Let’s be honest for a second. You have a Bible. It’s probably sitting on a shelf right now, or maybe it’s an app on your phone that you’ve moved to the second screen.
You want to read it. You know you should. So, you try. You open it up, feeling determined.
Then you hit a wall.
Maybe you landed in a chapter that is just a long list of names you can’t pronounce. Maybe you found a weird rule about mildew in a tent. You read the same sentence three times, and your brain just… stops. You check Instagram instead.
And then comes the feeling. It’s that heavy, sinking suspicion that maybe you’re just bad at this. If I really loved God, wouldn’t this be exciting? Why does everyone else seem to get it while I’m just confused?
Relax. You aren’t broken. You just lack context.
Trying to understand an ancient library of books without a guide is like trying to fix a car engine when you’ve never held a wrench. You’re going to get grease on your face and you probably won’t fix the car. That doesn’t make you a bad person. It just makes you unprepared.
The “Super-Christian” Doesn’t Exist
Here is the biggest secret nobody tells you: A “disciple” isn’t a guru.
We have this picture in our heads of a holy person who floats through life, never gets angry, and understands every mystery in the universe. That’s not real.
The word disciple actually just means “learner.”
Think about that. A learner is allowed to be messy. A learner is supposed to ask questions. (Even the ones that feel embarrassing). Being a learner means you don’t have to perform. You just have to show up. God isn’t looking for experts. He’s looking for people who are willing to stumble forward, day by day.
Don’t Read Alone
The second mistake we make? We treat faith like a solo sport. We think we have to sit in a room by ourselves to “count.”
But that’s a trap. When we isolate ourselves with a difficult text, we get stuck in our own heads. We need outside voices. We need helpful Bible study resources to act as a map.
Imagine trying to hike a mountain trail in the dark. Could you do it alone? Maybe. But you’ll probably twist an ankle. If you have a guide—or even just a friend with a flashlight—you actually make it to the top.
We’ve Got Your Back
This is why we do what we do. We aren’t interested in selling you a shiny lifestyle. We just want to be friends with the flashlight.
At The Mentoring Project, we created a set of downloadable Bible study resources designed for normal people. Not scholars. Us.
We call them the Life Skills guides.
We built them because we know that faith has to work on Monday morning, not just Sunday morning. These aren’t textbooks. They are simple, honest guides to help you read a passage and ask, “Okay, but what does this mean for my actual life?”
You don’t need to know Greek. You don’t need a degree. You just need to be willing to start.
So, grab the PDF. Ignore the guilt. Let’s learn together.
