When we read God’s Word, when we sit with it or journal in response to it, sometimes there will be something that jumps off the pages at us. It could be a verse, a few verses, a phrase, one word… this happened to me recently while finishing up the book of John… it happened with two questions Jesus asked Mary when He rose from the grave and appeared to her… I needed those questions to be asked of me that day and I knew it would take more than the last few moments of my time sitting still before the day started to answer them. It would take the whole day to meditate on them, if not longer… what I’ve started doing when this happens, is to write the questions, phrase, or verse on a 3x5 card and put it in a prominent place where I will see it all day or take it with me if I go out. I am quick to forget what the Lord pressed upon my heart at the beginning of my day and this allows me to have my “quiet time” with Him never really end, it is a tangible way to be reminded of His Word and His presence in my life. Sometimes it is hard to be pulled away from the stillness, knowing the day’s tasks are calling our name. But! He goes with us, He doesn’t stay seated at the table of “Bible and coffee time”… He comes in to our day with us, ready to lead us and guide us and hold us up. He is so good to bring to remembrance the things we’ve read about Him in His Word. And gracious to us if we need to put it on a 3x5 card to remember it even better.
EVERY WORD COLLECTIVE 