AWANA and Scripture memorization

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  • February 27, 2017 at 7:40 pm
    rhondajennings68
    Participant

    My son (now 9) has been involved in AWANA for 2 1/2 years.  He normally does fine memorizing Scripture but this year, he is struggling. I am not sure why but it seems to be making him angry and frustrated.  I emphasize to him that it is not a competition and that hiding God’s word in his heart is the purpose – not simply memorizing.

    I saw prior posts from a couple of years ago where others shared this concern as well. I hate to pull my son out of AWANA, but I really don’t need anything adding to his issues (adopted from Russia at 13 mths, he has ADHD, sensory issues, etc).  He has a low tolerance level for stress.

    Am I looking at this the right way? Being too sensitive?  I don’t mind a little competition but I surely don’t believe that God wanted memorizing His word to be a contest.

    Thanks,

    Rhonda

    February 27, 2017 at 9:12 pm
    Melissa
    Participant

    The timing on me seeing this couldn’t be better. Karen Andreola just posted a wonderful new article on her blog which I think you will find refreshing with regard to memorization:

    http://momentswithmotherculture.blogspot.com/2017/02/glow-of-intellectual-life.html?m=0#.WLTpZzw8KaM

    Also, on a personal note, we have been using SCM’s Scripture Memory System and it has been wonderful! So simple and definitely effective with zero stress. It only takes a few minutes a day and my kids have memorized so much! Plus it’s free–just print it out. 🙂

     

    February 28, 2017 at 10:23 am
    Monica
    Participant

    Excellent article, Melissa.  Thank you!

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