One of the best things that you can do for your faith in 2026 is to make reading your Bible a regular habit.

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plan in today's show notes. Welcome to 10-minute Bible Talks, where we connect the Bible to

your life. In the time it takes to get to work. I'm Patrick Miller. If a plane takes off in Los

Angeles towards New York City, the pilot needs to set a specific trajectory to land where he

intends. If the pilot is off by just one degree, he won't end up in New York City. He'll end up

in Washington, D.C. It's easy to think that small decisions and

small habits don't generate big changes in your life. But what's true of a flight pattern is

even more true of a lifetime. Small choices amplify over time, for good or ill. As we come

into a new year, it's a time where a lot of people try to course

correct. We amend our exercise and eating habits. We try to curtail our addictions to smartphones

and screens. We recommit ourselves to having healthy relationships with our friends, our spouses,

or our children. But there's one small decision that I promise will either

make or break the trajectory of your life, reading the Bible. A daily habit of being in God's

sets you on a trajectory towards the city of God. A daily habit of ignoring his word? Well, that

lands you in the city of man. A daily habit of

reading God's word makes you a more selfless and sacrificial person. A daily habit of ignoring it

will make you a more selfish and myopic person. A daily habit of reading God's word will uproot

sins grasp on your life and make you more humble. A daily habit of ignoring God's

word will cultivate sin in your life and make you proud. It may just feel like, and I know,

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