The first few times I was invited to Bible study… I laughed.
I genuinely thought it was a joke.
“Bible study?”
Like… you just sit around and study the Bible?
Why would people do that?
I didn’t believe in God. The last thing I was going to do was sit around with a bunch of Jesus lovers and let anyone evangelize me.
It felt awkward. Intimidating. Honestly, unnecessary.
But if I’m being real -the reason I didn’t go wasn’t because I didn’t understand it.
It was because I was scared.
I didn’t want to sit in a circle and share personal things about my life.
I didn’t want strangers knowing my struggles.
I didn’t want to be judged.
I had walls up.
I was guarded.
I kept my business to myself.
Vulnerability felt dangerous.
What I didn’t realize then was that I wasn’t protecting myself , I was isolating myself.
And the very thing I was avoiding…
was the thing that would eventually help me heal.
If you’ve ever felt that way, skeptical, hesitant, guarded …. I get it.
I was you.
And sometimes the bravest thing you can do…
is just come and see.
