Scripture Memory for 2009 - verse 6

Once again I am late getting this posted. My mom has been visiting since Sunday and we've been busy getting the freezer stocked with meals for after the baby is born and getting the house cleaned from top to bottom so I can just relax and wait to go into labor.

So here is my verse for the next two weeks:

The Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment.
2 Peter 2:9 HCSB

I'm a week out from finishing Beth Moore's study on Esther and this is a verse from her lecture a couple of weeks ago. She makes the point that it is tough being a woman who feels responsible for the "how" but that we don't have to be responsible for the "how" because the Lord knows how. I really needed that when she taught on it because there are a lot of things going on right now that I don't know how they're going to come together. This verse is an excellent reminder to me of whose hands all those things are really in and that I don't need to worry about figuring out how everything will work.

I'm hoping to post some new nursery pictures tomorrow since my mom and I did a little work in there these past couple of days.

Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone!!

Scripture Memory for 2009 - verse 5

Hard to believe it is MARCH already (can anyone think of anything big that might be happening in March...wink, wink) - and the end of the second day of March already too! I'm a little late getting my scripture posted, but here it is just the same. Last time I committed to memorizing Malachi 3:16 from the NIV:

Then those who feared the Lord talked with each other, and the Lord listened and heard. A scroll of remembrance was written in His presence concerning those who feared the Lord and honored His name.

I am loving this verse but am having a hard time getting it committed to memory for some reason, so I'm going to spend the next couple of weeks really getting it hidden in my heart and my mind and won't move onto a new verse yet. I don't know if that's against "the rules" or not, but I'm just keeping it real. I want to get this one down before starting another because this is seriously a life and attitude changing verse for me.

Blessings on your week!

Scripture Memory for 2009 - verse 4

It's hard to believe that we're on the 4th verse of this scripture memory challenge already! God has done so much in my heart and for my pregnant self through the verse from the first of this month. I love it so much:

O LORD my God, I called to you for help and you healed me.
Psalm 30:2 NIV

At my 34 week check up, my fluid level, blood pressure, and baby's movement were all normal once again. I cannot tell you what a relief this is to me. If things are normal again this week, they're going to consider reducing the frequency of the tests. I'm happy to have the testing if I need it, but to not need it would be wonderful too!

For my 4th verse, I'm going to tag along with Beth and memorize Malachi 3:16. I love her explanation and outlook on the verse from her blog.

Then those who feared the Lord talked with each other, and the Lord listened and heard. A scroll of remembrance was written in His presence concerning those who feared the Lord and honored His name.
Malachi 3:16 NIV

I want to give the Lord lots of good things to listen to and hear and less of the criticism and mean thoughts that He hates. How 'bout you?

Side note: Hubby is still sick and stayed home from work today. If you think of it, would you take a moment to lift him up in prayer for healing and a quick recovery from this crazy cold? Many thanks!!

Scripture Memory for 2009 - verse 3

Over the last two weeks I have committed this verse to memory:

Have no fear of sudden disaster or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked, for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being snared.

Proverbs 3:25-26 NIV

I will most likely post more about this at a later date, but in the last 4 weeks I've been having a few complications with my pregnancy. Thankfully they are nothing incredibly major, but enough to freak out this first-time mom if I let them get the best of me. The verse I've chosen to commit to memory for the next two weeks is:

O LORD my God, I called to you for help and you healed me.
Psalm 30:2 NIV

It's a short one but it is a verse that I need right now. I am praying for God's healing hand over my health and trusting Him to take care of me and our baby and know that hiding this verse in my heart is a huge help!

Blessings,

Scripture Memory for 2009 - verse 2

In the last two weeks I've memorized Romans 4:20-21 from the English Standard Version, which says:

No distrust made him waver regarding the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, fully convinced that God was able to do what He had promised.

Now it's onto verse number two. In the past few days I've been prayerfully seeking what verse God would lead me to memorize next. Nothing was really calling out to me until yesterday when I was flipping through Proverbs.

Have no fear of sudden disaster or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked, for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being snared.

Proverbs 3:25-26 NIV

These verses really struck me because I have dealt with several major losses in the past year or so, both directly and indirectly. Fear is something I've struggled with as a result. Beth encouraged us to memorize a verse that we need, and this is it for me right now. So that's what I'll be memorizing until February 1st - if you're joining in this scripture memory challenge I'm praying for you and think you're just awesome!

Scripture Memory for 2009

I have never been good at memorizing scripture, but in 2008 God got a hold of my heart and started impressing on me the importance and power of doing it. It started in January when Beth Moore asked us to memorize Psalm 121 through the 7 weeks of her study, Stepping Up. Once I'd finished with that, I took a few months off but in the summer was really convicted to pray over and memorize scripture that God led me to regarding our desire for a family. I thought that was powerful before I was pregnant, but many of the verses I chose had to do with trusting God and believing Him which started to really get relevant as I struggled with fear about having another miscarriage.

For 2009, Beth is leading a scripture memory challenge and I am committing to taking part. On the 1st and 15th of every month I'll be posting the scripture that I'm memorizing. Here's the first:

No distrust made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised.

Romans 4:20-21 ESV (English Standard Version)