The Importance of Memorizing Scripture and a Giveaway!

Guest Post by Jami Leigh

Last summer I ended up at the doctor with chest pains and heart palpitations. Several doctor appointments and tests with the cardiologist confirmed what I had started suspecting over time: my pain and problems were being caused by anxiety.

I had let my fear and anxiety about what the pains might have meant take over. I had placed my trust in worldly things and had a fear of what the future held. It wasn’t until I started memorizing God’s Word and his promises that I started letting this fear and anxiety go.

I began to learn the importance of memorizing Scripture. And now, more than a year later, I am still learning this lesson and trying to be obedient to God’s call to memorize Scripture.

God Commands Us to Memorize His Word

God calls us to study and know His Word. We are commanded to be prepared to share the Good News and the reason for the hope that is within us!

But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect.~ 1 Peter 3:15

We are responsible to know God’s Word and be prepared to present it to others. Scripture should saturate our hearts and minds with thankfulness and joy.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. ~ Colossians 3:16

Scripture often talks about hiding His Word in our hearts, hanging it around our neck, and filling our hearts and minds with His Word. And yet, I so often struggle to do this. I fail to be obedient to His calling.

Memorizing Scripture is Vital to a Believer’s Life

Pastor and Bible teacher, John MacArthur shares,

Repetition expands our capability of recall. Recovering spiritual truth demands repetition and use. The more you hear, think through, and apply spiritual truth the more it begins to dominate your thinking. Eventually you will react involuntarily in the proper spiritual manner to any situation because a particular spiritual principle has become so much a part of you. 

When we memorize scripture, our hearts, minds and character start forming to Biblical standards and ways of thinking. If man is inclined to sin and to think evil thoughts, then we need God’s help to overcome this. Memorizing God’s word transforms our thinking and helps us to align to Biblical standards.

When we memorize Scripture, we store it in our hearts to recall at a moment’s notice.  When God’s word is written on our heart, we always carry it with us.

MacArthur then goes on to say,

God has designed our physical structure to accommodate our spiritual needs. We have a marvelous capacity for memory. Scriptures is full of reports of how God’s prophets were called to tell His people to remember…The more they come to the front of your mind, the more you will find your spiritual responses becoming involuntary because you have become so dominated by the truth of God.

Applying This to Your Life

God has convicted me of this many times in my life.  I have been undisciplined when it comes to memorizing God’s Word, and I have also seen great blessing when I take the time to memorize his Word.

I’ve tried a couple ways to memorize Scripture, and I have found that printing out Scripture is the best way to help me do this and stay consistent.

When I was having a hard time dealing with my anxiety, I realized that I wasn’t relying on God’s sovereignty and His promises. So I began memorizing scripture on anxiety, and it helped me so much to release my sinful anxiety and focus on trusting the Lord!

I then moved on to memorize God’s word on being a Biblical women, Proverbs 31, the Roman’s Road to salvation and more!  I created cute laminated cards for myself and had some friends ask for them as well. So I decided to sell them to be able to share them with other people.

I am currently working on memorizing Scripture on Biblical Womanhood

I also have some on Anxiety, Proverbs 31, the Roman’s Road to Salvation and more to come in the future.

I also created some free background pictures for your computer to help you spruce up your computer screen and memorize some scripture at the same time!

However you decide to memorize Scripture, with laminated cards, on your computer background, handwritten cards, a phone app or any other way that helps you, the important thing to remember is that it is all for God’s Glory.

He commands us to store His Word in our hearts and our minds. We are obedient to Him when we memorize His Scripture and help prepare our hearts and minds to share the Good News, the joy we have, and can help us with the sins we struggle with (such as anxiety!)

Jami is passionate about Biblical homemaking and striving to be a woman of God. Jami and her loving husband Jason, have been married for 3 years and are preparing to welcome twin bundles of joy into their home later this year. She has a heart for hospitality and making her home an inviting place that reflects Christ. She blogs about this passion at Young Wife’s Guide. She is also passionate about blog and eBook design, she designs at Fount of Inspiration.

