This is the SOAP method, the easiest way to study Scripture on your own. No commentaries or study books needed (though those are certainly helpful!). Practice SOAPing through the Bible with your DNA partner or in your daily time with God.

Scripture
The first step is to simply read a passage in the Bible and write down a verse that stands out to you in your notebook.
Observation
Ask questions about the text. What does the author emphasize? Make sure you stick to what the passage says.
-Who is God?
-What has He done?
-Who are you?
-How should we live?
Application
If you really believed this and lived it out, what would change?
Prayer
Spend time here. Thank the spirit for conviction. Confess exposed sin and turn to God in repentance and faith. Depend on God's help to change not your own.