SOAP is a journaling guide I discovered on another website, Moms Toolbox. I have been looking for ways to get deeper in my bible study, and this seems to be a great way. If you want to learn the SOAP method, I strongly suggest the Mom's Toolbox blog, as it explains it then puts it into practice.
The basics of SOAP are as follows:
S - Scripture
Write the one scripture you feel God is using to speak to you in today's reading.
O - Observation
What might He be telling you with that scripture?
A -Application
How can you apply it to your life?
P - Prayer
What is your prayer to ask God in helping you to make that application?
Then look back over your notes and pick a title. Write the title on the top of your page. You can then write that title in the front of your journal, along with the date, and you will have a reference when you want to look up something you have studied, or look at ways God has worked in your life.
Good idea for journaling! I tend to just begin a letter to God when I want to journal, but this seems a more systematic approach.
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