Scripture Memory Cards for Recovery: 16 Verses

How to memorize a verse

• Pick one card for the week. Start with the one you need most.
• Read it out loud three times, saying the reference before and after the verse, so the two stay together.
• Learn it in pieces. Say the first phrase until you have it, then add the next.
• Try the first-letter trick: write only the first letter of each word, and say the verse from those letters.
• Say it at set times: when you wake, at each meal, and before bed.
• Say it to someone: your sponsor, your spouse, a friend from church.
• Keep reviewing old cards once a day. A rubber band around the stack keeps them together.

Don't worry about getting every word right at first. Getting the meaning into your heart matters more than a perfect recital.

Sheet 1

• When I feel powerless “And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 (KJV)
• When I want to drink “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.” 1 Corinthians 10:13 (KJV)
• When I'm afraid “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” 2 Timothy 1:7 (KJV)
• When I need to let go “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6 (KJV)
• When I feel ashamed “There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.” Romans 8:1 (KJV)
• When I need a fresh start “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” 2 Corinthians 5:17 (KJV)
• When I'm anxious “Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6-7 (KJV)
• When I'm worn out “But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.” Isaiah 40:31 (KJV)

Sheet 2

• One day at a time “Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.” Matthew 6:34 (KJV)
• When I need to come clean “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9 (KJV)
• When I need to tell someone “Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” James 5:16 (KJV)
• When I look back at my day “Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD.” Lamentations 3:40 (KJV)
• When I'm tempted to go back “Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.” Galatians 5:1 (KJV)
• When my thinking is off “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” Romans 12:2 (KJV)
• When I lose hope “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.” Jeremiah 29:11 (KJV)
• When someone else is struggling “Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.” Galatians 6:2 (KJV)

Verses I've learned

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