Take the Quiz: What Type of Bible Journaler Are You?
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What Type of Bible Journaler Are You?
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What Bible Journaling can do for you
Your unique Bible Journaling template
What resources will help you Bible Journal
Quiz: What is Your Bible Journaling Personality?
Nothing is as frustrating as trying a new habit, and realizing it just…doesn’t…work. Creating habits that have long-term successes are often difficult to sustain.
But have no fear! If you’ve wanted to get into Bible journaling as a way to add value to your devotionals, or to capture those sweet moments with the Lord, I have a strategy for you that will definitely work.
By understanding your personality type, you can start Bible journaling today and develop a habit for long-term success. Start by enjoying this free quiz. Try this quiz if...
~ Perhaps you've tried other methods and they just didn't work for you.
~ Or...you want to get started but don't know where to begin.
Once you’ve completed the quiz, you can come back here and learn everything you need to start Bible journaling for your type.
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Now that you have a great idea of what TYPE of Bible Journaler you are, you can proceed forward confidently, knowing that your type will help strengthen your new habits. Learn more here, including types of resources you can use for YOUR personality and a Bible verse for your type.
The Bullet Point Journaler
The Bullet Point Journaler is the person who loves making outlines and creating a real depth of understanding to their journal entries. They often want to write everything down, but can’t for time sake! So here are a few key ideas for bullet point journal entries:
· Choose a journal that has lines to write out your thoughts.
· Consider writing out main points or verses that really inspire you
· Move through a book at a time, considering the themes, or important lessons that you learn along the way
· If you want to add real depth to your bullet points, consider writing in different colors. Give each color a task. For example: blue is verses, red is important lessons, green is questions I have about what I read.
· Think about Bible journaling as a daily assignment. You don’t want to just read what the Bible says, but rather consider the action steps that will help you implement the lessons of the day. Write that out as your last bullet point for each day that you Bible journal.
The key verse for bullet journalers is Habakkuk 2:2-3, “Write the vision;
make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it. For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay.”
The Art Journaler
The Art Journaler is the journaler who gathers up lots of creative ways to understand their time in the Word. They often doodle about concepts, experiment with artistic ways of presenting Biblical ideas, and enjoy having the time to creatively engage God’s Word. Here are a few important ideas for Bible journalers.
· Consider purchasing a watercolor journal. These are unlined and have thick pages that can stand up to a variety of artistic applications, including paint.
· Consider incorporating new techniques or media into your art journaling. This allows you to discover a wide variety of ways to consider the Word of God in your life.
· Remember that God Himself is a creator and He loves it when we use art to create images that give Him glory.
· Use Pinterest to gather inspiration about art journaling, and to add flavor to your creative inspiration.
· Instead of directly reproducing the images of your Bible reading, consider creating art journals that capture the feeling you had when you read the passage, or the abstract themes.
The key verse for Art Journalers is: Psalm 104:24, “O Lord, how manifold are your works!
In wisdom have you made them all;
the earth is full of your creatures.”
The Audio Learner
Often, I find that people who want to Bible journal but have failed at it, is because they are audio learners. There are lots of great ways to Bible journal, however, if you are an audio learner. Here are some tips to get started.
· Find a great audio version of the Bible and listen to it. Consider which types of readers you enjoy, which gender, how dramatic, etc.
· One you listen to the Bible, record your thoughts on a voice recorder.
· Have those thoughts transcribed with programs such as https://www.inqscribe.com/.
· Once you see the notes transcribed in front of you, highlight the parts that really stand out to you.
· Keep these highlighted notes as a way to look over your journals for years to come.
The Key Verse for Audio Learners is James 1:22-25, “22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. 24 For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. 25 But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing.”
Conclusion
As you begin to move through these new ways of Bible Journaling, think about the important point; that is, that God wants you to have a transformative experience reading His Word whatever your personality type is. Don’t compare your efforts with another, just strive to let God help you be the best YOU you can be!