Where do I start?

This was one of the BIG questions I had.
After realizing I really needed to hear what God has to say,
I said to God, "Ok, I'm ready to listen.. where do i start? how do i start?"

Well, as I mentioned in my earlier entry, The PDL (Purpose Driven Life) Group I joined proved to be a very good jump start.

Most of the group members recommended reading the Book of John as a starting point.
Why not Genesis some people asked.. Well yes its ok to start reading from Genesis too... But they recommended to start with John because it talks about the Life of Jesus and the very reason why we are here today.

So we all read John... we were supposed to read one entry a day (para daw mas ma-internalize mo yung mga words) but I'm a bit pasaway (hihi..) So I read to my heart's delight... We were supposed to be in chapter 15 today.. but yesterday while waiting for my client in a coffee shop I FINISHED the whole book of John all the way to Chapter 21! hehehe...

I remember one of the members of the PDL group saying, "Once you start reading the Bible.. You'll be really hooked with the stories... Like the tele-novelas that people watch on TV!" And so as I was reading the book of John.. I was like... this is better than the tele-novela! hehehee...

There was this one part that I read where I cried because I felt the Love of Mary Magdalene for Jesus so much. It was the part where the tomb of Jesus was empty. When she discovered that Jesus body was not there she was crying and crying and said "They have taken my Lord away, and I don't know where they put him" Then Jesus appeared to her but she did not realize that it was already Jesus. She thought that he was the gardener so she asked him, "Sir if you have carried him away tell me where you have put him and I will get him"

I cried because this woman was technically looking for Jesus' dead body.. I mean technically what else can you do with a dead body? right? And yet, she says...Tell me where you have put him and I WILL GET HIM. She was that determined to find her Lord Jesus!! She was really truly crying out for him. And that hit me right through.

Cause I think in my life, I really had to get to that point where I'm really truly crying out for him . More than just knowing that he is my Lord and Savior.. But really crying out from the deepest part of my heart that I need my Jesus. And when I did seek him.. He appeared.. Just like what happened to Mary Magdalene also...

And Jesus said to her, "Mary".

And at that she recognized him and said "Rabboni!!" (meaning Teacher)

Can you imagine the feeling of losing somebody you really really love and then all of a sudden he appears again?? If that's not dramatic and moving.. I don't know what is.. hehehe..

So to answer the question of where do I start?

I think my answer would be 2 things:
The practical way: read the book of John
OR
The personal way: read the book of John with a heart that is seeking Him.

Try the second one. You'll definitely feel the difference.
*Maybe you can try reading it one chapter at a time also.. hehe.. para mas lalo pang enriching ang pagbabasa.

Now I'm off to reading the book of Acts :D