I am starting this blog as I start a new Bible reading challenge. As you can guess, it is to read the whole book of Proverbs -- all 31 chapters -- in the 31 days of July. The purpose of this blog is to give me a platform to basically write my own 'devotional book' after I've been at it for awhile.
I will be writing in what is called a "SOAP" journal entry style. It is an acronym for the way the paragraph subjects are arranged. First is the S - This is the Scripture quote. I will always start with the chapter and verse, as well as the translation I took the quote out of. I work between a NKJV (New King James Version) and a NIV (New International Version). Sometimes I read both, but I will always directly quote just one or the other. Next is the O - This is the Observation of the context the quote comes from. This helps keep the passages from being misquoted by taking it out of the meaning it was intended. Then there is the A - This is the Application. I usually write this paragraph combined with the Observation paragraph if I used one. This is where I focus in and redirect the verse to how it affects my life directly. Finally, but by no means the least, I come to the P - This is the Prayer. I will write out a prayer to God about what I have learned in the particular Scripture.
You will learn about my struggles and trials. I may throw in other entries for you where I share other things so you can see how my discoveries play out in my life. I will warn you. I am going to post like 6 entries today, including this one. Be quite rest assured that I will not be doing that many on a regular basis. Please feel free to comment on how the posts are affecting you, too.
Friday, July 5, 2013
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ReplyDeleteI love the SOAP thing. It was great thing to learn and great to use also. We should all apply it to our lives in some way.
ReplyDeleteThank you. The "SOAP" thing comes from my pastor and it was taught to us in a Small Group Bible Study. It is a very easy system to learn and it would be great if you wanted to use it in your own Bible study time.
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