by Cecile Cinco
Yesterday, as I posted at Facebook, I was looking for a way to associate Bible verses or chapters to its keyword content. I cannot depend on my memory. Only if something’s figurable, then I can reach to the conclusion. (Believe it or not, certain puzzles need to be re-figured out or recomputed for me to get the answer again.)
Although repetition is a key, there are just too many verses and not enough time to repeat. It will take years, for sure. For some basic knowledge, I do remember them. Oftentimes, I know it exists, and I even know how they’re phrased (KJV), I just need my e-sword so I can do a search where they are.
So, the problem is, association. I have the keyword or a line, where can I find it?
Below is what I have developed before going to sleep. When I was done, I was practicing in my dream. 
I first made a list of the shortest possible references to the books:
Old Testament Books
GN – Genesis
X – Exodus
LV – Leviticus
NM – Numbers
DT – Deuteronomy
JSH – Joshua
JG – Judges
RT – Ruth
1S – 1st Samuel
2S – 2nd Samuel
1K – 1st Kings
2K – 2nd Kings
1C – 1st Chronicles
2C – 2nd Chronicles
EZ – Ezra
NE – Nehemiah
ES – Esther
JB – Job
PS – Psalms
PR – Proverbs
EC – Ecclesiastes
SL – Song of Solomon
IS – Isaiah
JR – Jeremiah
LM – Lamentations
ZK – Ezekiel
DN – Daniel
HS – Hosea
JL – Joel
AM – Amos
OB – Obadiah
JON – Jonah
MC – Micah
NA – Nahum
HAB – Habakuk
ZP – Zephaniah
HG – Haggai
ZC – Zechariah
ML – Malachi
New Testament Books
MT – Matthew
MK – Mark
LK – Luke
JN – John
AC – Acts
RO – Romans
1CO – 1st Corinthians
2CO – 2nd Corinthians
GA – Galatians
EP – Ephesians
PHP – Philipians
CO – Colosians
1T – 1st Thessalonians
2T – 2nd Thessalonians
1TY – 1st Timothy
2TY – 2nd Timothy
T – Titus
PHM – Philemon
HEB – Hebrews
JM – James
1P – 1st Peter
2P – 2nd Peter
1J – 1st John
2J – 2nd John
3J – 3rd John
JD – Jude
RV – Revelation
Then, each letter of the alphabet could be any thing or animal that starts with the letter. The secret is it should be painted in your imagination, how they look and how they move.
Each number, though, I associated with something that looks like the number:
1 – pencil, tower
2 – swan
3 – coil
4 – triangle
5 – pregnant woman
6 – snail
7 – axe
8 – loop/knot
9 – tadpole
0 – coin
You can add your own to have a variety of items to associate with the number.
Special characters
space/dash – bridge, ladder
colon – stoplight
period – mud
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How can you use this then? We make an absurd story that connects. We paint a picture. This way, it will stick.
Example: The Law can be found on Exodus 20. My keyword is ‘Law’ and for me ‘LW’ is enough to remind me of the word ‘LAW’ so my story will be based on LW-X20.
The storyflow:
A lizard on a whale crossed the bridge to get the xylophone from the swan that is busy eating a coin.
So where can you find the law, the 10 commandments? You then know that you used LW for law and you will picture the lizard on the whale. Next thing you know, you are telling the story about the lizard on the whale that crossed the bridge to get the xylophone from the swan busy eating a coin. The story simply sticks! All you have to do now is decipher the code. LW-X20.
Another. Basic doctrine is in Hebrews 6. DOC-HEB6.
A dog chasing an ostritch that has a cat in its beak, crossed the bridge to find a horse kissing an elephant with a boy on its back playing with a snail.
Where is that verse that says that no prophecy of the scripture is of private interpretation? 2P-1:20.
A swan playing with a peacock walked by the bridge and a crossed over a giant pencil. When they got over, the stoplight signaled them to go and they found another swan laying golden coins.
Do you get it?
How about the reverse? Memorizing a verse difficult? I KNOW. This will work too. You just have a longer story to tell.
Matthew 7:21 – Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Shortcut: Mt 7:21 NT EVRY1 THT SYS UN2 ME LRD LRD SHL NTR IN2 D KNGDM F HVN BT HE THT DOS D WL F MY FTHR WCH S N HVN.
A monkey hanging on a tree, holding an axe was swinging upside down when it stopped because it saw a stoplight. Beyond the stoplight is what caught its attention. A swan was eating a pencil! A couple of newlyweds were watching, dancing, while drinking tea. They danced to the bridge because an elephant was waiting for them. Guiding the elephant, on its head, is a vulture, wearing a red ribbon on its head and playing yoyo hitting a pencil down below which was stuck at the tip of the ladder. At the bottom is a tortoise catching up with the hare with a tiara running across the bridge.
Go continue make up your own story. 
It may be difficult at first but when you have made your story, it will stick. All you have to do later is figure it out later when the need arises.
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