"I have stored up your word in my heart,
that I might not sin against you." Psalm 119:11
Like so many Americans today I have much for wich to be thankful. At the top of my long list of things, is Family! I was born to two, loving parents who, from before I was born, began instilling in me God's powerful words from the Bible.
Like most, I take a lot of things for granted. The wealth of Scripture that I have in my heart and mind, being one of them. I have come to realize even more so recently what a HUGE blessing this knowledge is. When I am in the middle of a circumstance that I am unfamiliar with, I can search my wealth of Scripture to navigate my way through it. I am not forced to figure things out by myself, instead I have God's wisdom to guide me.
With all of the changes our country is going through these days, I am even more aware of the desperate need that I and those around me have for a knowledge of what God's word says. If my children, who are amoung those around me, growing up in this ever-changing world, do not know God's words to them, what choices will they make when faced with unfamiliar circumstances? Will they choose based on what they think, or what is acceptable in society, or will they choose based on what they know God's word says? Do they have something they can filter their decisions through?
I am filled with a renewed sense of urgency and responsibility in this area. It is not my children's school, church, or any other person's responsibility to instill God's word into their tender hearts. It is mine.
To go along with the month of November and talking about being thankful, we have decided to take on memorizing Psalms 100. As I write this, we have the first two verses down very well, and are working on the third verse.
Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth!
2 Serve the Lord with gladness!
Come into his presence with singing!
2 Serve the Lord with gladness!
Come into his presence with singing!
3 Know that the Lord, he is God!
It is he who made us, and we are his;[a]
we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
It is he who made us, and we are his;[a]
we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
and his courts with praise!
Give thanks to him; bless his name!
and his courts with praise!
Give thanks to him; bless his name!
5 For the Lord is good;
his steadfast love endures forever,
and his faithfulness to all generations.
his steadfast love endures forever,
and his faithfulness to all generations.
I recently finished a bible study on simplifying your life. It helped you to get your priorities in the right order. I have a strong desire to live my life simply and purposefully - especially in the area of teaching my children what is truly important in life. I don't want to look back one day wishing I had done more once my season of opportunity has past.
(When the kids can quote this whole chapter from memory to their daddy, is going to take each one of them on a special date:)
"...and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
John 8:32
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