 I had been reading the Bible wrong. Growing up, people used to describe the Bible as an instruction manual. But here's the thing with instruction manuals, most people don't even pick it up until they don't know the next step. And as long as you feel confident enough in whatever you're doing or assembling, that instruction manual will go unread. A lot of us have treated the Bible in the same way. As long as we think our lives are going in a good direction, the Bible stays closed. But all of a sudden we have a hardship or struggle, then the Bible gets cracked open again. Now there's nothing wrong with going to the Bible when you need some help or some guidance, but if you're only turning to the Bible when your life is going poorly, you're gonna run into a problem. You see, the Bible describes God's word as our food. So if you're not reading the word, you're gonna get malnourished. You wanna know something about people that are hungry? They will consume anything to satisfy themselves. So if you're not getting fed by the word, you're getting fed by the world. The Bible is not just an instruction manual, it's food for the soul.