Pastor Kevin DeYoung says, memorizing God's word encourages us to meditate.

Maybe you say, you know, I try scripture memory and a month later I forgot that verse.

That's okay.

That's not even that you can win Bible Quiz Bowl and spit back all the verses.

It's the discipline of slowing down when you try to memorize something.

This is the Reviver Hearts podcast with Nancy DeMoss Walgamous, co-author of Seeking Him.

For June 3rd, 2025, I'm Dana Gresh. fresh. Today we're back with Dana and Pastor Kevin DeYoung to continue a conversation they started yesterday.

If you missed it, Pastor DeYoung is an author, speaker, husband, and a father of nine, and he's been talking with Dana about God's

Word and our emotions. You can find that conversation linked in the transcript of today's episode

at revive our hearts.com or on the Revive Our Hearts app. Pastor DeYoung said that our time in the

word is more about our obedience

than chasing a feeling. And I can just hear you breathing a sigh of relief because we don't always

feel what we think we should, do we? Sometimes we have moments of awe and wonder when we're reading God's

word. But other times, if we're honest

with ourselves, it all feels a little ordinary. And that doesn't mean we're failing. It means we're

human, and we're still being sanctified. But you may be thinking to yourself, okay, that makes sense,

that's good. On the other hand, I'm not a machine.

I do feel things from time to time.

You're not saying my emotions are bad, are you?

I'm not saying that at all.

And I have a hunch that you're going to really appreciate today's episode.

Here's Dana to kick us off.

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