Week 1 - Day 3
Chapter 2: Replacing My Cravings
Just some thoughts on some of the ideas and visuals from Chapter 2
selections are from pgs 30-31
Each time I craved something I knew wasn't part of my plan, I used that craving as a prompt to pray...
A prompt to pray! Why didn't I think of that!!!
It was my way of tearing down the tower of impossibility before me and building something new...Brick by brick, I imagined myself dismantling the food tower ad using those same bricks to build a walkway of prayer, paving the way to victory...
Brick by brick, or pound by pound. Every pound lost is one brick laid on the path to victory. Psalm 23 says "He leads me down the paths of righteousness for His names sake" That path is His path and He is leading me! Praise Him for every single pound lost!
Help me, God, to feel satisfied with healthier choices.
Yep, pray when you crave!
The numbers (on the scale) hadn't changed yet, but my heart had. One day of victory tasted better than any of that food I'd given up ever could.
My heart has changed and I am seeing the numbers on the scale change, the numbers are finally going down instead of going up or staying the same!
Monday, October 17, 2011
Made to Crave: Week 1 - Day 2
Week 1 - Day 2: What's really going on here?
We had a discussion in our study group about water. Basically if you are not a water drinker you don't seem to ever be that thirsty. But if you are a water drinker you get thirsty and your body will crave that water. The more water you drink, the easier it is to gradually increase your water intake to eventually get to that goal of 6-8 cups of water a day. But can that work for foods too? Absolutely!
from the book: pg 23 - we crave what we eat. If I make healthy choices over a period of time, it seems to reprogram my taste buds. The more veggies and fruit I eat, the more veggies and fruit I crave. However, if I eat brownies and chips, I crave brownies and chips in the worst way.
In just a couple of weeks of changing my eating habits I am really seeing my food cravings change. I am enjoying eating salads for crying out loud! Great big huge bowls of salads! If you know me then you know that I have never truly enjoyed salads, it was just 'not my thing'. Only by the grace of God could this even be remotely possible!!!
Though this process, and it has only been a couple weeks, I am already loving God more because I am recognizing His hand in all of it. I am not giving into temptations, I am making much healthier food choices, but at the same time I am not depriving myself of a few treats - as long as I count the points and stay in the points range. Trust me, you can't stay within your points if you are trying to have treats every day or even every other day! Those treats gobble up those points pretty darn fast!
Oh and don't forget that this principle we crave what we eat works for memory verse too. I have memorized twenty verses (actually more because some of them have more than one verse) and am craving more. It is getting easier to memorize even though I keep adding to the list. I share this not to boast about how many verses I have memorized but to encourage you to do the same, it is so rewarding to have these verses on the tip of my tongue when I need them!
We had a discussion in our study group about water. Basically if you are not a water drinker you don't seem to ever be that thirsty. But if you are a water drinker you get thirsty and your body will crave that water. The more water you drink, the easier it is to gradually increase your water intake to eventually get to that goal of 6-8 cups of water a day. But can that work for foods too? Absolutely!
from the book: pg 23 - we crave what we eat. If I make healthy choices over a period of time, it seems to reprogram my taste buds. The more veggies and fruit I eat, the more veggies and fruit I crave. However, if I eat brownies and chips, I crave brownies and chips in the worst way.
In just a couple of weeks of changing my eating habits I am really seeing my food cravings change. I am enjoying eating salads for crying out loud! Great big huge bowls of salads! If you know me then you know that I have never truly enjoyed salads, it was just 'not my thing'. Only by the grace of God could this even be remotely possible!!!
Though this process, and it has only been a couple weeks, I am already loving God more because I am recognizing His hand in all of it. I am not giving into temptations, I am making much healthier food choices, but at the same time I am not depriving myself of a few treats - as long as I count the points and stay in the points range. Trust me, you can't stay within your points if you are trying to have treats every day or even every other day! Those treats gobble up those points pretty darn fast!
Oh and don't forget that this principle we crave what we eat works for memory verse too. I have memorized twenty verses (actually more because some of them have more than one verse) and am craving more. It is getting easier to memorize even though I keep adding to the list. I share this not to boast about how many verses I have memorized but to encourage you to do the same, it is so rewarding to have these verses on the tip of my tongue when I need them!
Memory Monday
I have been working a lot this past couple weeks which means I have not been reciting these as much, but let's see how well I know them anyways.
#1 Psalm 23
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.
