A little project I've been working on for the past couple months is storing the Word in my heart. Along with my good friend, I've been memorizing and reflecting on Ephesians.

It's been an exciting journey, not without its hardships. It's easy to put off the work for the next day or make excuses about how it's hard. It's easy to make this into a legalistic effort, as I did, looking down on others who didn't have the same "commitment" to Scripture as I did. However, God, through His Spirit, still worked through this process, humbling me to see that it is, in the end, always about Him, not me. Like the Psalmist in Psalm 119, I desired to store His Word in my heart (Psalm 119:11), that I might not sin against Him.

I've been convicted of sin in my life as I took in verses such as Ephesians 5:15-16 - "Be careful then how you walk, not as unwise but wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil." or Eph 5:4 - "Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving." I've been able to see the beauty of reconciliation in God's design for salvation (Eph 2:14-16), how He revealed to Paul the mystery of the Gospel (Eph 3:3-5), that the Gentiles are fellow heirs, members of the same body, and partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the Gospel (Eph 3:6).

Best of all, I've loved the glorious truths written about the love of God, how He has chosen before time to glorify Himself in saving those whom He elected (Eph 1:3-5). How great is our God!

For those of you who haven't tried this before, I really encourage you to try it out! As you begin, ask God to open the eyes of your heart to see the glory of Himself through the memorization of His Word. This is the method I followed.