Hey guys, long time no see. I haven't really done anything here since I broke my streak on day 89...
The last week or 2 of my streak, I was doing this just for the streak and not for the love of it. I was overwhelmed and burned out. So I took a break, but I miss memorizing God's Word, so I'm back!
Something interesting was said at church yesterday, he said that sometimes we can completely have a change of heart to doing the same action, if we stop for a minute and think about the person we are doing this for. My application is that when we don't just jump into "Time to memorize scripture!" and instead take a minute to think about *what* it is that I am about to memorize, and *why*, because it draws me closer to God, and who is he? What does this all mean? Then the same action of memorizing scripture suddenly has a much bigger importance than just checking it off the list.
Do not worry! We all need breaks from time to time. :)
Oh no! Only 9 months away from getting the highest level at 3 years! That would be crushing indeed, but you're keeping up with the study so that's good!
That is true. The benefit of memorizing scripture daily is not lost because I miss a day. I'm using this as a break to catch up. The last 2 weeks I was just adding a new verse everyone day to keep the streak alive but was still stuck with my main focus working on the previous chapter. So now, I'm catching up, and I anticipate starting to add new verses again next week, and then see if I can break my 88 day streak record. :D
Awesome job! Just don't do what I did and give up just because you break your streak. :) The important thing is the mission we are doing here, getting God's word in our heart. The streaks are great motivation, but don't let it discourage you from the main mission.
Thank you everyone for your encouragement. You guys (and gals) are what makes this community so great, and helps keep each other motivated and encouraged on this long term journey.
Thank you everyone for your encouragement. You guys (and gals) are what makes this community so great, and helps keep each other motivated and encouraged on this long term journey.
Congrats on the million! :) You are a great member of this community and a great inspiration to everyone here. Thank you for all that you have done and continue to do. Thanks for being awesome!
Very nice. I created a binder for my review schedule, so that I keep reviewing things more often than this site has me do it, and then it tapers off to weekly/monthly/quarterly, and ultimately in the end I'll have an annual review of things just so I don't forget them. That in addition to this site have been really good tools for helping me. I'm currently working through Philippians, and then will be going back to work on a few more chapters of John.
yeah, some chapters are way too big. I'm looking at you, Psalm 119! That's going to be like a 6 month project to tackle memorizing. My largest chapter so far is John 1, 51 verses.
Hey guys, let's be nice to one another. "Love one another in brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. ... If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all." (Romans 12)