He makes me to lie down in green pastures,
He leads me beside the still waters.
He restores my soul.
He leads me down the paths of righteousness for His names sake.
Yea,though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
I will fear no evil for you are with me.
Your rod and your staff they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil, my cup runs over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
#2 Psalm 121
I raise my eyes towards the mountains.
Where will my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth.
He will not allow your foot to slip, your protector will not slumber.
Indeed, the protector of Israel does not slumber or sleep.
The Lord protects you,He is likeThe Lord is a shelter right by your side.
The sun will not strike you by day,nor the moon by night.
The Lord will protect you from all harm.The Lord He will protect your life.
The Lord will protect your coming and going both now and forever.
#3 2Corinthians 5:17
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ he is a new creation.
The old is gone, the new has come.
#4 Galatians 2:20
I myself no longer live, but Christ lives in me.
So I live my life in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God,
who loved me and gave himself for me.
#5 Romans 12:1
And so dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God.
Let them be a living and holy sacrifice, the kindthat He will accept.
When you think of what He has done for you, is this too much to ask?
#6 John 14:21
Those who obey mycommands commandments are those who love me
and because they love me, I will love them and my Father will love them
and I will reveal myself to each one of them.
#7 Haggai 1:5-7
Now This is what the Lord Almighty says, "Give careful thought to your ways.
You have planted much but have harvested little.
You eat butare not full never have enough.
You drink butare not satisfied never have your fill.
You put on clothes, but are not warm.
You earn wages only to put them in a purse with holes in it."
This is what the Lord Almighty says, "Give careful thought to your ways."
#8 Romans 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of what we eat or drink
but of living a life of goodness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
#9 2Timothy 3:16
All scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true
and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It straightens us out
and teaches us to do what is right.
#10 Joshua 1:8
Study this book of the Law continually, meditate on it day and night
so that you may be sure to obey all that is written in it.
Only then will you succeed.
#11 John 15:7
But If you remain in me and my words remains in you,
you may ask for anything you want and it will be granted.
#12 Philippians 4:6-7
Do not be anxious about anything but in everything by prayer and petition
and 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.
#13 Matthew 18:20
For where two or three are gathered together in my name,
there I am there in the midst of them.
#14 Hebrews 10:24-25
And Let us consider how we may spur one another on towards love and good deeds
and let us not give up meeting together as some are in the habit of doing,
but let us encourage one another - and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
#15 Matthew 4:19
"Come, follow me" Jesus said "and I will make you fishers of men."
#16 Romans 1:16
I am not ashamed of the gospelfor because it is the power of God
for the salvation ofall everyone who believes.
First for the Jew, then for the Gentile.
#17 Psalm 91:14
Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love
sothat we may sing for joy until to the end of our days lives.
#18 1John 4:7a
Let us love one another, for love comes from God.
#19 Psalm 119:89
Forever, O Lord, your Word is settled in heaven.
#20 Genesis1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
This #20 verse is actually the current SSMT verse that I posted on the Living Proof blog, so I am a little ahead, and I have even been 'craving' more verses to memorize! Praise God for that! So because I am craving more verses to memorize I am jumping ahead and found this verse while reading Chapter 1 of the Made to Crave book - see the last post for more about that!
1Corinthians 10:23
Everything is permissible - but not everything is beneficial.
Everything is permissible - but not everything is constructive.
About Memory Monday
I originally found Memory Monday with Joanne at The Simple Wife. The idea is to memorize a verse during the week and come back to her blog on Mondays to comment about it. That's it, nothing fancy, just simply an encouragement and reminder to memorize scripture for yourself. Please join in Memory Monday as a way to be blessed by hiding God's Word in your heart. And also join me in prayer for Joanne as she continues to recover from the stroke she had in January.
About Siesta Scripture Memory Team
This is another program to encourage us to memorize scripture and is hosted by Beth Moore over on her blog Living Proof Ministries Blog. This program is set up so that each person who wants to join the Siesta Scripture Memory Team will memorize two verses a month for all of 2011 and post a comment on the LPM blog on the 1st and the 15th of the month. If you do that all year you get to attend a Celebration with her and the SSMT next January! I so want to do that, don't you?
#1 Psalm 23
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.
He makes me to lie down in green pastures,
He leads me beside the still waters.
He restores my soul.
He leads me down the paths of righteousness for His names sake.
Yea,though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
I will fear no evil for you are with me.
