{"id":3565,"date":"2012-08-09T01:00:03","date_gmt":"2012-08-09T08:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.doorposts.com\/blog\/?p=3565"},"modified":"2012-08-08T22:10:36","modified_gmt":"2012-08-09T05:10:36","slug":"memorizing-scripture-through-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.doorposts.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/09\/memorizing-scripture-through-song\/","title":{"rendered":"Memorizing Scripture through Song"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Child Not long ago, I was washing dishes with fiddle music playing in the background, when I overheard a small voice start singing in the other room. I listened, and my three-year-old was singing another song that I\u2019d played a few times earlier that week.\u00a0 As I listened, I was surprised to discover that she knew the whole song!<\/em><\/p>\n

What a wake-up call. I realized if she could memorize things that quickly, I needed to be more deliberate about what she was listening to.<\/p>\n

Like most of my problems, I took it to my Knight in Shining Armor, who didn\u2019t disappoint!<\/p>\n

\"To<\/a>Pretty soon I was listening to Ruth Holleran\u2019s CD, To This Generation<\/em><\/a>. From the CD cover, I did not have very high expectations. I could not have been more wrong. Mrs. Holleran obviously has musical training, because the songs are well written AND varied; I don\u2019t start singing one song and end with another. Each song repeats the verse twice, along with the reference (which is great for Bible memory!).<\/p>\n

After a few days, I caught myself singing, \u201cBe anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer, and supplication, let your requests be made known to God,\u201d while doing dishes. Then pretty soon Ruby is singing softly, \u201cOur Father, who art in heaven\u2026\u201d all the way through! Then Philippians 4:6-7. Then Malachi 3:10. Her progress in Bible memory has significantly increased since I’ve been playing this CD.<\/p>\n

Not only is God\u2019s Word entering my daughter\u2019s heart, but it\u2019s being impressed on my own as well. The homemaking job is demanding, but lately when I\u2019ve been in the middle of a hard day I\u2019ve heard in my head, \u201cNo temptation has overtaken you, but such as is common to man\u2026\u201d What encouragement! It\u2019s amazing how God\u2019s Word can change your attitude.<\/p>\n

(You can hear samples of Ruth Holleran\u2019s music here.<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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