Filled with Joy

“You have done great things for us and we are filled with joy!” Psalm 126:3

Last January, Beth Moore posted a message on her blog about memorizing 2 verses a month throughout 2011. If we wanted a bit of accountability to do this, she suggested we do it as a group and post our verses on the 1st and 15th of the month. I knew I so needed Scripture sinking into my soul so I signed up and wow, what a blessing of a year it has been. I look back on my spiral and see the struggles and joys and victories and so much of what God was teaching me this year printed out in my handwriting. I won’t lie—it wasn’t easy to do this for a whole year, but God was so faithful and helped me to do it. I keep on praying that these Scriptures will not just be rote memorization but lifeblood to me.

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Give it away:  God’s word brings so much hope and life and joy and what a sweet gift it can be to someone during this time of the year. To make your own spiral, take 12-24 blank 3x5 cards (decorate the edges if you want to be fancy), punch a hole in one edge and string a piece of ribbon through to tie. Another idea (that I admittedly stole from a friend!), is to make a week-long verse encouragement pack. Choose 7 verses and write them on blank 3x5 cards, decorate or stamp the edges, then place in an envelope. Give these to a friend who needs an extra boost of encouragement (these are great to give to someone who is going on a trip—you can make them a verse card for each day they’re gone).

Some thoughts on memorization on a holy experience. Beautiful.