How do you read the Bible?

The Bible is considered by most Christians to be the inerrant and infallible word of God.  How often do you read from the Bible?  What benefit do you receive while reading it?  What are your hopes or expectations when you read?  What helps you to understand what you read?  How do you treat scripture that doesn’t seem to make any sense to you?  What answer do you give to Biblical skeptics?  What encouragement can you give to a new believer who didn’t grow up with the Bible?  What did you hear from the Lord through His written word recently?