Retaining What’s Given Away (Poem)

As you scroll the topics I’ve prepared for you,

And decide the ones you’ll select to read,

I pray The Holy Spirit is The One Who,

Selects those from which He wants you to feed.

 

I hope to you, my prayer makes good sense,

Since He’s Who inspired what I produced.

So agree with me before you commence.

Adding your faith to mine, gives both a boost!

 

I arrange words on digital pages,

And scenes that are challenging to express.

He parades them on your mental stages,

In some ways He desires, you to bless.

 

But it’s not only you He has in mind.

It’s The Lord’s Church His eye is upon.

If you’re ‘a stone’ in His building design,

Here’s a thought I hope in you will dawn. ¹

 

Into pearls, only He can transform,

These mere words and scenes you will read and view.

To help, in you, Christ’s image to form,

With strategic insights—some new to you. ²

 

So in faith, scroll, select, and read,

Smile and nod, or frown in dissent.

Since from His charge, I have been freed.

From what you read, seek His intent.

 

To remember in your mind and heart,

Some unique viewpoints I have shared,

Here’s a tip that, to you I’ll impart:

Share what, through me, The Lord’s prepared.

 

In to wisdom, insights transform.

And it deepens when given away.

So to share, please, don’t be lukewarm.

Share what will stir your soul today.

 

To turbo-boost any wisdom you here will gain,

Here’s a key point that I’ve verified:
It’s good to share links with ‘folks in your lane’.

But wisdom deepens when verbalized!

 

Here’s why…

That we live by faith, The Lord insists.

By hearing it comes. In hearts its stored.

And by what we hear, our faith persists.

In voicing our faith, it’ll surely soar!! ³

As you read, it’s your ‘inner voice’ you hear.

In vocalizing what you read, it’s anchored.

Sharing links is good with those far and near.

Verbally sharing what you’ve learned, its mirrored! ⁴

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¹ See: 1 Peter 2:1-8.

² See: Galatians 4:19.

³ See: Habakkuk 2:2-4, Romans 1:16-17, 2 Corinthians 5:7, Galatians 3:11, Hebrews 10:35-38, and Romans 10:17. Only by my faith, has The Lord produced these posts through me. Only by your faith, will you extract from them what He intends for you, personally.

⁴ Ponder these neuro-scientific truths:

  --Most readers ‘mentally hear’ their inner voice while reading silently.    Subvocalization enhances comprehension and memory.

  --Speaking engages our auditory and motor senses, and thus      strengthens neural connections and memory anchoring—an important  tool in active learning.

  --Sharing links spreads access, but doesn’t (a) guarantee links are  opened, (a) prompt personal engagement, or (c) promote digestion  and retention.

  --But vocalizing what you’ve learned (a) forces personal reflection  and synthesis—putting information in your own words, (b) reveals  gaps in comprehension that need reinforcing, (c) aids in knowledge  retention, and (d) promotes fellowship.