Memory Verse of the Week: Psalm 116:10

Psalm 116:10 (NKJV)
10 I believed, therefore I spoke,

“I am greatly afflicted.”

One of my catch phrases I need to stop saying is "ignore it and it will go away". I try to ignore problems in my life and suppress my feelings so I don't have to deal with them. In this Psalm, the Psalmist was on the verge of death and so he did the only thing he could do: call out to God for help. And God saved him! 

When he was afflicted, he admitted it. I belive this is an important verse to learn because a lot of times Christians will try to pretend like they have no problems because they believe they should be perfect and their lives should be perfect. That is simply not true. It's impossible. The Psalmist  knew he was in trouble, and he shared it with God. This is an example we should follow. 

Memory Verse of the Week: 1 Samuel 16:7

The full context of this verse was when God was telling Samuel that He was going to choose a new king. Some verses I feel can be taken out of context but this one is pretty clear cut:

1 Samuel 16:7 (ESV)

 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”

This verse has popped up in my life recently so I was very excited when Ally suggested it for this week. There are so many situations when people, especially Christians judge someone based on how they look or their outside persona, but this shouldn't be. I notice that a lot of times "Christians" put on a church act, pretending like they love Jesus and we can look up to each other, thinking, "I wish I was like that" when really we couldn't give a hoot about God.

It is a very sticky line when we judge someone, in a positive or negative way, so something I am going to try to pray for is the will power not to label someone instantly, just by what they are showing the world.

Memory Verse of the Week: Micah 6:8

I have struggled a lot lately with my purpose. Like does God want me to be a missionary and go into different countries, proclaiming the Word? Or does He want me to work at a homeless ministry and spread the Word of Jesus on the streets? There are so many options for ministry but no matter what job I end up with, there is the question of how He wants me to live. Who should I be friends with? How hard should I try in school? What time should I go to bed? There are so many choices and I don't know what He wants from me!
But... There is a simple answer to my dilemma and it is right in His Word.

Micah 6:8 (NKJV)
He has shown you, O man, what is good;
And what does the Lord require of you
But to do justly,
To love mercy,
And to walk humbly with your God?



He spells it out simply in His Word what He wants and the only reason I didn't know was because I wasn't reading it. I may not know exactly what my job will be and I may not have answers to all of my other questions but I know without a doubt that as long as I am walking humbly with Him and doing justly and loving mercy, I am in His will and that is exactly where I need to be.
This is a very important verse to know so you can bring it up whenever you begin to wonder about what God wants. He has already told us.

Memory Verse of the Week: Romans 8:1

As Christians we are saved from our sins through Christ and we are holy and blameless. But from that moment we get saved we don't stop sinning. And if anyone says they don't sin, they don't understand the gospel (1 John 1:8). But that doesn't mean we like sinning. Sometimes we get hit with guilt, but that's not the gospel either. The Holy Spirit doesn't guilt, He convicts. And when you're convicted you shouldn't feel condemned because...

Romans 8:1 (ESV)

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

It is a good thing when you get convicted for your sin. However if you start feeling guilty say this verse to yourself and remember you are no longer condemned if you have a Relationship With Jesus.

Memory Verse of the Week: Romans 8:38-39

As a child I would stay awake at night horrified of one thing. Not the spooky monsters lurking in my closet or even the thought that a scary bug could be crawling in my bed. One thing haunted my thoughts and tortured me: death. 

But not just death, but what happens after death.

The Bible, however, has assuring words for those thoughts. 

Romans 8:38-39 (ESV)

For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

This verse assures us that nothing, not even death can separate us from God's love. There never has to be another sleepless night. Memorizing this verse will help vanquish the insane thought that we may not be with Jesus when we die. 

Memory Verse of the Week: Psalm 16:7-8

Psalm 16:7-8(ESV)

I bless the Lord who gives me counsel;
in the night also my heart instructs me.
I have set the Lord always before me;
because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.
God does not just sit on a cloud in the sky, urging for us to fall. He is our counselor, He tells us what to do and not to do. If we rely on God solely then nothing will be able to shake us. That's one of the many reasons we should praise Him: He instructs us because He loves us. In times of temptation, we need to rely on Him and put His word against that temptation. God never fails.

Memory Verse of the Week: Psalm 37:4

Psalm 37:4 (ESV)

Delight yourself in the Lord,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.

I had a conversation with my mom about this verse around a week ago and we both had two very different perspectives but we both agree that this verse could be used the wrong way. Although we said different stuff I believe what we both said was true.

My side: People may abuse this passage because they could say that it's saying God will give you any ting you want, i.e. a brand new car or all of the cloths you want. However I believe that when you delight in the Lord, the desires of your heart will be what He wants and you will want to please Him.

Mom's side: Mom believes that people can take what I said to an extreme and say that you can’t want any material things. But she knows that's not true. God does want to bless us, but He doesn’t want those things to take over your life and have a place above Him.

If you have any input on this verse comment below!