I think today, I want to think about one particular passage in Day 2's reading. I look at chapter 16 and understand Sarai's frustration about not having any children. But, I also question her devotion to God. She wanted a child so bad that she let her husband lie with Hagar.

God does not answer our prayers in our way. He answers them in His. I think this is a perfect example of how if we try to handle things on our own, we will destroy what God has "ideally" planned for us and our lives.

Now, Issac's inheritance to some extent would have to be "broken" or "shared" with Ishmael. This is not what God had originally intended, but it was what He handled because Sarai could not wait for God's perfect timing in her life.

I am a day behind in writing my journal for this journey, but not on my reading. :)

As I read through the scripture yesterday, several things stood out in my mind. The most notable thing to me however were God's promises to Noah and to Abraham. I believe he was Abram a the time. These are too important covenants to the people. I think the fact that they start this journey of ours we need to look at the the promises that God makes to us as we read through the scripture. There are tons of promises to us as blessings and punishments. I want to see how I can better learn from those that can cause punishments and how I can recieve those blessigns to help further God's kingdom.

I am not one that normally believes in reading the Bible through based on a schedule, but as I talked to a couple of friends, they told me how much they enjoyed doing this. They also told me how much they grew in their faith. So, I have prayed about it and I know that God wants me to take the challange. So, my prayer is that I listen to God's word through this process.