my heart break and makes me honestly shake my head at the world we live in.
There is just so much heartbreak and sadness and evil and pain that
honestly it's heartbreaking and almost completely overwhelming.
When I start to feel overwhelmed with the awfulness of this world,
I turn to God's word because it's honestly the ONLY thing that gives me any true comfort.
God’s word anchors us
to Him and is what directs us to fulfill our
purpose in life.
It is God Himself that gives His Word
power, and it is in and through
His Word that we encounter Him.
When we read and meditate on God’s Word,
we build our relationship with him stronger and deeper and we have HOPE.
Hope that is ONLY found in Him.
This is mentioned over and over again in scripture.
Here are just a few examples:
Deuteronomy 6:4-9:
Hear,
O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all
your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These
commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on
your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the
road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands
and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your
houses and on your gates.
Philippians 4:6-7
Do
not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition,
with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which
transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ
Jesus.
Psalm 119:15-18
I
meditate on your precepts and consider your ways. I delight in your decrees; I
will not neglect your word. Be good to your servant while I live, that I may
obey your word. Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law.
John 1: 1-5
In
the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He
was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him
nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the
light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has
not overcome it.
He wants us to know Him, focus our
hearts, souls and all our might on loving Him.
He wants to use His Word to:
•Encourage
us
•Affirm
us
•Love
us
•Be
our stronghold and anchor
In order for that to happen we must: Hear
it, Read it, Learn it, and Obey it!
I
read recently of a woman who said…...
"If I bring my phone to Bible study what
I’m saying is I’m NOT okay
missing a phone or text from a friend or work- but I AM
okay missing the message the Lord might have for me.”
OUCH. That stepped ALL over my toes!
I believe that Satan
doesn’t want us in God’s word and will use any and every means possible to keep
us from the truth and therefore we
must be prepared and have a PLAN!
To work on hiding God's word in our hearts,
this year I'm going to be posting a memory verse for each week.
My sweet friend Mandy compiled this great list and each week I'll be sharing
a new verse along with a printable for you to print out and hang up.
Here's the verse for week 1:
I'm doing it in both a white and a black background
and you can print out the verses (and even a Spanish version)
and the complete list in a folder HERE.
So who's in for learning 52 verses this year?