I'm not sure if I mentioned this before, but I am serving in my church's youth group as a leader. It's been more than a year and slowly but surely, I've got to know a lot of students - some on just "hi and hello" level and others in a deeper level. There are a couple of girls that I've been intentional in my time with them, and it seemed like they needed someone to keep them accountable in regards to their devotional time. I can't remember for certain, but I'm pretty sure it was before October when we started doing and sharing a Bible reading together. Then wow, it means we have been doing this together for at least 4 months already! We started with John and just a couple of weeks ago, we finished the book! We started off reading and sharing a passage daily - 5 days a week. After a while, we decreased the sharing part to 4 times a week, and now that more time has passed, they feel more disciplined to share about 3 times a week, and they are good to do their devo on their own on the other two days. Last week, we took a break because we had just finished John and I wanted to ask if they would like to continue doing this together. I was happy to know that they were seeking to continue this accountability group until they become more disciplined.
Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true knowledge,
but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
Proverbs 1:7
Today, we began a new book. As we read Proverbs together, it is my prayer that all three of us will grow in God's wisdom and that we will be disciplined to pray, to read the Bible and to love one another.
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