Productivity consultants advise breaking down a large task into a series of smaller tasks. For example, instead of trying to lose twenty pounds, try losing one pound per week for the next twenty weeks. And instead of having an hour-long quiet time each day, begin with a ten-minute devotional and add five minutes each week.

The same can be true for reading God’s Word—setting a goal for reading specific portions. Try reading a chapter of Proverbs and five psalms each day for a month. Or you might spend the summer reading the five major prophets or the twelve minor prophets in the Old Testament. Or purchase a harmony of the Gospels—the four Gospels blended into one book—and spend the summer meditating on the life of Christ. Perhaps you can spend the summer investigating scriptural teaching on a subject that is important to you like finances or parenting.

Set a goal for reading God’s Word during the summer months. You will be a deeper and wiser person come September.

Never let a hurried lifestyle disturb the relationship of abiding in Him.
Oswald Chambers