Sadly, that is the question I hear most often when it comes down to Scripture memorization. People don't like to memorize Scripture because: a) it takes hard work, b) it's challenging, c) they have no idea where to even begin. So, in this series we're going to learn how to cross those hurdles.
Hard work. Two words that nobody likes to hear. When I hear hard work I think of scrubbing all the bathrooms clean. I think of washing all the dishes after Thanksgiving dinner. I think of babysitting. I think of many an unpleasant thing. But hard work does not have to be a bad word. Hard work can be a very good thing, a rewarding thing. Such is the case with memorizing Scripture.
But some hard work is useless and fruitless. Memorizing Scripture is certainly not useless and/or fruitless.
I like the way the NIV translates Psalm 119:11 -- "I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you."
We're hiding God's Word in our hearts [memorizing Scripture] not because it's a useless process, but so we won't sin! That doesn't sound like fruitless hard work to me!
Hurdle 1: Okay, so we've crossed the first hurdle. Scripture is indeed hard work, but it's truly rewarding and beneficial to our spiritual life. Though, it's still challenging. So, tune in for part three of the MEMORIZER series as we discover how to cross the hurdle of challengingness.