The Bible is confusing!

Do it. 

Go ahead.

Start reading the Bible. 

If you make it through Genesis I'll be impressed.

If you get to Leviticus, I'll bet my non-existent cow that you'll give up.

If you are living inside the Father's affection and would love to read His story, then you probably want to read the Bible.  The trouble is that it's not put together like a story, though.

The Bible was arranged like a library.  There are sections like this:

The Old Testament has a history section, a poetry & wisdom literature section, and a prophetic book section.  They're not necessarily chronological.

The New Testament has History stuff (The Gospels and Acts), letters to groups of people, letters to specific people, and ends with a prophetic book.

Ok, great, but where do I start? 

Here's my recommendation-start in the life of Jesus.  All of the Old Testament is a lead-up to His arrival.  Everything after Him is the early Jesus-followers trying to figure out how to live a new life now that they had been changed by Him.

Don't feel the need to rush through the Gospels.  You could spend years just in the four Gospels.  Just read them until you feel like you are really getting to know this Jesus.  If you do, you are getting to know God because the letter to the Hebrews calls Jesus, "the radiance of God's glory, the full representation of His being."

And always remember, the Jesus that you are getting to know doesn't live in that book.  He is living inside of you.