STEP 1 - READ

This may seem obvious, yet too many readers are nothing but browsers. We flip pages of the Bible the way we flip through our Instagram feed. But the Bible is too beautiful and too deep to grasp if we just browse. It is worth conscious, concentrated effort. So our plan is to read books of the Bible over and over. The more we linger in these passages, the more beautiful they will become.

STEP 2 - WRITE

Take a moment to freely write anything that God might say to you in your quiet time as you read and reflect. By putting pen to paper you will move beyond a mere cursory reading and enter a journey of discovering the refreshing and beautiful voice of God as He speaks to you through His Word.

Even if you feel like what you have to write down is not very good, you can’t build on something you don’t have. So start where you are, even with elementary things. Write down whatever words or thoughts come to you as you read. You could even just copy words from the Bible into your journal. The process of writing what you discover will help you to come back and remember what God Himself was saying to you.

“Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.”

William Wordsworth

STEP 3 - REFLECT

Take some time to think about what you’ve seen. Allowing the Word of God to filter and percolate through your mind and into your life will inevitably be powerful and transforming.