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by Kim Adetunji, brand manager<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you or someone you know receive a journaling Bible for Christmas? You may be excited to get started but aren\u2019t exactly sure how. Or maybe you are afraid to mess up. Sometimes all the extra space in the wide margins can be intimidating. Where do you start? How will you identify what to journal about? What does a creative response to Scripture even look like? What supplies do you need? There are many great questions that people wrestle with when they are just getting started. But just remember, your Bible is the holy Word of God. And God speaks<\/em> to you through his Word! Our goal as followers of Jesus is for Scripture to be written on our hearts so that we can live it out in our daily lives. We want to know God and to make him known, and we want to become more like him. Bible journaling can help us do this. Not only does it give us a beautiful, meaningful tool for Bible study; it also gives us a collection of entries that we can look back to time and time again and be reminded of truths from the Bible and of God\u2019s faithfulness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our advice for those who are just\ngetting started is: Just get started! Dive in. Do what feels comfortable and\nnatural to you right now. Use supplies you already have. Let God lead you.\nInstead of buying all the supplies you see others using, be creative about\nusing things around the house. Use a cool Christmas card you received to make an\namazing insert, or place a picture of a family member near a Scripture you are\npraying over them. (Many people tape on such items by using decorative tape\ncalled washi tape, but any kind of tape works great!) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Your Bible journaling doesn\u2019t need to be anything\nextravagant to be meaningful. This is your Bible. This is your time with God.\nLet God lead you, and don\u2019t let your fears or questions (whatever they may\nbe!) hold you back from jumping in. No matter what your finished page looks\nlike, what is of utmost importance is being in the Word. Soak it in. Meditate\non it. Live it out. Bible journaling is a mechanism by which we can draw nearer\nto God through his Word and through using our God-given creativity. We all<\/em> have creativity, but it\u2019s often expressed\nvery differently by each of us. Don\u2019t let all the glitz and glitter of supplies and\ntechniques distract you from the One who is pursuing you! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you are<\/em> looking for more Bible-journaling resources, check out this 15-minute video<\/a> by Amber Bolton<\/a>. In it, Amber gives you a small taste of her two-hour-long workshops. You\u2019ll learn about her 4-Step Bible Study Process and find encouragement to get started. The video is a study of 1 John 4:7-21. Get out your Bible and let\u2019s get started! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this video, Amber is using the <\/a>Inspire PRAISE Bible<\/a><\/em>.<\/a> Inspire PRAISE<\/em> is the second Bible in the bestselling Inspire<\/em> Bible<\/em> line, with over 500 all-new line-art illustrations to color, including full-page illustrations. It has some special features that the original Inspire<\/em> Bible<\/em> did not have, such as thicker white paper, colorful vellum see-through journaling page inserts, stickers, and even a pocket in the back. There is a large-print edition now available as well, though it does not include the stickers or the pocket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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