What To Write In Your Bible

Feb 09, 2022

Do you ever wonder what you should write in your Bible? 

It seems like so many people, especially on Instagram, have these gorgeous Bibles that have all kinds of writing in them, and to be honest, sometimes, I read my Bible and I have no idea what to write if I even should write anything, so today we're going to talk about what do you actually write in your Bible. 

My name is Eva Kubasiak, and I teach people how to study the Bible. If you want Bible study tips, go ahead and sign up for my newsletter, I would love to have you hanging out here with me! 

So, welcome to my office, today, I'm going to show you behind the scenes of what it looks like when I write in my Bible. 

Over the years, I've gone through a couple of different phases when it comes to what I write in my Bible, so I've got a few journaling Bibles that I have used in the past, but I've got my current Bible, which is this New Living Translation Filament Bible, but then I also have my iPad... So on my iPad, I use the Crossway ESV Digital Scripture Journal, it's got scripture on one side, and room for notes on the other side; I really like the Digital ESV Scripture Journal right now, this is what I use in my regular study time, but if I want a physical copy of the Bible, I reach for my New Living Translation Filament Bible. 

So as I am going through my scripture journal, I make a couple of notes and the side. For example, I was trying to figure out who was whose family, so I wrote out a little family tree next to Scripture, so I will write every now and then, But the main thing that I use consistently, no matter which Bible I'm using is THIS color code. 

In my Bible, I'm studying Genesis right now, and my goal is not to underline every word or circle every word, but instead, my goal is to see:

 

“What is standing out to me”

“How can I see what's repeating all of these different things”

 

For the most part, after that, I am studying on my iPad, I'm trying for 2022 to get everything from physical things into my iPad.

So when I write in my Bible, the very first thing that I write on aside is things that stand out to me, so I want to make sure that I have marked that in some way. 

Now, you might be thinking like, oh, no, Eva, I'm scared writing my Bible. Because what if I make a mistake?! And I let me tell you, I have made mistakes in my Bible. It's not fun, but I think it's just part of the process. 

Sometimes you're going to learn something that you didn't know when you were originally writing in your Bible, and that's okay. 

The goal is to develop that relationship with God as you are writing, and not necessarily focus on not making mistakes as you are writing. 

So here’s what I look for whenever I'm writing in my Bible

1. Things that stand out. 

2. Questions to come back to. 

Some questions will answer in the text. But all questions will be answered in different ways.

PS. I have a podcast episode about how to get your questions answered as you're going through Scripture. Click here to check it out! 

My podcast is called Bible Study Made Simple. If you've never listened to it, you can subscribe anywhere you listen to podcasts. 

3. Things that stand out to me. 

4. Questions that I have as I'm reading.

It's okay to have questions about Scripture. And it's even better if you use those questions to draw you into the text. To draw you closer to figuring out more about who God is. 

5. Characteristics of Jesus or Characteristics of WHO God is. 

Now, we don't necessarily have any characteristics that are directly listed. But if we jump to Genesis chapter one, the very first thing that God mentions about himself in the very first verse of Genesis is that in the beginning God Created, so we can see that the first way that God reveals Himself is as our Creator, and this characteristic of God is front and center as we are looking into our Bible. 

So as you're reading, as you're studying, look for these characteristics of God, look for these characteristics of Jesus and mark those, I personally use the color purple, to mark any characteristics of God, but you can use whatever color floats your boat. 

6. Something that you want to remember. 

So maybe there's something that you have got that you just want to be reminded of the next time that you are reading through that same passage of Scripture. 

Now, as you're studying the Bible, there's four mistakes that I see people making all the time, but there are four different ways that you can ask questions to pay attention to what you're learning in Scripture to combat those mistakes. 

You can find out all of those mistakes and the questions to ask right  here.