How to Review What You Memorize

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Spaced Repetition

One of the most important parts of memorizing Scripture is review. After all, our goal isn’t just to get verses into our short-term memory; we want them in long-term memory! The way to achieve this is through spaced repetition. In other words, the best way to retain your memory verses is to review them at systematic intervals. It’s better to review a verse every day for 100 days than to review it 100 times in one day.

Spaced repetition helps you to push the verses you seek to memorize into your long-term memory. The more repetition you introduce into your Scripture memory, the more solidified your verses will become. The review method highlighted below provides a systematic approach to reviewing your memory verses that incorporates the benefits of spaced repetition.

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Retaining What You Memorize Infographic

Scripture memory matters. So does review! Download the free "Retaining What You Memorize" infographic below to learn more about how to use a Targeted Review approach in your own Scripture memory journey! Or, if you already have the infographic, you may be looking for the VerseLocker tutorial video! If so, you can watch that below as well.

Download the Golden Verses Method PDF Watch the VerseLocker Tutorial Video

The goal of Scripture memorization is to get God’s Word where it belongs: in your heart (Psa. 119:11). The goal of review is to keep it in memory! There’s no right or wrong way to review your verses, and this system is not a one-size-fits-all solution. Make it your own, and whatever you do, don’t feel overwhelmed! Scripture memory – and yes, even review – is a blessing, not a burden. Not a single moment you spend in God’s Word can be wasted, and not a word of it will return void. As you take time to revisit familiar passages from days gone by, ask God to open your eyes to the hidden treasures you may have missed last time (Psa. 119:18).

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Phase 1: Active Memorization

As you begin memorizing a new passage of Scripture, review it daily until you can recite it fluently with 100% accuracy.

Phase 2: Solidification

After memorizing a passage and recite it to someone else, continue reciting it aloud daily for the next 30 days.

Phase 3: Review

If you decide to include this passage in your list of Golden Verses, review it weekly for four weeks, then monthly for four months, then quarterly forever. Adjust these intervals as needed based on how difficult it is to recite the passage when it comes up for review.

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