"Be still in the Lord and wait patiently for Him."
I've been wanting for the longest time to memorize Bible verses. My mom has been a great supporter in this, telling me that one day we may not have the ability to have Bibles and only our memorizes will remain. There is even a post on this very blog that states who I wanted to memorize more of God's Word.
Now that it is summer and I have time to indulge in the richness of the Lord, I decided that it's time to get down to business and get learning. I gathered my index cards and started to write a Bible verse on each praying that this method will be beneficial to me and will finally help me meditate and embrace the living Word.
One of the verses I memorized was Psalm 37:7, it's so small but there is so much hope and beauty in it. It's funny though, that I didn't realize that until I was on the phone with a friend and this verse popped into my head as we discussed our ever so unpredictable future.
"Be still in the Lord..." When I first read this I remembered a friend who said she sometimes squirms in the presence of God because it's just so hard to be "still" or to be focused on just Him. I thought that this verse meant to not squirm out of the will for the Lord, but as I was on the phone I realized to be still could also mean to just trust in Him. To not complain or freak out or looking to other ways and other answers but to just stop and trust in God and to just believe that He will guide you and lead you perfectly.
"...and wait patiently for Him." Once again as I spoke to my friend and I uttered this verse to her, my mind stayed at the word "wait," what does it mean to wait? It means that you are expecting something, like when your parents go to work, you WAIT for them to come back, or when you take an exam you WAIT for the result. So in both cases, waiting means that you know something is coming, that you can expect something. So when you wait for the Lord you KNOW that He will give you something. So just wait because you know that He will give you what you need and what He desires for you so soon.
Be strong and courageous my friends!! Wait for the Lord because He's giving you something wonderful very soon!!
I've been wanting for the longest time to memorize Bible verses. My mom has been a great supporter in this, telling me that one day we may not have the ability to have Bibles and only our memorizes will remain. There is even a post on this very blog that states who I wanted to memorize more of God's Word.
Now that it is summer and I have time to indulge in the richness of the Lord, I decided that it's time to get down to business and get learning. I gathered my index cards and started to write a Bible verse on each praying that this method will be beneficial to me and will finally help me meditate and embrace the living Word.
One of the verses I memorized was Psalm 37:7, it's so small but there is so much hope and beauty in it. It's funny though, that I didn't realize that until I was on the phone with a friend and this verse popped into my head as we discussed our ever so unpredictable future.
"Be still in the Lord..." When I first read this I remembered a friend who said she sometimes squirms in the presence of God because it's just so hard to be "still" or to be focused on just Him. I thought that this verse meant to not squirm out of the will for the Lord, but as I was on the phone I realized to be still could also mean to just trust in Him. To not complain or freak out or looking to other ways and other answers but to just stop and trust in God and to just believe that He will guide you and lead you perfectly.
"...and wait patiently for Him." Once again as I spoke to my friend and I uttered this verse to her, my mind stayed at the word "wait," what does it mean to wait? It means that you are expecting something, like when your parents go to work, you WAIT for them to come back, or when you take an exam you WAIT for the result. So in both cases, waiting means that you know something is coming, that you can expect something. So when you wait for the Lord you KNOW that He will give you something. So just wait because you know that He will give you what you need and what He desires for you so soon.
Be strong and courageous my friends!! Wait for the Lord because He's giving you something wonderful very soon!!
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