Your rod and your staff they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil, my cup runs over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
#2 Psalm 121
I raise my eyes towards the mountains.
Where will my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth.
He will not allow your foot to slip, your protector will not slumber.
Indeed, the protector of Israel does not slumber or sleep.
The Lord protects you,
The sun will not strike you by day,
The Lord will protect you from all harm.
The Lord will protect your coming and going both now and forever.
#3 2Corinthians 5:17
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ he is a new creation.
The old is gone, the new has come.
#4 Galatians 2:20
I myself no longer live, but Christ lives in me.
So I live my life in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God,
who loved me and gave himself for me.
#5 Romans 12:1
And so dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God.
Let them be a living and holy sacrifice, the kind
When you think of what He has done for you, is this too much to ask?
#6 John 14:21
Those who obey my
and because they love me, I will love them and my Father will love them
and I will reveal myself to each one of them.
#7 Haggai 1:5-7
Now This is what the Lord Almighty says, "Give careful thought to your ways.
You have planted much but have harvested little.
You eat but
You drink but
You put on clothes, but are not warm.
You earn wages only to put them in a purse with holes in it."
This is what the Lord Almighty says, "Give careful thought to your ways."
#8 Romans 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of what we eat or drink
but of living a life of goodness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
#9 2Timothy 3:16
All scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true
and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It straightens us out
and teaches us to do what is right.
#10 Joshua 1:8
Study this book of the Law continually, meditate on it day and night
so
Only then will you succeed.
#11 John 15:7
But If you remain in me and my words remain
you may ask for anything you want and it will be granted.
#12 Philippians 4:6-7
Do not be anxious about anything but in everything by prayer and petition
And the peace of God which transcends all understanding
will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
#13 Matthew 18:20
For where two or three are gathered together in my name,
#14 Hebrews 10:24-25
And Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward
but let us encourage one another - and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
#15 Matthew 4:19
"Come, follow me" Jesus said "and I will make you fishers of men."
#16 Romans 1:16
I am not ashamed of the gospel
for the salvation of
First for the Jew, then for the Gentile.
#17 Psalm 91:14
Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love
so
#18 1John 4:7a
Let us love one another, for love comes from God.
#19 Psalm 119:89
Forever, O Lord, your Word is settled in heaven.
#20 Genesis1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
This #20 verse is actually the current SSMT verse that I posted on the Living Proof blog, so I am a little ahead, and I have even been 'craving' more verses to memorize! Praise God for that! So because I am craving more verses to memorize I am jumping ahead and found this verse while reading Chapter 1 of the Made to Crave book - see the last post for more about that!
1Corinthians 10:23
Everything is permissible - but not everything is beneficial.
Everything is permissible - but not everything is constructive.
About Memory Monday
I originally found Memory Monday with Joanne at The Simple Wife. The idea is to memorize a verse during the week and come back to her blog on Mondays to comment about it. That's it, nothing fancy, just simply an encouragement and reminder to memorize scripture for yourself. Please join in Memory Monday as a way to be blessed by hiding God's Word in your heart. And also join me in prayer for Joanne as she continues to recover from the stroke she had in January.
About Siesta Scripture Memory Team
This is another program to encourage us to memorize scripture and is hosted by Beth Moore over on her blog Living Proof Ministries Blog. This program is set up so that each person who wants to join the Siesta Scripture Memory Team will memorize two verses a month for all of 2011 and post a comment on the LPM blog on the 1st and the 15th of the month. If you do that all year you get to attend a Celebration with her and the SSMT next January! I so want to do that, don't you?
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Made to Crave - Week 1 - Day 1
Made to Crave
Week 1 - Day 1
This study is a bit different than others because not only does it have a Participants Guide but also a book to read. The homework from the guide says to read the introduction (already done - yeah me) and Chapter 1 of the book and note any insights or questions. Sounds pretty easy to me!
Chapter 1 - What's Really Going On Here?
In chapter 1 we learn that we were "Made to crave...God. Only God" and gives a Bible verse to show this.
Psalm 84:1-2 How lovely is your dwelling place, O LORD Almighty! My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
So the question is then, if we crave anything other than God where do those cravings come from? The answer is simple...Satan! Wouldn't that be nice if it really were that simple, if we were aware that it was Satan tempting us then we would have the power, through God, to overcome that temptation. Guess what, it is that simple - isn't that simply amazing!!! Don't take my word for it - it is supported with scripture!
