hiding the word
I've always known the Bible was "good." What exactly "good" meant I don't know. Something I should ready. Something I should memorize. Something I felt guilty if I didn't do. As I've grown and allowed the Lord, as well as His use of others to shape me, I have come to love and yearn for time in my bible. It is no longer something I should do but something I desire to fill my heart, soul and mind with.
Several years ago I took a challenge by speaker/author Beth Moore to memorize scriptures each month. I'll admit I did not make it the entire year but I hung in there for awhile. The scriptures I memorized during that time (and since that time as well) have penetrated my heart. I began to write scriptures that jumped out to me on index cards and would keep them with me. As I struggled to release the bondage of anxiety I would read through those cards hanging on (sometimes by a thread) to the true and honest words of my Lord. Hiding the word of the Lord within my heart has been a huge encouragement to me in my realationship with the Lord.
Scripture affirms that God is for us! He LOVES us with a desperate love. He died upon the cross for our salvation. He died upon the cross to heal me from the bondage of anxiety. I am free from anxiety today because of His suffering! Praise the Lord!
The peace, love, fulfillment, grace, strength, direction, and humility that we need and so often search for can only be found in resting in our Lord. Reading the bible and applying scripture to your life will invite God to take you on an amazing awakening in your relationship with Him!
Several years ago I took a challenge by speaker/author Beth Moore to memorize scriptures each month. I'll admit I did not make it the entire year but I hung in there for awhile. The scriptures I memorized during that time (and since that time as well) have penetrated my heart. I began to write scriptures that jumped out to me on index cards and would keep them with me. As I struggled to release the bondage of anxiety I would read through those cards hanging on (sometimes by a thread) to the true and honest words of my Lord. Hiding the word of the Lord within my heart has been a huge encouragement to me in my realationship with the Lord.
Scripture affirms that God is for us! He LOVES us with a desperate love. He died upon the cross for our salvation. He died upon the cross to heal me from the bondage of anxiety. I am free from anxiety today because of His suffering! Praise the Lord!
The peace, love, fulfillment, grace, strength, direction, and humility that we need and so often search for can only be found in resting in our Lord. Reading the bible and applying scripture to your life will invite God to take you on an amazing awakening in your relationship with Him!
I'll share two verses that have been filling my heart and mind the past week.
"Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go." Joshua 1:9
"I will proclaim the name of the Lord; how glorious is our God." Deuteronomy 32:3
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