Have you ever sat in a Bible study, listened to everyone else share their thoughts, and quietly wondered how they got allllllll of that out of the same verses you just read?

Someone points out a connection you completely missed. Another woman has three cross-references ready to go. Someone else says, "I just love how this verse shows..." And you're sitting there thinking: "Wait... how did you guys see all of that?"

So you nod along. You jot down what everyone else says. And somewhere in the back of your mind, you file it away as one more thing you're just not naturally good at.

Maybe you've convinced yourself it's easier to reach for someone else's book, Bible study, or devotional than to trust your own read on a passage. It feels safer. More humble.

Except it doesn't always feel humble. Sometimes it feels more like proof you can't quite be trusted to hear from God on your own.

And that's a heavy thing to carry into your quiet time, morning after morning.

Today on the Equipping Godly Women podcast, we're talking about why so many of us assume other women have some kind of spiritual fluency we're somehow missing.

Here's the real problem: Most of us were never actually taught how to actually study a passage for ourselves.

We might have been taught how to find verses that back up something we already thought or believed. But that's not the same thing. 😬

That's why, in this episode, I'll walk you through what real Bible study actually looks like, plus a simple process you can use on any passage or topic, so you can trust your own read on Scripture instead of always borrowing someone else's.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Why the Bible can feel confusing, even when nothing is wrong with your faith
• The difference between exegesis and eisegesis (and why it protects you from misreading Scripture)
• A simple, five-step process for studying any passage or topic on your own
• How to find and use commentaries, concordances, and multiple translations
• Why you don't need a Bible degree to trust your own read on God's Word

Where to Listen:

• ​Watch on YouTube​
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If you've ever thought reading and studying the Bible for yourself is too complicated or best left to the experts, this episode will show you how doable (and fun!) it really is.

-- Brittany Ann

Equipping Godly Women

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​p.s. Ready to actually try this process the next time you open your Bible?

This is the same seven-step process I walk you through more in-depth in chapter 3 of my latest book, Follow God's Will: Biblical Guidelines for Everyday Life.

You'll learn exactly how to take a passage from confusing to something you can actually understand and apply to whatever you're facing today, without waiting for someone else to interpret it for you or hand you the answer.
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If you're ready to build that confidence for yourself, this is where to start.

​Find it on Amazon here​