1John 2:15-16 Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world.
Every time you crave something other than God, whether it is food, possessions, love from others, selfish pride or anything else - it is Satan tempting you. Satan is blinding you...
2Corinthians 4:4 Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don't believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don't understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God.
okay so perhaps I took that verse slightly out of context because it is really saying that Satan blinds those who do not yet believe in God so that they cannot understand His message. But what I wanted to point out is that the Bible says that Satan is the god of this world - so it really is as simple as saying that craving anything other than God is Satan tempting you.
Satan tempted Eve and she gave in to that 'craving'. Satan also tempted Jesus, but Jesus refused to give in. Why? Because Jesus fought back with the Word of God. The Word of God is our weapon against everything of this world that we crave.
Are you working on memorizing scripture? The book had a suggestion for a memory verse - you can start with this one...
1Corinthians 10:23a "Everything is permissible"--but not everything is beneficial.
Excuse me while I go work on my memory verses!
Week 1 - Day 1
This study is a bit different than others because not only does it have a Participants Guide but also a book to read. The homework from the guide says to read the introduction (already done - yeah me) and Chapter 1 of the book and note any insights or questions. Sounds pretty easy to me!
Chapter 1 - What's Really Going On Here?
In chapter 1 we learn that we were "Made to crave...God. Only God" and gives a Bible verse to show this.
Psalm 84:1-2 How lovely is your dwelling place, O LORD Almighty! My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
So the question is then, if we crave anything other than God where do those cravings come from? The answer is simple...Satan! Wouldn't that be nice if it really were that simple, if we were aware that it was Satan tempting us then we would have the power, through God, to overcome that temptation. Guess what, it is that simple - isn't that simply amazing!!! Don't take my word for it - it is supported with scripture!
1John 2:15-16 Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world.
Every time you crave something other than God, whether it is food, possessions, love from others, selfish pride or anything else - it is Satan tempting you. Satan is blinding you...
2Corinthians 4:4 Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don't believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don't understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God.
okay so perhaps I took that verse slightly out of context because it is really saying that Satan blinds those who do not yet believe in God so that they cannot understand His message. But what I wanted to point out is that the Bible says that Satan is the god of this world - so it really is as simple as saying that craving anything other than God is Satan tempting you.
Satan tempted Eve and she gave in to that 'craving'. Satan also tempted Jesus, but Jesus refused to give in. Why? Because Jesus fought back with the Word of God. The Word of God is our weapon against everything of this world that we crave.
Are you working on memorizing scripture? The book had a suggestion for a memory verse - you can start with this one...
1Corinthians 10:23a "Everything is permissible"--but not everything is beneficial.
Excuse me while I go work on my memory verses!
Made to Crave - Introduction
Diets don't work, or at least don't work for very long. If you need to lose weight you have probably tried all kinds of different things. I personally have tried Weight Watchers meetings, seeing a nutritionist, Jenny Craig, following a diabetic menu when I had Gestational Diabetes, Weight Watchers online, and even had a Fast Food fast for awhile. Guess what - the only thing that worked was that I was able to control my Gestational Diabetes simply by following the menu plan. Other than that I have pretty much only gained weight since getting married and having kids. The only thing I have been losing is sleep and my mind.
Until a few weeks ago when I had someone pray over me to take my relationship with God to the next level, to step it up a few notches. After that evening, I noticed a couple things changed immediately - memory verses became easier to memorize and I suddenly found my "want to" when it came to setting my mind to losing weight. I rejoined Weight Watchers Online and instead of sighing with utter complaint about making changes, I now have determination and a sense of perseverance, one that feels like it can see me through this long road. This time I am focusing on and setting smaller goals and most importantly praising God for every single pound I drop. It may sound like small changes, but I encourage you to give it to God. Let Him guide you through and only then will you succeed.
So all of this started happening about a week before my Bible study group started the study Made to Crave. As I began to read the Introduction I was amazed because the premise of the study is essentially the same as what I have just described. I will try to blog through this study (and pray that my blogging can catch on to some of that determination and perseverance!) and see where it takes me.
I have to give all the credit first to God because with Him all things are possible. Secondly, much of what I will be writing about will be coming directly from the Made to Crave study written by Lysa TerKeurst. I don't claim to be a writer, I am only processing what I am reading and learning into some notes on this little blog. If it helps you then praise God, because that is where the praise belongs! So let's get started...
