Sorry to be a day late on this one girls. I knew Monday was going to be a slam dunk busy day so my brain said to my self "better get this ready Sunday night." But my self ignored my brain (anybody else got that problem?) and sure enough Monday was the impossibly busy day I expected it to be. When my self finally hit the pillow late last night without accomplishing this post, my brain wanted to sing that "I told you so" jingle but self just shut all systems down (ears, brain and all) and went directly to sleep. Self is sorry.
This week marks the second to last Ms.Team post. Its hard to believe that this journey started almost a full year ago. It's sort of bitter sweet, because I will miss doing this alongside you, but girlfriend, I am completely hooked on memorizing Scripture. So for me the journey continues. I hope it continues for you too. There’s just nothing like the Word of God and the dividends it has paid have been explosive. Far greater than I ever hoped or imagined. It’s one of those rare good habits that has been formed in me this year that I want to keep. (because I have lots more in my life that needs the kind of 'fixin' that Scripture Memory elicits)
I do, however, have another group idea in mind for 2012 that I will be sharing with you soon. I hope it will have the same effect of spurring us on to know Christ and His Word better and maybe even help develop more good habits in us that we will carry on beyond the year.
Ironically, I learned something interesting about "blogging" from a women’s leadership conference that I attended last month. As it turns out, Monday is the all time worst day for blog traffic. Everyone hits the day running and blogs are visited the least amount on Mondays. So the advice was to not do anything interactive on Mondays. Interesting, huh? Made me wonder what other huge faux pax’s I have committed along the cyber-way. I’m not necessarily looking for massive traffic but this new adventure that I want to invite you to join me on for the year 2012 will most likely be on a day other than Monday. (Cyber challenged, yes, but not unteachable).
Okay here’s what I got....(one of my personal goals for 2012 that I'm getting a jump on now is to commit a whole book to memory so my verses this time will reflect the beginning of that challenge.)
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations: Greetings. Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.
That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord;
he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does. James 1:1-8
Looking forward to seeing what you are working on....and know I am cheering you on from this side of cyber-space, hoping you will hear it loud and clear on your side!
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