SOme days a lesser portion is all that is needed. What is important is to search everyday for that day's message. A steady diet of God's Word over a lifetime builds a healthy soul and mind. Such is the case with learning. And such is the case with wielding the Sword of God.
Understanding comes little by little over a lifetime.
There is a third step in understanding God's Word. After asking and seeking comes the knocking. After you ask and seek, then you knock. Knock and it shall be opened unto you. To knock is to stand at God's door.