It can be hard to read something without someone telling you what to look for.
But once a point is highlighted, you start seeing everything through it. Certain lines stand out. Others don’t. The passage starts to feel like it’s about one thing, even if it isn’t.
That’s not always wrong.
But it can be limiting.
Most people don’t notice how much their reading has already been shaped before they ever open the page. They come in with a framework, and the text fits into it.
I try to remove as much of that as possible.
No notes pointing you in a direction. No explanations waiting for you at the bottom. No angle being suggested ahead of time.
Just the reading.
That can feel slower at first. You don’t get to move on with a clear takeaway handed to you.
But you also don’t miss what’s actually there because you were looking for something else.
Over time, different things start to stand out. Not because someone told you they should, but because you’ve been around the text long enough to recognize them.
That’s usually when it starts to make more sense.
It could take years. But if you stay with the habit before you know it you’ll have read the Bible several times. Most people haven’t done it once.
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