A prayer for the Holy Spirit to teach you by Emily Rose Massey, read by Leah Martin.

But the helper, the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you

all things and bring to your remembrance all that I've said to you.

In high school, I was gifted a Bible when I became a member of my new church.

I was so excited to start reading it and learn more about God, but as time went on, I became

more and more intimidated by its pages.

Where do I begin?

Do I start in Genesis and just read through it beginning to end?

Do I need to spend time memorizing what I'm reading?

What does this word mean?

These thoughts circled my teenage mind and I was so hesitant to even dive in for fear

that I wouldn't understand what I was reading.

It didn't take long for schoolwork and all the extracurricular activities I was involved

in to crowd out any downtime to make space to read my Bible.

Soon enough, that Bible would find a permanent home on my bookshelf, left untouched.

I hate to admit it, but the intimidation and distractions would follow me all through

college as well.

When I was stressed out, I'd glance at my neglected Bible and randomly open it and try

to soak up some hope for my weary soul.

And although I heard the Gospel as a teen and was a professing Christian for six years,

it wasn't until after I graduated college that God granted me genuine repentance from

my sin and rebellion.

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