Hi girl friends! Are you ready ? I am So happy to have you join us at the start of a new year to commit together Scripture memory. What a great way to start out the new year. Before my feet hit the ground this morning, I was already thinking about my verse.
Picture a cool winter night. It's the end of a long day and you are ready to crawl into bed. The bed is made with crisp cozy, soft new sheets in your favorite color. (You have on the cutest pajamas !) You untuck the new clean smelling covers and slip your slippers off your feet and crawl into bed. There are lots of pillows fluffed up behind your back . You lean over to grab your reader glasses.....(.grin ), turn on your cute lamp on your night stand. Picking up your Bible you read for a bit, whisper for a moment an intimate prayer. It's a sweet time, just you and your heavenly Father. You feel His presence. You love Him so much. Your focus is so pure and your eyes are on Him. You lay the Bible and glasses back down, and you scrunch your sleepy body down under the covers to start to fall asleep. You are so filled up by His Word . His love. You trust Him fully. You begin to fall asleep in the arms of your faithful, loving amazing God. Maybe just before you doze off to sweet slumber, you rehearse your memory verse for the month.
I love this picture. I am warm, cozy, and at peace, resting in my Fathers arms. And that to me.....is what walking through this life, with scripture on my mind and in my heart.....does for me. Though it won't happen exactly like this every night......I do want to strive for it. ( The night stand may get a little messy, and my Bible may be in the other room, my mind may be full of worries or my head may hit the pillow with such a tired body that the prayer and Bible reading will be forgotten... ) I know that the best decision I made last year was choosing to memorize a verse at the start of every month. And whether I rehearsed it in the morning, while in the car, or just before falling asleep, the blessing of it is still multiplying. When I let my memory verse replace the worries, struggles, or insecurities that can come to my mind..... I am filled with peace and comfort and strength.
My verse to start off the new year is this:
Matthew 4:4 " Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God."
What verse are you going to choose to start off the new year? I have loved doing this with you this past year and am looking forward to doing it together in the new year. I know that it will encourage me every month to see your verses and know that we are doing this together. Happy New Year friends. I love you!
