter). Currently each of these is available to read for free online. In my opinion, the P&V translation isn't terrible, Dostoevsky still comes through sufficiently enough, like light streaming through a foggy window, but I'm afraid it isn't a soaring translation either. Overall it's mediocre.
For recommended C&P translations, I'd say Michael Katz if you prefer American English or Oliver Ready if you prefer British English. Both translations are first rate. For TBK, I'd go with Michael Katz again or the significantly revised Garnett translation which has been revised by Ralph Matlaw and Susan McReynolds Oddo in the Norton Critical Edition. I've also heard Ignat Avsey is very good for TBK, as is David McDuff, though Avsey and McDuff are almost polar opposites on the translation spectrum, with Avsey more idiomatic (like the NIV or NLT) and McDuff more literal (like the NASB).
This video convicted my heart in changing my behavior before God's holy words. Thank you for the tips and encouragement! God bless you brother.
So many fantastic truths in your presentation. Memorizing is immeasurable. A wonderfully motivating book on that subject is His Word my heart by janet pope. Memorizing long portions-not just verses does something to you. It changes you into a completely different person. And its so much more doable than christians realize. Thanks Orlando. Eph 3:20-21
This is such a great post! I’m sharing it to my discipleship group! Thank you for sharing this, and in such a succinct way! Brevity is my Bestie!
Thank you brother! This helps a lot. It is really cool seeing how scripture connects.
This was so useful, thank you.
Wow thank you so much for sharing these! I’ve been struggling with this myself as a Christian but I’ve tried to search for videos to help me and get nothing sticks like your video. It’s so raw , so to the point and so practical! Thank you so much!
Thank you so much for this yes I sometimes feel like I dnt want to read my Bible but the Bible is God's way of communicating to us through his word. It's our personal love letters from God. This is how I had to explain it to my two boys. And everytime we read the Bible and then do our Bible study my youngest, who is 8 years old would say, Mum did you notice ever time we read a passage in the Bible the Bible study verse is the same. And I'm like Jah that's a direct straight from God. And I'm in ore of how the Lord speaks to us through His would so thank you my brother for sharing.
Your sharing helps to open a new perspective on reading the word of God. Thank you.
such a great summary, Orlando!🙌🏽 Thanks for sharing brother!
These Tips are super helpful
God bless you!!! I was meant to see this video and meant to see it today! God is using you to heal his people! YES! Praise the One True God !!!
Thank you for getting to the point.
It's extremely annoying when it takes 10mins to even start getting to the topic..
Man it drives me nuts!!
Thank you I needed this. BAD!!
great video! thanks for sharing!
Absolutely fantastic! Thank you for all the info and tips. I just started making it a habit to read the Bible every night before I go to bed and this video will definitely help! Btw you have a great voice, super enjoyable to listen to. God bless you! ❤
Really appreciate the perspective on this. From what I see, there hasn’t just been a mindset change, but a heart posture as well. Thank you for sharing this - I hope to emulate this in my daily devotionals.
Amen! I also pray before reading the Word. I ask God to reveal something to me while I read.
Great stuff!
I love reading the Bible. Keep it up bro
Very true❤️ I love this.
This is inspiring to see a young man similar to me have a passion for The Word of God. May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you, my brother in Christ.
Lol the sun came out from behind the clouds as soon as I started listening to this. God bless you all! Thanks for creating and sharing this video! God is good!
Thank you so much for this message! Action is what takes us closer to God 🙏🏼
You're right the most important days are the days when we don't feel like it, but we still know we have to read the Bible. When I started reading and genuinely studying and memorizing the Bible, it became so fun for me; not only did it bring me closer to God, but I felt accomplished from doing something good for me and it went from discipline to something I actually enjoyed doing!
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This is precious, thank you. Amen
Thank you, I really needed this. God bless you brother! :)
Thank you so much for this video! This is so inspiring! I really know now (not feel) how to follow God in the context of the Scripture. It's been really hard for me to read Bible daily even though I've been with Him for more than a 6 months (I was born and raised in a Christian fam, but accepted God and Jesus Christ on the August, 13th, 2023).
Hello from Russia btw! Федор Достоевский is actually a good one, but his books are a bit hard to understand. And we also have to read some of them in school