by Laura Sandretti
When I am blessed to speak at a conference or retreat, I try to not only help solve a problem, answer a question, or unpack a doctrinal truth; I also try to answer, “how.” It is not enough to tell women to have a mustard seed of faith, to be anxious for nothing, or to be a godlier wife or mother. We need to know how to do those things. Although we are transformed into Christ’s likeness only by the power of the Holy Spirit, there are spiritual practices we can do to avail ourselves even more to His work in and through us.
There is one “how” I consistently encourage women to implement, but it is usually met with resistance and skepticism based on the blank stares, chuckles, or eye rolls I see when I share it. Despite that, I will never stop encouraging women to engage in this spiritual practice because I believe it is one of the best and most practical ways to live out an authentic Christian faith. In fact, I have watched it change my life.
What is one of the most effective “how-tos” a Christ-follower can practice, yet is one of the least practiced spiritual disciplines? What is one of the best ways to stay connected to the Lord and ensure we continue, by His grace and power, to look more like Him? Memorizing Scripture.
The eye rolling comes in, of course, because if you are like most women, your brain and calendar are so filled beyond capacity already that trying to memorize Scripture seems impractical, impossible, and, if we’re honest, not that desirable. And since our phones have become an always-available appendage, why would we need to memorize anything?
