If you told me to eat an entire family pack of Oreo Doublestuf cookies, I would say, “No, thank you.” I love cookies, and munching on these delightful treats always makes me happy. But eating 30 cookies is far more than even I want at one time.

With that said, I have eaten a whole pack of Oreos Doublestuf before. Several of them, if I am being honest.    

I like to eat two Oreos every day as a snack. I take two, pull one side off each, and eat the piece without cream. Then, I slap the remaining sides together for a monster cookie with extra cream. Two cookies a day, and in less than two weeks, I can finish an entire package by myself.

Whatever big project you want to do that will help you grow spiritually, one effective practice is to break it into bite-sized pieces. For example, you can read your entire Bible in a year by reading four chapters a day. You can also read that 250-page book to help you grow as a disciple in two weeks by reading 20 pages a day.

The old question was, how do you eat an elephant? The answer is one bite at a time. The same is true with Oreos and scripture … maybe even both at the same time.