I know my church has Bible studies, but I'm always so busy or exhausted, when do you fit it in?

> There are a couple of small caveats to BSF
> that I'd like to mention. The first is that
> some discussion leaders can be
> obsessive-compulsive when it comes to the
> "rules/guidelines." (BSF is a very
> disciplined program, and for good reasons,
> which I will not go into here.) All of my
> previous discussions leaders have been great
> women with whom I related easily; however,
> last year my DL was overly rule oriented.
> She jumped on me for a minor infraction on
> more than one occasion. At first, I was
> greatly angered and the cult defense
> screamed in my head. I nearly dropped out,
> but after much prayer and consideration, I
> felt that I should continue, since this
> year's study is on the book of Romans and I
> didn't want to miss it. BSF is not a church,
> and they say that their only desire is in
> seeing women grow in their knowledge and
> obedience to God's word. They offer plenty
> of opportunities for volunteer work within
> the organization (headqtrs is in San
> Antonio), but they especially encourage
> women to work in their respective churches.
> I have decided this year that the best
> approach for me is to keep BSF in it's
> proper place, which is that of an excellent
> Bible study program. I want to avoid
> something that I now recognize as a second
> problem with the organization: That is the
> tendency with some women to spend too much
> time praising BSF. At first, I found myself
> doing the same since I was so thrilled to
> have found such a deep, rich study; however,
> now I realize that doing that raises the
> organization to a level that is not
> spiritually healthy. I now resist giving BSF
> more credit than it deserves. The credit for
> anything that is good and true in any
> organization goes to the Lord.