Just because we are Kingdom believers does not exclude us from researching, studying and taking notes. Actually, our assignments demand that we become scribes, students and scholars. It is very important to our growth and development that we capture everything that is relevant to our Kingdom Reality. Many times we take cumbersome notes, we try to write every single spoken word down. This in combination with our own thoughts can cause us to lose focus on what is being taught and what is being preached.
Our attempt to cross every “T” and dot every “I” was good for a season.
Even college students and lifetime learners have issues during classroom lectures and presentations. Each and every individual has a particular style, and no one man or woman deliver their material the same. In order for us to progress in our studies, we must take quality notes. It is the quality of the notes not the quantity of the notes.
One effective method is the “Cornell Note Taking Format.” This type of note taking format will allow to you bring a sense of structure your notes. The line drawn vertically down the piece of paper intensifies your focus on the content being delivered by separating your topics and questions from your comments and answers. For students of the Word, you can record your scriptures on the topic side and your interpretation of the scriptures on comments side. Lastly, you can challenge yourself by folding the paper and quizzing yourself on various scriptures and their meanings. This helps us in gaining a better understanding of the Word and other disciplines by pondering on what was said or written.
Joshua 1:8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
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