Hey Ms Team,
Due to the Simulcast, we are doing our September memory verse postings today and next Monday. I hate to put this up so soon after the previous post "Coffee Shop Talk" as it is such an inspiring post. I hope if you haven't had the chance to read it you will still check it out.
One of the points that Beth made during the Simulcast had to do with Scripture Memory. If you were there you might remember her sharing the picture about a woman bent over due to the burdens and guilt of sin. Those who came into her life told her to "straighten up," but as much as she wanted to, she couldn’t. She just didn’t have it in her to do it on her own. She needed help.
Have you ever felt that way? So gripped with a particular habitual sin that you find it impossible to escape on our own? People in your life tell you to "get with it" and "straighten up" but you just can't seem to do it. You need something, someone beyond yourself to help.
One of the great benefits of memorizing God’s Word is that in doing so we are inviting a powerful Helper to come into our lives and help us do the very things we cannot do on our own. We exchange the "old" in our lives with the " new." As we input God’s Word into our hearts and minds it re-programs and replaces the harmful, manipulative, sinful thoughts that have entangled us and held us hostage for too long. God’s Word in our minds teaches us God’s way and unlocks the very chains we are incapable of loosening on our own. As we face the impossible and feel we are slowly slipping back into the familiar pit, He comes, often through a Word we have memorized, and shows us a different way. He gently straightens our back as only He can.
We need Jesus. We need the Word. It is impossible to be free without Him.
And I need you, to help me stay the course...I am grateful for the encouragement of having you to do this alongside with.
I wanted to share this comment left on the last Ms. Team Post as it encouraged me to keep going and I hope it does that for you too!
Anonymous said...
Blessings,
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If you are having trouble posting, feel free to send me your verse and I will add it.
Trudy
ReplyDeleteLet us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9 (NIV)
Tracey said....
ReplyDeleteI feel a little like I'm crashing your party, but may I join the team? (Better late than never?) God's word is so awesome and lately I've felt a real desire to work on memorizing some verses. So if I may be so bold as to jump right in (more like elbowing my way in, right? Please forgive!), my verse this week will be Psalm 20:7 - "Some boast in chariots and some in horses; But we will boast in the name of the Lord, our God." Kay Arthur says that to boast in the name of God means to have complete confidence or trust in Him and His name. And since "in biblical times a name represented a person's character," boasting in God's name means to totally rely on His character, on Who He is. I like that. It causes me to ask myself, "Who have I been relying on lately? My husband? My friends? My finances?" So as I work on this verse, I also want to focus on my reliance on God. To truly boast in my God's character and name. Thanks, ladies!
I've been more than a little delinquent in my posting and memorizing, but I'm starting anew.
ReplyDeleteMy verse was the Verse of the Week in the Confident Heart online Bible study I'm doing.
Hebrews 10:35-36
"So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised."
From Chris Barila
Tracey you are my favorite kind of party crasher and Chris I LOVE that verse and did you notice how nicely it goes along with Tracey's?
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting ladies!
Trudy