Woman of the Word

I am listening to a podcast by Kelly Matte, who recently spoke at All Women's Breakaway at Texas A&M.

I went to Texas A&M for three years, but barely went to Breakaway. I'm not exactly sure why that is, I know I had late dance rehearsals on Tuesday nights, the same nights as Breakaway, and I'm sure that was the excuse I used not to go.

In part of her podcast she talks about being women of the word. I've thought a lot about this lately, the Lord has been bringing this up with me in many ways, church sermons, small group, and now, podcast.

But what exactly does that mean? How do I become a woman of the word? Do I simply memorize scripture? I don't think so. Do I just read? I don't think so either. I think it is a combination of reading, studying, memorizing, meditating, etc.

The problem is, I'm not much of a studier. I am a lucky person who usually has a great short term memory. I am also very visual. So when it came to college, I actually spent very little time studying. I could just read the text and remember where information was on the page the next day for the test. Ask me about it a month later, and I probably couldn't tell you much about it.
So how do I go about studying the word?

What about meditation? I'm not exactly a pro at that either. I imagine myself sitting Indian-style with my fingers curled on top of my knees, Bible laid out before me, quietly repeating scripture. Is this what meditation looks like?

And what about memorization? I'm great at short term...long term however, not as good. Will I remember something months from now, years from now.

And more importantly, how do I really absorb His words? I can read Romans 12:2, "Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will." I believe it very much, but how do I live it? How do I keep renewing my mind?

These are my thoughts, my struggles, my prayers. I want to be a woman of the Word. I want to be noticeably His.

This is my prayer, Romans 12:1-2 "¹Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual^a]">[a] act of worship. ²Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will."