As Christians, we know that spending time in the Bible is essential to our walk with Christ.

But why then is it so hard to actually do it?

Worse, why is it so hard to even want to do it sometimes?

My guest today is Kristen Wetherall, and in our conversation, she offers wisdom and encouragement to the

Christian struggling with a lack of passion for God's Word.

She speaks honestly to the struggles that we all face when it comes to this spiritual discipline.

She shares practical tips for establishing better Bible reading habits, and she highlights

three things to remember, three things that have the potential to increase our desire for God's Word each and every day.

Kristen Weatherall is a wife, a mother, a writer, and a speaker,

and lives in Chicagoland with her husband and three children.

She's also the author of several books, including Help for the Hungry Soul,

Eight Encouragements to Grow Your Appetite for God's Word

from Crossway. Let's get started.

Well, Kristen, thank you so much for joining me today on the Crossway podcast.

Thanks for having me. It's great to be here.

So today we're going to talk about reading God's word,

but more specifically, not just reading it, but our desire to read it or sometimes maybe our

lack of desire to read it. And so maybe just to start off, is that something that you would say

that you struggle with on an ongoing basis, a lack of a desire to be in the Bible?

I would say it comes and goes in seasons. It's seasonal. Yeah.

Thankfully, it's not all the time. And that was one of the reasons that I wrote Help for the

Hungry Soul, because I found that there was a connection between entering a season

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