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How to Memorize God's Word |
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Written by Administrator
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Memorizing scripture is an essential habit in the life of the believer.
Jesus set the example for us when He met the tempter with scripture.
For those who wish to commit scripture to memory, here are some tips.
- Write the Scripture
Write out the scripture in your own
handwriting on a 3x5 note card or regular paper. There is a mental
association between things we write and things we remember. Or you
can type up the verse(s) on a word processor and print it out on paper
using margins of a 3x5 card. Trim the paper down and tape it to a 3x5
card for stiffness. Then you can carry the cards with you in your
pocket or purse. - Repetition
- Read the scripture verse aloud ten to twenty times.
- Read the scripture piece by piece (Bless the LORD, Oh my soul ... and all that is within me ... bless His holy name.)
- Begin to connect the pieces using repetition.
- After you have memorized a verse, move onto the next verse. Then add the verses together as units.
- Reading
- Read the scripture while you are out walking (look up occasionally!).
- Read the scripture while sitting at a stop light.
- Read the scripture while waiting for appointments.
- Laminate an entire paper and put it in your shower or on your bathroom mirror to read there.
- Group Support
- Ask
someone to "spot" you while you go over your verses. It helps if the
person doesn't stop you on every mistake but only makes a mental note
of which parts you need to work on.
- Ask someone to learn a
chapter or group of verses together with you. The buddy system can help
keep you both accountable to work on the verses until you know them.
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