If you have been visiting my blog for awhile, it will be no surprise to you that I have a passion for memorizing Scripture. I have not done this perfectly. I have not been as consistent as I would have liked to have been over the years. I have struggled with reviewing and retaining what I have memorized. I am a firm believer that something is better than nothing, so I keep plugging away at it.
There are times in my life when the value of this practice is given a spotlight by the Lord. When this happens, it motivates me to keep memorizing. My recent circumstances were one of those spotlight moments.
These pandemic days are unlike any other time in my life. I recently returned stateside to be with my daughter during her surgery and recovery. The last couple of weeks were a whirlwind of activity with packing bags, saying final goodbyes and trying to meet all the requirements necessary for Japan to allow me to enter the country. It was all very nerve-racking and I must confess that there were times that I was feeling quite anxious about it all.
It was in those anxious moments that the Lord would flood my mind with Scriptures that I have memorized in the past. Verses about His presence, His love and His power. Verses that reminded me that if I had to do my quarantine in a hotel in Tokyo alone instead of at home, He was still in control. I would not be alone.
One particular passage that I have been reviewing during this time is Psalm 91. I memorized it last year with an online group when the pandemic began. Recently, the Lord brought some of the verses to my mind during one of my more anxious moments. I decided to pull out the card with the verses on it and review it everyday until my departure. I also reviewed it on the plane when I was on my way. I can’t tell you the peace that those verses brought to my heart and mind. It was a peace that passes all understanding.
If hiding God’s Word in your heart has not been a part of your life, I would like to encourage you to begin now. You will not be disappointed. God will honor any effort no matter how small.
If you would like some more encouragement or information about this spiritual discipline please refer to 31 Days of Scripture Memory or click on the tab in the header. Comment below and let me know that you want to get started and I will pray for you. If you already are a memorizer, what are you working on? What motivates you to keep working? Let’s encourage one another!
Drinking at the Springs 
Still working on Psalm 91 😬
Happy to report I am still memorizing two verses a week, since that long ago year (2011?) when you suggested it. Whole books: epistles. Second year in Hebrews, best challenge ever. It just gets sweeter as the years go by.
That’s wonderful! Thanks for the encouragement.