Daily Prayer/Bible study: Not a Checklist — A Connection

For 2026, my goal isn’t “daily prayer and Bible study.”
(It’s something better.)

Don’t get me wrong.

Prayer matters.
Scripture matters.
Worship matters.

Those practices have been ingrained in me for years—and for good reason. They work. They anchor me. They’ve shaped who I am.

But lately, I’ve been asking myself why I do them.

Because if I’m honest, even the best spiritual habits can quietly turn into a checklist:

✔️ Prayers
✔️ Scriptures
✔️ Worship

And that was never the point.

The point is connection.
Daily connection with God.
Daily awareness.
Daily communion.

Jesus once warned about mistaking the means for the source—searching holy words without actually coming to God Himself. The power isn’t in the routine. The power is in the relationship.

That truth is beautifully captured in one of the most familiar verses in all of scripture:

“For God so loved the world…” — John 3:16

Before instruction.
Before obedience.
Before effort.

There is love.

That’s why our God’s Love (John 3:16) BibleSocks design means so much to us. It’s a simple, wearable reminder that faith doesn’t start with what we do—it starts with who God is. Loving. Present. Reaching toward us.

Prayer, scripture, worship, quiet reflection—they’re still essential.
But they’re not the destination.
They’re the pathway.

Across every faith tradition I admire, this principle holds true:

Ritual without relationship becomes hollow.
Practice with presence becomes powerful.

So for 2026, my goal is simple—and yet, harder:

Not just to do spiritual things daily…
but to connect with God daily.