Here are 10 Tips for Committing Scripture to Memory
1. Start small and memorize incrementally
As the old saying goes, "How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time, of course." It's the same thing for memorizing passages of Scripture. If you want to memorize a chapter of Ephesians, start with two verses. When you have those down, add two more. You'll have the chapter memorized in no time!
2. Say it out loud
Nothing helps you memorize like recitation. Throughout the day, recite the verses you're memorizing to yourself. Sometime during the week, take a walk and recite longer sections you've memorized to keep them fresh in your mind.
3. Write it down
Keep a notebook and handwrite verses multiple times. Handwriting helps to cement things in your mind. Alternatively, you can also open up a Word or Google document and type out what you're memorizing, too.
4. Draw it
If you're an artistic Bible journaler, you already know how conceptualizing and drawing out a verse can help you understand and internalize it. The time you invest in drawing, shading, and coloring a verse is time spent meditating on it. The Beautiful Word Bible Coloring Bibles and Scripture coloring books are a great way to memorize verses as you color!
5. Listen to it
Hearing things repeatedly can aid memorization. Listen to recordings of the Bible, or create your own recordings of verses you've memorized and listen to them regularly.
6. Take it with you
Some people swear by the Post-It Note® method. Write the verses you're memorizing on notes, and put them up everywhere: your bathroom, fridge, car, desk, and computer monitor. You could even make it the background on your phone!
7. Use flashcards
Students have used flashcards for memorization for decades—because they work. Create some of your own with the verse numbers on one side and the actual verses on the other. You can use these to quiz yourself, or invite someone to help you.
8. Get a memory partner & find accountability
Memorization takes a lot of work, and it can be hard to stick to it without discipline. Having someone else memorizing with you will provide the motivation you need to see it through. It's helpful to work alongside someone else. Try practicing as if you were running lines for a play.
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