Day 7: A Review Day

WHAT AND WHEN WILL WE HAVE A REVIEW DAY?

Every seven days in this study, we will have a Review Day, along with the second to last day (Day 39).

WHY HAVE A REVIEW DAY?

Why have a review day and why have one so often? You might wonder. The answer is simple. It’s important not to hurry so quickly that we do not fully digest everything we read, prayer journal, learn, and apply—never mind everything God says through what we read, prayer journal, learn, and apply. Therefore, we will have a Review Day every seven days.

DO NOT SKIP THE REVIEW DAYS. ALSO, TAKE YOUR TIME WITH THEM.

Remember how I’ve said in several places how the more you put into this Devotional Bible Study, the more you will get out of it? This is no exception. Whatever you do, no matter how tempted you are, do NOT ever, ever, ever, skip a Review Day. (Have I stressed the importance enough?)

They are important.

Why? The more you put into them, the more you’ll get out of this Devotional Bible Study. Also, let me make a point.

Without peeking, list seven things God has said to you this week. Also, list five things you have said to God. Also, write out five verses that spoke to you the most this week, word for word. Have I made my point?

You will not remember ever single detail form this last week. Therefore, it’s important to review so you can remember them, but also so you can contemplate on them. Then, through doing all of that, you can also experience more of a life-transformation. Do you want to shortchange any of this? That’s why we will have a Review Day every seven days. Our spiritual lives are at stake, our hearts, and minds.

HOW DO WE HAVE A REVIEW DAY? WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE IN PRACTICE?

See below for this answer.

A REVIEW DAY

TIME

I will be honest and upfront here. A Review Day is best spent all day and night long. It’s best as a retreat. However, most of us do not have the time for it. Not today. That being said, now that we know this, we can plan the future five Review Days (Day 14, 21, 28, 35, and 39) and get them on our calendar now so we can spend and devote the most time to the upcoming Review Days.

Please do so now. Put them on your calendar before you do anything else.

Also, I’ve been known to spend more than one day on a Review Day. In fact, more often than not, I devote several days (two days to seven days) in order to do the best review. If you are doing this on your own, you might consider doing the same. After all, no one ever said you have to finish this in 40 days. The only concrete must, and requirement for this Devotional Bible Study, is to do this study every single day for forty days at the minimum.

But, do what you can today and in the future. It’s okay to return to all of this after you finish Day 40 and do more of a review at that time and as time allows. Also, review this study, and your prayer journal of it, every year or more. Again, the more you put into it, the more you will get out of it.

RE-READ DAYS 1-6.

Re-read Days 1-6 and as you do, prayer journal about anything that jumps out at you, even in you prayer journaled about it before. What you write this time will be different than what you wrote last time, even if you write down something again. (The key is to notice those differences when you re-read your prayer journal.)

Things to prayer journal and contemplate as you re-read:

Instruction: Make sure to answer each question below for each word, sentence, paragraph, page, AND day that jumps out at you.

What jumps out at you? Why does it jump out at you?

What questions do you have?

How does this inspire and motivate you?

What does this mean to you and your life?

How can you apply this to your life—starting today? Write out an action plan to apply this to your life.

Why is this important to me to remember?

What am I saying to God?

What is God saying to me?

Take your time and be through as you re-read and prayer journal.

RE-READ YOUR PRAYER JOURNAL

Re-read everything in your prayer journal, including things you wrote today. And, as you do prayer journal about anything that jumps out at you. As you do, prayer journal all of the questions below for everything you write in your prayer journal:

Things to prayer journal and contemplate as you re-read:

Instruction: Make sure to answer each question below for each word, sentence, paragraph, page, AND day that jumps out at you.

What jumps out at you? Why does it jump out at you?

What questions do you have?

How does this inspire and motivate you?

What does this mean to you and your life?

How can you apply this to your life—starting today? Write out an action plan to apply this to your life.

Why is this important to me to remember?

What am I saying to God?

What is God saying to me?

Take your time and be through as you re-read and prayer journal.

BIBLE VERSES

What are the top seven Bible verses that spoke to you the most this week? Write them, word for word, in your payer journal and answer the following:

Things to prayer journal and contemplate as you re-read:

Instruction: Make sure to answer each question below for each of the seven verses.

What jumps out at you? Why does it jump out at you?

What questions do you have?

How does this inspire and motivate you?

What does this mean to you and your life?

How can you apply this to your life—starting today? Write out an action plan to apply this to your life.

Why is this important to me to remember?

What am I saying to God?

What is God saying to me?

Take your time and be through as you re-read and prayer journal.

MEMORY VERSES

Practice your memory verses and prayer journal about them. What is God saying through them? What can you apply to your life and how? What are you saying to God?

SUMMARY

Now, write a summary for everything you’ve prayer journaled today. The longer a summary you write, the better. After all, once again, the more you put into it, the more you’ll get out of it.

PRAYER

Write out a prayer to God about the last six days, plus today. Make it a lengthy prayer. Pour out your heart to Him. Then, listen to Him for an hour or more after you finish saying your prayer.

Make sure to prayer journal all of this. Prayer journal your prayer and everything He says to you.

KEY QUOTES FROM TODAY’S LESSON

-- The only concrete must, and requirement for this Devotional Bible Study, is to do this study every single day for forty days at the minimum.

-- The more you put into this Devotional Bible Study, the more you will get out of it? This is no exception.