As many of you probably don’t know, my life has changed a
great deal in the past couple months and it has forced me to reevaluate things.
My heart was broken because, well, life happens. I knew I needed something to
constantly remind me of God’s presence, and that I wasn’t ever as alone as I
felt. I knew that memorizing verses would help me along the way.
This week, I was thinking on how I would go about memorizing
these verses… I realized that I, in all honesty, look at my phone probably 100
times per day; whether it be to check the time, respond to a message, check my
grades, or do whatever other silly insignificant thing that one does on their
precious iPhones. I asked myself what would happen if I looked at my bible even
half as many times per day as I look at my phone. So… I thought about a little
change that would make The Word more central in my day than someone’s latest post
on his or her social networking site.
I found a picture of the verse and made it my home screen
photo. This way, every time I did check my phone, I looked down to see God’s Word
first and foremost. This proved to be an awesome change to my typical scroll
through Facebook or Twitter. Because of the habitual checking of my phone, the
reminder was constant. Another thing I did was I scribbled and colored this
short verse everywhere. Instead of checking my phone during downtime, I just doodled
it more and more. Writing it over and over and having it in bold on my phone helped
me memorize it and literally put it on my heart.
PSALM 119:11-- "I have stored up Your word in my heart, that I might not sin against You."
I love the idea of physically storing God’s word in our
hearts. First off, the act of storing something is a verb that requires action
and shows in and of itself that you treasure the very thing you are putting
away… it implies safekeeping and utmost importance. God’s word should be what
we treasure most and, because of this, we must place it somewhere at the very
core of our beings, our true center of life, the deep pits of our red and
beating hearts. Although some might think their phone is their life… the truth
is His word is life.
His word is ever enduring… cell phones aren’t. His word can heal broken
hearts… cell phones can’t.
I like the idea of putting the memory verse on my cell phone. I'll have to try that! I certainly look at it often enough, it should help me store up the word. :)
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