Scripture Memory Team Verse One!

Hi Girls! 


Well, here we are, in the very beginning hours of a brand new month... what this month holds for us in the hours and days that yet lie ahead only God Himself can answer.  One thing I do know for sure is that God is all about preparing us spiritually for today and for that which yet lies ahead.


As we try and navigate our way through our days here on planet earth, He has promised us that His Word will be a lamp to our feet and light to our path (Psalm 119:105).  I don't know about you, but in order to walk through my days, I'm in need of as much Light as I can get, so if God is offering (and He is!) a lamp for my feet (where I am at this very moment) and light for my path (that which yet lies ahead), then I'm all about taking Him up on His offer!


God has also told us that we do not live on bread alone but we are to live on every word that proceeds from His mouth (Deuteronomy 8:3).  Just as exercise and good nutritional food is so imperative for the health and well-being of our physical bodies... it is also imperative for us to be partaking of the spiritual nutrients of God's Word each day and our exercise is to be the discipline that this takes.  


OK, so in order to keep this as short as possible, here is a basic outline of what this is all about:


1.  I'll be posting on the 1st an 15th of each month, between October 1st, 2011 and October 1st, 2012 a verse from scripture that I am committing to memorize over the following 2 weeks.


2.  Through the Comment section you will then also share your scripture memory verse that you are committing to memorize over the following 2 weeks.  You can do this!  The most important thing that I can tell you is just make sure that the scripture that you choose is for you and not someone else (like your spouse or neighbour!).  Your selection should be relevant to where you are at the moment... ask God to show you. 


3.  Participation in the Scripture Memory Verse Team should never be in lieu of actual Bible study.  Your Bible study time is essential to your understanding of Scripture and to the knowing of your God.


4.   An important part of your sticking with this will be self-discipline.  Don't drop out if you get behind, however, make this a commitment that you are willing to keep and stay with.


5.  The sharing of our verses plays an important part in our encouraging one another as the day fast approaches.  Make sure that you add which translation you are using and encourage your sisters to 'hangeth thou in there'!  

6.  The above picture is of the spiral that I have used for the last 2 years... it contains all the verses that God led me to commit to memory during that span of time, many times I could not see the relevancy of what He had given... only to find out later the wealth that had been placed within me when I most needed it.  I highly recommend that you get your memory verses onto index cards of some kind and carry them with you wherever you go.  God said that "He sent forth His Word and healed them"... there are so many 'words' being thrown around these days, from all different directions, philosophies and all manner of devices.  Our minds, souls and spirits are in desperate need of some spiritually refreshing healing... you will never go wrong refreshing yourself in the healing Word of God! 


OK, I can share more with you later... but for now, here is my memory verse for this 1st day of October, 2011....

"This is my comfort in my affliction,
that Your Word has revived me.
It is good for me that I was afflicted,

that I may learn Your statutes..."

                                               Psalm 119:50, 71 NASB 

love you!