Read each Psalm through twice slowly – listening for words or phrases that pop out.
Tuesday Morning
Read Psalm 4
What would you say is the theme of this Psalm?
What speaks to your heart?
Tuesday Midday
Read Psalm 5
What would you say is the theme or something you like?
Do you sense the Holy Spirit saying anything to you?
Tuesday Evening
Read Psalm 6
Do you see a theme in these verses? What is it?
Who is God/ Lord according to these verses?
As we read through the Psalms you are invited to do some highlighting or marking in your Bible if you’d like.
We are going to keep track of just a couple major themes and see them repeated and reinforced:
Be creative for yourself, or use the following options as they seem useful:
You can also just choose several colors to mark the themes!
Read each Psalm through twice slowly – listening for words or phrases that pop out.
Monday Morning
Read Psalm 1
What would you say is the theme of this Psalm?
What speaks to your heart?
Monday Midday
Read Psalm 2
What would you say is the theme or something you like?
Do you sense the Holy Spirit saying anything to you?
Monday Evening
Read Psalm 3
Do you see a theme in these verses? What is it?
Who is God/ Lord according to these verses?
Repeat these slowly, out loud, pondering each truth that you’ve soaked in this week.
Is the Holy Spirit saying anything to your heart right now?
How has knowing these things that are true of yourself impacted your daily life?
If you would like the long list of all of these identity statements that Pricilla Shirer so graciously assembled for us, you can click here.
Read Philippians 4:10-13 slowly and out loud if possible.
Ask the Holy Spirit to speak this truth to your heart.
How have you felt God strengthen you in this past month?
How does our contentment (or lack thereof) reflect our trust in God’s provision?
Where are you in need of strength right now? Stop and pray about some specific areas, some of your “all things”.
Read Philippians 4:10-13 slowly and out loud again.
Sit quietly after you read.
What are you sensing the Spirit saying to your heart?
Set a phone reminder for midday and evening to review these verses and quiet your heart for a few minutes.
This will help us to be reminded of His presence with us all day long.
Read Ephesians 2:6-10 slowly and out loud if possible.
Ask the Holy Spirit to speak this truth to your heart.
When I think of being God’s handiwork or workmanship (depending on your translation), I can’t help but think of God forming the man and the woman in Eden. Intimately involved in their creation and animation.
Where do you see evidence of divine workmanship in yourself? Don’t breeze past this question- sit with it.
What are some of the good works God planned for you to be about doing?
How does it feel to know that God planned in advance for you- he fashioned you for His good work?
Read Ephesians 2:6-10 slowly and out loud again.
Sit quietly after you read.
What are you sensing the Spirit saying to your heart?
Set a phone reminder for midday and evening to review these verses and quiet your heart for a few minutes.
This will help us to be reminded of His presence with us all day long.
Read Ephesians 1:18-2:7 slowly and out loud if possible.
Ask the Holy Spirit to speak this truth to your heart.
What is true of us as believers from this incredible passage?
What has God done on our behalf? What do you find amazing about these things?
What is significant about our being seated with Christ?
What can you say about who God is according to these verses?
Read Ephesians 1:18-2:7 slowly and out loud again.
Sit quietly after you read.
What are you sensing the Spirit saying to your heart?
Set a phone reminder for midday and evening to review these verses and quiet your heart for a few minutes.
This will help us to be reminded of His presence with us all day long.
Read 1 Corinthians 3:5-10 slowly and out loud if possible.
Ask the Holy Spirit to speak this truth to your heart.
What is our responsibility in the work we’ve been given?
What is God’s responsibility?
How are you working alongside God for His mission right now?
Read 1 Corinthians 3:5-10 slowly and out loud again.
Sit quietly after you read.
What are you sensing the Spirit saying to your heart?
Set a phone reminder for midday and evening to review these verses and quiet your heart for a few minutes.
This will help us to be reminded of His presence with us all day long.