So...on to verse #3 already! I am so glad that my pal Nicole asked me to do this with her!! I was way excited about my verse last week. I felt like God really laid it on my heart to learn...but then I'll be darned if I could commit it to my memory! Never fear...I got it done! :)
This week snuck on me (as they all do). Why does time fly by so fast?? As I was pulling in to the Y last night for Dylan's swim team practice, I realized today was the first day of February and I hadn't picked a new verse yet. Again, never fear...with my Bible app on my phone and an hour of practice to sit through, I could certainly find a verse that spoke to me. So, I dropped Dylan off at the door (because we were naturally running late), said a quick prayer for some guidance of where to start in the Bible and headed down to the pool. Would I be able to concentrate with all the noise? I'm always intent on watching Dylan practice and he likes (??) my feedback after practice, so this was going to be a challenge. First stop...Colossians. Nah. How about Hebrews? Oh yeah...right where God led me to. The pool and all the kids in it could have gone down the drain and I would have never known it, I was so sucked in. Most specifically chapters 11 & 12. Whoa, baby. Moving words right there! It's so funny how you can read something 100 times, but the 101st time something moves within you and it's like the words jump right off the page and directly into your heart. I'd recap the chapters for you, but instead I'll challenge my four faithful followers to read them yourselves. Hopefully you'll be as moved as I was. :)
By the way, I did get scolded from Dylan for having my "face glued to my phone" the entire practice. He was kind enough to give me some grace when I told him I was reading the Bible and not on Facebook. It made for good conversation on the way home, talking about the verse I had picked!
God is clearly telling me to put the ways of the world aside and put more focus on Him. Something I thought I did a fairly good job of, but the verses I keep being led to, I know He is telling me I can do a better job! You have my attention, Lord, I'm listening!!!
"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us." Hebrews 12:1 NLT
WOW!
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