1.  The Bible is God's word.  If you don't know God, then the Bible is completely pointless.  Well, not pointless...maybe just silly.  The whole purpose of the Bible is to lead you to know more about God and His Will in your life.  So, obviously, if you don't want to know more about God and Jesus Christ, then the Bible is sort of a non-issue in your life.  If, however, you want to know more about God and you are searching for more answers, then the Bible is the PERFECT place to begin.  :)  If you want to know more about a relationship with God, feel free to use the contact link at the top of the page.  I'll also be making a post about this soon, if anyone is interested.

2.  Reading the Bible is only part of knowing God better.  There are three really important things to do to know more about God.  They are very basic, very simple, and if anyone tells you that you need more than these things to know God, then they are lying. 

First, you need to talk to God.  It's commonly called prayer, but it's really just talking to Him.  In your head or outloud, talk to God like He's standing right beside you, because He is.  You can talk to him about anything and everything.  I promise.  (A new post will be coming on this topic, if anyone is interested.)

Second, you need to find other people who have a relationship with God.  You will most easily find them at a church.  :)  It's okay if you have to try a few different churches before you find a church where you feel comfortable.  If you would like some help in finding a few churches to visit, please use the contact link.  I would love to help you find a church.  I couldn't live without my church family.  Sometimes it's not easy to have faith and believe in God.  My church family helps me in the hard times, and they celebrate with me in the good times.

Third, you need to let God talk to you.  Sometimes He will use other people, and sometimes He will use other things.  The more you get to know Him, the more you'll start to feel like you know what He's saying to you.  The most frequent way God talks to us, however, is with the Bible.  I mean, everything in our lives has an instruction manual.  God knew we would need an instruction manual of sorts to learn more about Him.  Since He's not currently walking around on Earth, he left a big book full of information about Him.  The Bible is a huge letter to you from God.  It has stories about what He's done in the past, stories about what He is going to do in the future, and guidance on how to live your life in a way that makes Him happy and BLESSES you.  Seriously, the Bible tells us how to be rewarded for our belief. 

Anytime you are learning about God, whether it's from a person or a book, it's important to make sure that the Bible agrees with what you're hearing or reading.  The Bible is our truth test.