I have the same problem with textbooks. A professor can assign all the reading they want, I ain't gonna do it. I'll crack the book when it's time for a test or to do some homework. But then I'll only thumb through trying to find the information that seems pertinent to the questions I have at the time.
This is much the same way I treat the Bible. For the most part it just sits there, untouched. But if I need to find an answer I'll scan the pages looking for key words. And much like with my classes I miss something. I do not read the rest of the text and so I miss the greater context, I don't see the big picture.
The Bible isn't a textbook though. It was never meant to be flipped through trying to find answers. The Bible is a love note. It's 66 books about God's love for us. That's how I should read it. I should devour it, I should crave to read it every chance I get. Not because I can find some answer that I'm looking for, but rather for the connection with the one who wrote it.
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