Hello!
How is it March already?? We're almost 25% into 2011....doesn't it seem like we were just saying "Happy New Year a few weeks ago?
It's time to post your next scripture memory verse, as well as share how you've been doing with the first four verses. I have my verses in a small spiral notebook, as well as in an app on my phone. I've found that if I see the reference and the first two words, I can usually say the entire verse. If I let a few days go by without reviewing my verses, though, I have to really concentrate to think about what the references were for each of the verses I've chosen so far. I think some of that is because they're from all different books of the Bible. So, this time, I'm choosing another verse from the same book I had been in previously, and we'll see if that makes it quicker for me to pull that reference out of my memory bank!
My most recent verse has been from Colossians 4:5-6 and has been reminding me "to be wise in the way I act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let my conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that I may know how to answer everyone." I'll admit that my main circle of friends and neighbors all attend church. This verse has caused me to think about the other people I interact with as I go throughout my day (at the store, the girl's musical practice, co-workers) and the attitude I have, along with the words I use. I'm trying to do better at building relationships instead of just completing a task.
What about you? What have you been learning?
Looking forward to seeing your verses and your thoughts! My new one is in the comments.
Laura
Laura
ReplyDeleteColossians 2: 6-7 (NIV)
"So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness."
Carolyn Powell
ReplyDeleteI agree with your comments, Laura. It's getting increasingly harder to remember the verses and words. I also got a small spiral book after my first book came apart and that's working well! I chose the following verse after being challenged at church - where's the great commandment located? It's certainly a familiar verse, but I couldn't give the location in the Bible. So, this time, I'm adding this to my memory bank.
Matthew 22:37-39 NIV
Jesus replied: "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself."
Ephesians 4:32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
ReplyDeleteMy last verse in Isaiah reminds me of how God remembers our sins no more if we confess them. And this one reminds me of how we need to forgive each other. My other verse in Isaiah 40:31 where it talks about those that hope in the Lord will run and not grow weary, walk and not be faint, is such a comfort because sometimes I just need my strength renewed and it's so comforting to know that God never gets tired and weary and is there to lift us up.
I need to get a little notebook, that's a great idea because I just have slips of paper in my purse that I read when I am sitting at an appt.
Thanks for that suggestion.
Sorry it took me a couple days to get back to
this.