But fear is a liar, and today I’m not listening…are you with
me! **I’m sure I can hear an
Amen!!**
So here goes: I am spending 2013 memorizing Romans 1, 8 and 12, along with Ann Voskamp and lots of
others.
A couple of years ago I printed out all of the Colossians
materials Ann so graciously provided and I purposed to memorize it with my
kids. I think we got through the
first chapter.
I never even considered memorizing the Sermon on the Mount
with her last year. Too afraid of
failing again.
But when I read Ann's post about how memorizing the Sermon on
the Mount affected her last year, it touched a deep place in me, that
place of “yes” and “I know this is true” and “this is what I want”.
I have purposed to listen to those “yeses” this year, so I
downloaded the materials and have taken some steps down the road. One new resource I am using is
ScriptureTyper, which, as Ann says, is seriously fun and very helpful in the
memorization process. I have also
set up this journal, where I can paste the materials Ann provides and which gives
me space to write the verses down.
I'm pasting the memorization cards on one side, leaving space for my own writ ing on the other side of the page. |
During his temptation in the desert, Jesus said we live on the words of God, “Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that
comes from the mouth of God.”
I study the Bible in many different contexts every week:
sermon at church, personal study in the mornings, two focused small group
studies.
Memorization feels like a
different kind of consuming, like turning the bread I have eaten into muscle,
useful and strong.
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What are you saying “yes” to today?
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Hey Amy!
ReplyDeleteThank you for pointing us to this. It's so strange, I am so hungry for a community of women who are believers. It's nice to be able to find them online while I'm seeking them in real life.
Sarah, I agree that it is such a blessing to find like-minded women online who share faith in Jesus and hearts to worship Him and know Him better. I pray that God would lead you to a community of in real life women as well. I hope you come back and visit! Blessings to you :).
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