S.P.E.C.K.S......Concluded

I have gotten a little busy lately, please forgive me. I'm finally concluding the S.P.E.C.K.S. introductory portion of this blog. After this I'll just talk about how God has spoken to me and what He has given me. My husband came across S.P.E.C.K.S. a long time ago. I actually don't know when I know when I first remember him using it and that was in Grand Rapids, MI when he was the assistant Pastor there. He gave this to the teens. We have since given it to other teens. It is very effective. It is a wonderful way to read a passage of scripture. It is not as involved as a chapter or book study of the Bible (which I will one day put in here) but none the less it is very effective for every day use. It's quick and can be done in under an 1/2 hour on the full Bible reading that would get you reading the Bible through in a year. This way of reading the Bible brings out things not seen. It also allows the reader to pay attention even during the boring parts - admit it, reading all those animals we're allowed to eat nowadays can be boring. But like I was doing today, it takes it just from academics to application and makes the Bible come alive!

For example I was reading today about those foods they were not allowed to eat. Why would God care what you eat? Scofield made a good point; He said that the Israelites were under a Theocratic government, meaning they didn't have a king or anyone that was ruling over them, just God. Because of that their ruler, God, couldn't just be concerned about their religious state, but also their social state, like a earthly ruler is concerned about. We still serve the same God today and He still is not just concerned about our religious state of mind but also our social and physical state! He wants to rule all of our life, not just our "Sunday Life"! Reading the Bible from the S.P.E.C.K.S. perspective caused me to see this and be able to write it out in a clear way that I will be able to remember it later on!

So are you ready to find out what S.P.E.C.K.S. are? The Following is a example of why my page looks like. I print off enough of these for a week. I usually do back to back so I won't use as much paper. You can also do this by hand in a notebook, but I found this was easier. I keep them in a three ring binder afterwards in sheet protectors although I supposed I could have done punched holes, but the sheet protectors go back to my college days, thank you Crown College!

Daily Bible Reading Passage: ______ Date: _____

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Stumbling blocks to avoid:________________________________________________

Isn't it great how most of these are application. Only 1 of the 6 parts are not application. the Knowledge to Note. I love that when I reading my Bible I'm looking for God to speak to me. I love this way of reading. I also added two more pages as shown below:

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People to Encourage this Week

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At the end of this page I add this. I keep track of people I encourage and what I did for them. This does two things. As a Pastor's wife it gives me a goal and keeps me on track. Then I can keep track of who I'm encouraging and how often.

This has been the best thing! Literally every day I read my Bible I expect God to speak to me and you know what? He does! Doing my Bible reading has been great, there has not a day gone by this year, that I've not heard from God and that's going through Exodus and now Leviticus!

Again, if you are not reading your Bible on a consistent basis, start with this! It will encourage your soul!