Made To Crave - Introduction
Here are some key quotes (typed in italics) from the Introduction of the book that really jumped out at me. If I was a writer, I probably could have written them myself because that is how closely they hit home!
pg 11 - It's not the "how to" I'm missing. It's the "want to" ...really wanting to make changes and deciding that the results of those changes are worth the sacrifice.
I know "how to" lose weight, simply eat right and exercise. Not much more to it than that! So rather than being lazy about making the changes, now I am focusing on the results.
pg 13 I think we all get to a place sometimes in our lives when we have to give a brutally honest answer to the question, "How am I doing?"
Obviously if I was okay with my weight I wouldn't be doing this study or joining Weight Watchers AGAIN! Let's leave it that shall we...
pg14 We feel overweight physically but underweight spiritually. Tying these two things together is the first step on one of the most significant journeys you'll ever take with God.
pg16 I had to ask God to give me the desire to be healthy.
I did, and He has. Praise God! I pray that you will ask God the same thing so that you can also begin to get healthy, both physically and spiritually.
Until a few weeks ago when I had someone pray over me to take my relationship with God to the next level, to step it up a few notches. After that evening, I noticed a couple things changed immediately - memory verses became easier to memorize and I suddenly found my "want to" when it came to setting my mind to losing weight. I rejoined Weight Watchers Online and instead of sighing with utter complaint about making changes, I now have determination and a sense of perseverance, one that feels like it can see me through this long road. This time I am focusing on and setting smaller goals and most importantly praising God for every single pound I drop. It may sound like small changes, but I encourage you to give it to God. Let Him guide you through and only then will you succeed.
So all of this started happening about a week before my Bible study group started the study Made to Crave. As I began to read the Introduction I was amazed because the premise of the study is essentially the same as what I have just described. I will try to blog through this study (and pray that my blogging can catch on to some of that determination and perseverance!) and see where it takes me.
I have to give all the credit first to God because with Him all things are possible. Secondly, much of what I will be writing about will be coming directly from the Made to Crave study written by Lysa TerKeurst. I don't claim to be a writer, I am only processing what I am reading and learning into some notes on this little blog. If it helps you then praise God, because that is where the praise belongs! So let's get started...
Made To Crave - Introduction
Here are some key quotes (typed in italics) from the Introduction of the book that really jumped out at me. If I was a writer, I probably could have written them myself because that is how closely they hit home!
pg 11 - It's not the "how to" I'm missing. It's the "want to" ...really wanting to make changes and deciding that the results of those changes are worth the sacrifice.
I know "how to" lose weight, simply eat right and exercise. Not much more to it than that! So rather than being lazy about making the changes, now I am focusing on the results.
pg 13 I think we all get to a place sometimes in our lives when we have to give a brutally honest answer to the question, "How am I doing?"
Obviously if I was okay with my weight I wouldn't be doing this study or joining Weight Watchers AGAIN! Let's leave it that shall we...
pg14 We feel overweight physically but underweight spiritually. Tying these two things together is the first step on one of the most significant journeys you'll ever take with God.
pg16 I had to ask God to give me the desire to be healthy.
I did, and He has. Praise God! I pray that you will ask God the same thing so that you can also begin to get healthy, both physically and spiritually.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
20 verses
I really miss blogging - really I do. Of course you would never know it by how much I have actually blogged in the last year or two! Anyway, here we go again... back to blogging memory verses. Even though I have not been posting for Memory Monday, I have actually been working on my verses. In the last few weeks I have been working even harder - I started taking my spiral notebook with me. Then I started opening it while I had it with me... What a concept! Did you know that if you take your verses with you and look at them and practice them, it doesn't take long at all to memorize them! Amazing!
Every week, Sam's kindergarten class has what his teacher calls a checkup. It is basically a test to see how well they are doing and what they are retaining. Memory Monday is my checkup, it will show me which verses I need to work more on. And yes, I do realize that it is actually Tuesday, but I didn't want to put it off another week.
I make the list of verses, then type them out from memory. After I have typed them all out I go back to my notebook and correct any mistakes in red - let's see how I have been doing with my memory verses for the year.
#1 Psalm 23
The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want.
He makes me to lie down in green pastures,
He leads me beside the still waters.
He restores my soul. He leads medown in the paths of righteousness for His names sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil for you are with me.
Your rod and your staff they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of myenemyenemies.
