For each day of the week:

1. READ. Read the assigned text daily throughout the week. You may use the commentary and DT questions to help you understand the text or to engage it more deeply. For a list of assigned texts, go to http://www.gracepointonline.org/resources/resources/pages/scripture_reflection.

2. REMEMBER: Choose a verse or a passage and memorize/review it.

3. REFLECT: Write an entry in your journal ( excerpt on journaling by Bill Hybels). You may use the journaling questions below to provide guidance for this time.

• Write a reflection based on the passage you memorized. What does this verse say about God? About me? What lesson can I learn from this passage? How does it apply to my life today?
• In what way does the text this week provide perspective or clarity to an issue or situation I am going through?
• How does this passage provide hope regarding an anxiety or struggle I am facing?
• How does this passage alter my view on other people? What does this passage teach me about how to relate to others?
• What promise is there to claim? What does this passage show me about how I should approach God?
• Does this passage bring to light any unconfessed or unexposed sins in my life? If so, then write a prayer of confession.
• Write a prayer of adoration or gratitude to God based on the passage.
• How does this week’s text address proper Biblical value system regarding the people, possessions and purpose of my life?
• What does this passage say about how God views me?

4. PRAYER: Spend some time in prayer.