April 15th - Our 8th verse!

Okay, hang in there!! After today's post we will be 1/3 of the way through. We can do this!!!! I downloaded the scripture memory software that I posted about on March 7 - it is such a BIG help!! If you haven't used it, you should try it.

April 1 - Empty Me

It is once again time to add a scripture to your spiral! If we are determined to make this a Jesus year we must continue to learn our scripture and hold each other accountable. One of the reasons I wanted to enlist others was so you would hold ME accountable, and I plan on doing the same for you. This was not a resolution I decided to make, this is a commitment!
On another note! Most of you have heard Chris Sligh's "Empty Me", and it is worth listening to again. My prayer this blog is that we can all be emptied of the things that get in our way of having a closer relationship with Him so we can "be filled to the fullness of God".

March 15 - Scripture Memory post

It is time to post again! If you have not tried the memory verse software I mentioned in the previous post, you should! It has been an extremely important part of my learning. Try it!

Are you different? In a recent worship service, the speaker pointed out that we should be different. As Christians, we should stand out in the crowd. Do your actions and words speak of a relationship with Christ? The verse the speaker was referring to was 1 Peter 2:12, "Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us." Have you ever wondered who might be watching you, and consider that your actions alone could lead someone to Christ or bring them back if they have strayed? I remember longing to be in the group of kids who were respected by the others because they were "good" (I was not the best of teens). Their actions spoke so loud of their relationship with Christ, do yours?

Scripture Memory help!!

I don't usually post until it is time for a new scripture verse, but this is too EXCITING to wait! One of the Scripture Memory participants pointed out a site to me that is really helpful!!! She found it through a link on Bible.com. You actually download this FREE program to your computer, and then you can put in your own scripture memory verses. Once they are in, it generates game like activities that you can use to practice and test yourself. The actual sight is http://www.memoryverses.org/ (Scripture Memory System for Windows - release 3.2.49). I recommend everyone download and try it to help with your memorization!! Once you have downloaded it, you can practice anytime - even without internet!!!

March 1

I love reading everyone's post! I have also had opportunities to share the scripture I am learning and to use it to help me refocus when things felt out of control. I now have two scripture spirals, they have the same verses in them, only one is at school on my desk and the other is at home. Having them handy is necessary in helping me in my memorization and in keeping my thoughts focused. I have also begun writing some scriptures in the back of the spiral that have spoken to me in some way. Eventually they might make it to the front for memorization, but I wanted to keep them close for pondering and studying!



On a side note, I have not sent out reminders to everyone because my group email includes 32 people who wanted to participate. Our servers are down and we cannot access that account at this time, and maybe not for several more days. If you know someone who is memorizing scripture with us, please remind them that it is time to add a scripture! I will send out a reminder when we do get back online!

February 15 - Scripture Post

Happy day after Valentines!!! I was reminded in church this morning just how much God loved us!!! He sent his son to die for ME . . . and YOU. . . and each and everyone of us!! I Corinthians 13:1-3 reminds us that without love, we have nothing!!

As Steven Curtis Chapman sings:
"Gods says love, love, love, love, love
It's all about love, love, love, love, love
Everything else comes down to this
Nothing any higher on the list than love
'Cause after all, it's all about love"

Keep up your scripture memory, and when you post, please share with us anything special you might be doing to help you in your quest to memorize God's word.

February 1 - Scripture post

I know there are some of you who are just now joining us, and we welcome you!!

When it came time to pick scripture last time, I had a really hard time. Several verses had caught my attention (especially some that you posted) but none seemed to be “the one”. The one I ended up choosing was powerful, and several times the last two weeks it has abruptly stopped me from saying or doing something I should not!! I also found comfort one day in frustration when I could grab my spiral and read through my verses. At the back of my spiral I have added some verses that I may or may not get to memorize, but that I felt a need to have handy and help keep me focused.

Someone asked, and the answer is yes! It is okay to learn the same scripture as someone else. That is what this is for . . . to share, learn, and mentor each other in being able to “wield God’s word”! So, if you do not have your scripture picked out, check out some of the previous postings and maybe one of those will speak to you!! Remember to pick one that YOU need!!!

“Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.” Proverbs 30:5 (NIV)