On to the fourth verse already! Where is the time going? For any of my friends who may read this and have no clue what in the world I'm talking about, let me back this train up for a second and explain... I, along with several others, am participating in Beth Moore's Siesta Scripture Memory Verse Team. We have committed to choosing and memorizing Bible verse every two weeks for all of 2013. I am so glad to be part of this, so far it has been amazing to see God working in my life through this!
So my verse for this week is simple, yet effective...
"Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross, and follow me." Matthew 16:24 NLT
For Lent, I chose to give up negativity. I prayed and prayed about what I should give up and this just kept coming back to me. I think I was hoping for an easier answer! I'm not always a negative person - I'd like to think that more often than not I'm pretty positive. But it is the one quality about myself that I really, REALLY can't stand. Sometimes I jump to negative conclusions, sometimes I see the bad in things instead of only looking for the good. Is this God-honoring behavior? Or loving how Jesus would love? I don't think so. My hope is that by giving up this bad habit for 40 days the habit will be broken!
Will anyone else take up their cross and come along too??
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