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Originally uploaded by sydforest

Here is some scribbly artwork I drew tonight…inspired by Romans 8. As I start putting Romans 8 into my heart…I am going to try and journal my experience because I am expecting God to do something huge in my heart…and this is marking my entry into this journey….

I don’t know why I think of scripture memorization in such a narrow way…it means just sitting down in front of a bible and drilling myself on the words. Tonight I was talking to a friend of mine, Anthony, who came over for my husbands Tuesday night ‘Guys Night’…(where they sit around the outdoor fire pit and talk and pray at the end). Anthony doesn’t know Katherine….but has heard her story and is praying for her and deeply touched by her…he also signed up to memorize Romans 8…but when he looked at passage…he realized that this is a major deal. It’s long! Anthony probably represents so many of us who aren’t quite sure how we are gonna get through all 39 verses…but signed up by faith that God will get us through.

I want to chronicle my journey through Romans 8 and I want to hear what Anthony’s journey will be…and yours too. So please write down, blog, video, journal, or somehow document where you are today and what God is doing as you dive into Romans 8!

After talking to Anthony, I realize that I don’t have to rush…maybe I’ll spend weeks just soaking and focusing on the first six verses. Maybe I’ll get out my pens and paper and draw them, maybe I’ll draw and meditate on one word. I am going to give myself permission to sit in one verse for a while, breathe it and live it.

It might be interesting to find 5 different ways to experience Romans 8:1 and encourage each other in our creativity! Let us know what you come up with in the ‘comments’ section or let us showcase your video, poem, artwork, whatever……

LETS GET CREATIVE AS WE APPROACH ROMANS 8 TOGETHER!

by Sydney