You anoint my head with oil, my cup runs over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
#2 Psalm 121
I raise my eyes toward the mountains, where will my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth.
He will not allow your foot tostumbleslip, your protector will not slumber.
Indeed, the protector of Israel does not slumber or sleep.
The Lord protects you, the Lord is a shelter right by your side.
The sun will not strike you by day or the moon at night.
The Lord will protects you from all harm. He will protects your life.
The Lord will protects your coming and going both now and forever.
#3 2Corinthians 5:17
Therefore if anyone is in Christ he is a new creation.
The old is gone, the new has come.
#4 Galatians 2:20
I myself no longer live, but Christ lives in me.
So I live my life in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God,
who loved me and gave Himself for me.
#5 Romans 12:1
And so dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God.
Let them be a living and holy sacrifice, the kind He will accept.
When you think of all what He has done for you, is this too much to ask?
#6 John 14:21
Those who obey my commandments arethosethe ones who love me.
And because they love me, I my Father will love them and my Father I will love them,
and I will reveal myself to each one of them.
#7 Haggai 1:5-7
Now This is what the Lord Almighty says, "Give careful thought to your ways.
You have planted much but have harvested little.
You eat but never have enough.
You drink but never have your fill.
You put on clothes but are not warm.
You earn wages only to put them in a purse with holes in it."
This is what the Lord Almighty says, "Give careful thought to your ways."
#8 Romans 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of what we eat or drink,
but of living a life of goodness, and peace and joy in Christ Jesus the Holy Spirit.
#9 2Timothy 3:16
All scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true,
and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives.
It straightens us out andis useful to teaches us to do what is right.
#10 Joshua 1:8
Study this book of the law continually. Meditate on it day and night
sothat you may be sure to obey all that is written in it.
Only then will you succeed.
#11 John 15:7
But If you remain in me and my words remain in you
you may ask for anything you want and it will be granted!
#12 Philippians 4:6-7
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and petition
and 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.
#13 Matthew 18:20
For where two or three are gathered together in my name,
there I am there in the midst of them.
#14 Hebrews 10:24-25
And Let us consider how we may spur one another on towards love and good deeds.
And let us not give up meeting together as some are in the habit of doing,
but let us encourage one another - and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
#15 Matthew 4:19
"Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men."
#16 Romans 1:16
I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation
ofall everyone who believes. First for the Jew, then for the Gentile.
#17 Psalm 91:14
Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love
so we may sing for joy until the end of ourlife lives.
#18 1John 4:7a
Let us love one another, for love comes from God.
#19 Psalm 119:89
Forever O Lord, your word is settled in heaven.
Shouldn't have too much trouble with the next verse...
#20 Genesis1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Like I said, it is amazing what happens when you actually practice them - mostly I have been reciting them while driving or jogging laps in the pool. The last three verses are the verses we are memorizing as a family during our family Bible study time. Truly amazes me how quickly kids can memorize verses and what they comprehend!
About Memory Monday
I originally found Memory Monday with Joanne at The Simple Wife. The idea is to memorize a verse during the week and come back to her blog on Mondays to comment about it. That's it, nothing fancy, just simply an encouragement and reminder to memorize scripture for yourself. Please join in Memory Monday as a way to be blessed by hiding God's Word in your heart. And also join me in prayer for Joanne as she continues to recover from the stroke she had in January.
About Siesta Scripture Memory Team
This is another program to encourage us to memorize scripture and is hosted by Beth Moore over on her blog Living Proof Ministries Blog. This program is set up so that each person who wants to join the Siesta Scripture Memory Team will memorize two verses a month for all of 2011 and post a comment on the LPM blog on the 1st and the 15th of the month. If you do that all year you get to attend a Celebration with her and the SSMT next January! I so want to do that, don't you? I am registered to go and praying that God will find a way for me to actually attend!
Every week, Sam's kindergarten class has what his teacher calls a checkup. It is basically a test to see how well they are doing and what they are retaining. Memory Monday is my checkup, it will show me which verses I need to work more on. And yes, I do realize that it is actually Tuesday, but I didn't want to put it off another week.
I make the list of verses, then type them out from memory. After I have typed them all out I go back to my notebook and correct any mistakes in red - let's see how I have been doing with my memory verses for the year.
#1 Psalm 23
The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want.
He makes me to lie down in green pastures,
He leads me beside the still waters.
He restores my soul. He leads me
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil for you are with me.
