I stepped out of my comfort zone Sunday morning. Normally, I teach adults during the Sunday School hour at church. But yesterday, I went and joined a 9th-12th grade boys class.
My friend Jon, who I used to co-teach with, leads this group of guys. He opened with the question:
“What did you read in your Bibles this week?”
The room was silent, awkwardly silent. Jon asked again, his question hanging in the air:
“What did you read in your Bibles this week?”
The silence broke as one of the guys talked about what he was reading in the Book of Revelation; another talked about reading in the Gospel of Mark.
We discussed other things, but our opening question stuck with me. Got me thinking about what would happen if I asked this question in an adult Sunday School group. What would the answers be like? Do we expect to be asked such a question by a fellow believer?
I think that often we can put up a good front. We can demonstrate that we know a lot about Jesus and the Bible. The difference between knowing and growing; the difference between reading your Bible and praying on a daily basis is huge.
I want to grow closer to Jesus. I want to be able to give an answer about what I’ve read on a given day… about what He is doing in my life. Accountability starts with a simple question: Are we willing to ask?
JohnnyBGamer 
Thanks for this post, Bryan! This is the kind of question I often long to ask fellow believers when we are hanging out. Thanks for encouraging me to do so!
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