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31 thoughts on “The Importance of Memorizing Scripture and a Giveaway!”

  1. I would choose the anxiety and Romans. Thank you for the giveaway! I am going to visit the young wife’s guide website too.

  5. I would love to win the anxiety card set, because I also struggle with letting anxiety take over my life; and the Romans road card set because I would love to re-memorize the foundation of the gospel, and also to memorize them with my two oldest children.

  6. Howdy, I have met several people who have the bible memorized. They will finish any line and verse and quote it backwards if given the chance. However, this disturbs me in that their words are not pretty, just boastful and arrogant in that they have accomplished memorizing the Bible. I would be more impressed if they would live and act the way the Bible tells us. Faith is not just words, it is actions as well.

    • Wow! I’ve never met ANYONE who has the Bible memorized! That’s incredible! Sadly, because we are all sinful Wemmicks, we struggle with pride and arrogance. It would be tragic if our own sin and the sin of others should prevent us from treasuring God’s Word. God’s attitude toward us sinful Wemmicks is: “For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust.” Psalm 103:14. And “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:22-23. When we see others wrestle with their sin, (even those with the Bible memorized!) rather than revile them, we have the opportunity to lift them up in prayer, showing them the same mercy Christ shows to us.

  8. Wow thank you so much for this! I too have dealt with anxiety in the past, actually I dealt with it as a child as well, and it wasn’t until I began reading God’s Word, memorizing Scripture and meditating on the Word that my anxiety began to disappear. One night I woke up with the onset of anxiety but God’s Word came to my mind and I immediately relaxed and let go. God is good! Your Scripture cards are beautiful and I am so grateful for you post.
    Thank you for sharing!

    • PS I would love to win the anxiety Scripture cards because it’s always handy to have them available. I would also love o win the Biblical womanhood cards as I too am learning a lot in this area and would love to learn more.

  9. Jami,

    I loved this post! Such a great reminder of the power of God’s Word. Your cards are such a great tool–an easy “go to” and perfect way to memorize. Do you have ones for kids? I can think of different character themes that would be great.

    Thanks again, this was a great post to read this morning–inspiring!
    Keira

    • Oh, I think the Biblical Womanhood cards would be of most interest right now. Being a new homemaker and homeschooling mom, I am truly working on becoming the woman, wife, and mother God called me to be. Thanks!

    • Hi Keira,

      Thank you! What a great idea! I don’t have any made for kids yet but it’s now officially on my “to-do” list! I love memorizing scripture on being a Biblical Woman! It really helps me to focus on my responsibilities and being a what God calls me too!

  11. The one on anxiety!!! My nephew was murdered in July and I have been anxious and sad and don’t know where to even start to heal….

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  14. I would love the Biblical Womanhood set, as I am always learnin more about what it means to be a woman after God’s heart!

  15. Tuck MY WORD away in your heart to know ME more! These would be so helpful, what I great idea!

  16. Oh I’m trying to memorize the Romans road right now – memorization is just not my strong suit… and I could always use help with anxiety

  20. This is such great advice. I also suffered with severe anxiety and scripture is what got me through it and how I came to know The Lord. I am now thankful for the battle with anxiety that I had. In would love to have the anxiety cards to always keep for when anxiety starts to creep up on me. I am expecting my first and the thought of anxiety is constantly in the back of my mind.

  21. I will like to win the Proverbs 31 and the Biblical Womanhood scripture cards because I have a feeling that God wants me to focus on being a wife and future mother instead of having a career.

  23. I would love to have these. I have been taking baby steps to start memorizing scripture and these would be an awesome tool.

  24. I would love to win Roman’s Road and Proverbs 31! What a blessing, thanks for the opportunity!

  25. I would love to have the Biblical Womanhood card set. I have been slacking in my efforts to memorize scripture and I’ve really been wanting to work on this. I think the Biblical Womanhood cards would be a great set to start with!

  26. These tools would help me to memorize scripture. Thank you for the work you put into these.

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