1 Timothy

Schedule of Journaling:

Week 1 (January 17, 2021)

  • 1 Timothy 1:1-11

Week 2 (January 24 2021)

  • 1 Timothy 1:12-20

Week 3 (January 31, 2021)

  • 1 Timothy 2:1-15

Week 4 (February 7, 2021)

  • 1 Timothy 3:1-7

Week 5 (February 14, 2021)

  • 1 Timothy 3:8-16

Week 6 (February 21, 2021)

  • 1 Timothy 4:1-16

Week 7 (February 28, 2021)

  • 1 Timothy 5:1-16

Week 8 (March 7, 2021)

  • 1 Timothy 5:17-25

Week 9 (March 14, 2021)

  • 1 Timothy 6:1-2

Week 10 (March 21, 2021)

  • 1 Timothy 6:3-10

Week 11 (March 28, 2021)

  • 1 Timothy 6:11-21

INTRODUCTION TO JOURNALING

1. Read.

Thoughtfully, leisurely, faithfully, attentively, and repeatedly. Try to read through the verses of the week very slowly. As you read, ask Jesus to show you what He wants you to focus on. It may be one word, a phrase or a whole verse. Go into your reading with a clean slate. Don’t bring what you think you need to hear, what others have said, or what you’ve been taught. You want God to speak to you personally.

2. Write.

When a portion of the scripture jumps out to you or is illuminated, write that verse down in your journal. This is about what God has to say to you through what He has illuminated from the text. (Sometimes nothing jumps out. If that is the case, just pick one). This portion of scripture could also go on a 3x5 card for memory and meditation throughout the day. Try to build a habit of reading the 3x5 card before checking your phone.  

3. Pray while writing.

God yearns to converse with you. And He wants far more than just, "Thanks for this, can I please have that?” prayer. Respond to the scripture that you wrote down in a dialogue. That means it’s as much about listening as it is about writing. Ask God to give you ears to hear what the Spirit is saying. Using the Word in prayer ensures that your prayers line up with God’s intention for your life. 

4. Live.

You can read, write, and pray all day, but unless God’s Word becomes flesh, we miss the point (James 2). If you have taken God’s Word to heart and He burns it into you, it will by its very nature change you. And when it does, you will find yourself called to act. There will come a time when God takes you to the end of yourself then asks you to go further. He wants you to put yourself at His disposal, completely dependent on Him as you go and do what he asks, even the impossible.