Your rod and your staff they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my
You anoint my head with oil, my cup runs over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
#2 Psalm 121
I raise my eyes toward the mountains, where will my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth.
He will not allow your foot to
Indeed, the protector of Israel does not slumber or sleep.
The Lord protects you, the Lord is a shelter right by your side.
The sun will not strike you by day or the moon at night.
The Lord will protect
The Lord will protect
#3 2Corinthians 5:17
Therefore if anyone is in Christ he is a new creation.
The old is gone, the new has come.
#4 Galatians 2:20
I myself no longer live, but Christ lives in me.
So I live my life in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God,
who loved me and gave Himself for me.
#5 Romans 12:1
And so dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God.
Let them be a living and holy sacrifice, the kind He will accept.
When you think of all
#6 John 14:21
Those who obey my commandments are
And because they love me,
and I will reveal myself to each one of them.
#7 Haggai 1:5-7
Now This is what the Lord Almighty says, "Give careful thought to your ways.
You have planted much but have harvested little.
You eat but never have enough.
You drink but never have your fill.
You put on clothes but are not warm.
You earn wages only to put them in a purse with holes in it."
This is what the Lord Almighty says, "Give careful thought to your ways."
#8 Romans 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of what we eat or drink,
but of living a life of goodness
#9 2Timothy 3:16
All scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true,
and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives.
It straightens us out and
#10 Joshua 1:8
Study this book of the law continually. Meditate on it day and night
so
Only then will you succeed.
#11 John 15:7
But If you remain in me and my words remain in you
you may ask for anything you want and it will be granted!
#12 Philippians 4:6-7
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and petition
and 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.
#13 Matthew 18:20
For where two or three are gathered together in my name,
#14 Hebrews 10:24-25
And Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward
but let us encourage one another - and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
#15 Matthew 4:19
"Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men."
#16 Romans 1:16
I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation
of
#17 Psalm 91:14
Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love
so we may sing for joy until the end of our
#18 1John 4:7a
Let us love one another, for love comes from God.
#19 Psalm 119:89
Forever O Lord, your word is settled in heaven.
Shouldn't have too much trouble with the next verse...
#20 Genesis1:1
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Like I said, it is amazing what happens when you actually practice them - mostly I have been reciting them while driving or jogging laps in the pool. The last three verses are the verses we are memorizing as a family during our family Bible study time. Truly amazes me how quickly kids can memorize verses and what they comprehend!
About Memory Monday
I originally found Memory Monday with Joanne at The Simple Wife. The idea is to memorize a verse during the week and come back to her blog on Mondays to comment about it. That's it, nothing fancy, just simply an encouragement and reminder to memorize scripture for yourself. Please join in Memory Monday as a way to be blessed by hiding God's Word in your heart. And also join me in prayer for Joanne as she continues to recover from the stroke she had in January.
About Siesta Scripture Memory Team
This is another program to encourage us to memorize scripture and is hosted by Beth Moore over on her blog Living Proof Ministries Blog. This program is set up so that each person who wants to join the Siesta Scripture Memory Team will memorize two verses a month for all of 2011 and post a comment on the LPM blog on the 1st and the 15th of the month. If you do that all year you get to attend a Celebration with her and the SSMT next January! I so want to do that, don't you? I am registered to go and praying that God will find a way for me to actually attend!
Monday, October 3, 2011
One done, what's next?
We had just completed Beth Moore's Stepping Up Bible Study and jumped right in to another one - Beth Moore's Breaking Free the updated version.
I did not even attempt to blog through this study, although I did manage to get through all the homework. It was an intense and personal study and as always Beth is wonderful. So even though I have been very quiet on this blog, I have been quite busy with getting into the word.
One of the things that the Breaking Free study did was rekindle my passion for memorizing scripture - I will do a post about that next - and also to get busy losing some weight. It is fascinating to me that we were going to do the Made to Crave study in the spring, but for some reason we put it off - can't even remember why - and started into the Stepping Up study. Then Made to Crave was put off even longer until we did our summer study of Breaking Free. The fascinating thing is that I think I have so much more passion for getting healthy now, than I would have if we had done the study in the spring.
And to take it another step, when I was preparing for the start of the study over the last couple of days I truly felt God working through me. And I pray that He continues to work through me and through my wonderful friends who are planning to work through this study with me. So here we go with Made to Crave...
I have no idea what I will blog about during this study, I guess I will just go with the flow and see what happens!
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