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Lately in my daily Bible reading, I've been looking at verses that have to do with wisdom. If there is anything that I would like to have, wisdom is it. My mom, sisters, dad, and brothers are all full of wisdom, and Godly advice. Someday, I would like to have the same amount of wisdom that they have, and give the same Godly advice that they give me.
Some verses that have really spoken to me while I was reading this morning are these:
Psalm 111:10- "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding. His praise endures forever!"
Proverbs 2:6- "For the Lord gives wisdom; from the mouth comes knowledge and understanding. . . ."
Proverbs 9:10- "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is insight."
Proverbs 31:26- "She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue."
"WOW!" was my expression while reading this verses. I realize that I need to take these verses to heart, and hide them in my heart! They are so full of truth, and I think that they will help me all throughout my life. I want to be a very wise person, and help lead people to righteousness. I am a sinner and I will make mistakes, so I won't be perfect and I won't be righteous a lot of the time. But I want to strive to be as close to it that I can get.
The Lord has been showing himself to me a lot lately through the Bible, and I've been spending a lot of my time in the Word, especially in the New Testament. It's packed full of such amazing verses and Godly advice. I realize that through God, my parents are wise. God showed them ways to encourage my sister and I in righteousness, and use those principles from the Bible to get through to us.
Another verse that has really hit home for me that has really encouraged me is this:
Psalm 19:20- "Listen to advice and accept instruction, so that you might gain wisdom in the future."
This past week I've been struggling with studying for my four exams in class this coming Monday. I have felt totally discouraged and convicted, especially with the instruction my parents were giving me. But after that, I read this verse over and over, and I realized that I just need to listen to their advice and accept their instruction, so that I might gain wisdom in the future. I felt a little bit better after reading that verse, and I have continually tried to just listen, instead of insisting of my own way.
I have been taught a lot this week through many verses, especially the ones all throughout this post... I have to have encouraged or have taught someone something this week :)
Love & God Bless,
It seems so hard to believe that school is almost over! I have officially one more week for my "co-ops" and then I am finished. I'll still have schoolwork to do at home, but I'm okay with doing school in the summer. Keeps me productive. ;) I'm okay with waking up early, doing schoolwork, then just chilling out. I have a very busy summer coming up ahead of me, and I can't wait to see what God has in store.
This summer, I'm solely going to focus on my relationship with Christ. Without school to stress me out, I can focus just on reading my Bible for a whole day! Totally immersed in God... spending as much time as I can with Him.
This summer I can:
Read my Bible
Ride my bike
Take walks
Go for a run
Go to Cone Zone
Go swimming
Drive more
You get the idea. This year, I plan to be outside more.. no matter if it is hot outside or not. The weather is gorgeous, so I want to be able to spend as much time as I can in it. It won't be here for an extremely long time.. For only about three of four months. Every year I complain that it is too hot, but I really want to make the most of my summer. :)
I want this year to be the most life-changing. I want to grow as a Christian, and help others grow. I want to have the best relationship that I can have with God, my family, and my friends!
Proverbs 19:20- "Listen to advice and accept instruction, so that you may gain wisdom in the future."
I want to do as this Proverbs verse says... I want to grow and gain wisdom now so that it will build for the future...
Love & God Bless,
Well, today is a great day of honor for all the mommies out there. But, today I'd like to honor my mommy. :) If I were to write her a letter, it would say this:
Dear Mommy,
I really want to thank you for all that you have ever done for me. I may not seem appreciative some of the time, but deep down I am really thankful that I have you in my life. You're one of the most amazing women I know, and you're so full of godly and wise advice. You mean the world to me, and I don't know what I would do without you(literally)! I'm glad that I have you there so I can go to you about anything, especially with everything that has been going on in my life recently. You're so special to me, and I'm so glad that God picked YOU to be my mom. He couldn't have picked someone better for us! :) Thank you for teaching me all that you have, so that someday when I am a mother, I can apply those things to my life. You have shown me how I should be the "Proverbs 31 woman" and showed me how I can be an example to others. You have helped me through everything, and I probably will need you in the future, too! ;) Thank you for everything.. I can never thank you enough for all of it! I love you SO much... more than you could ever know.
Love,
Megan
I hope that every mother our there gets honored, because they do everything that they possibly can for us! I'm so glad that I have my mom! Are you?
Love & God Bless,
Yesterday, I felt really convicted. . . . I noticed that I spend a lot more of my time on Facebook when I could be spending *precious* time with my Jesus! I'm not sure why it hit me yesterday, but it was just like a knock on the door of my heart. It was so clear to me that that is what I needed to do!
Last year I was completely serious on wanting to finish reading my Bible in a whole year, or less. It's been seven months TODAY since I officially started reading it everyday. I'm only in the book of Ruth, and I have many more books to go. I felt really discouraged, like I hadn't gotten too far into it. I'm still really serious about this goal, because I know I can do it through Him who strengthens me! I know that if I press on, I'll make it through. I'll finish my goal.
My decision wasn't made by anyone but me.. No one made me delete my Facebook, no one made that decision for me. It was God who put it on my heart that I should delete it. I feel happy that I made that decision by myself and with God telling me to do it. It's not that hard giving it up, and I know that I can go a while without it.
I can just spend my *free* time with JESUS, the one who has given me this precious life. I want to live my life for Him and Him alone! He has granted me the gift of life and has granted me with a life of forgiveness. Why shouldn't I want to spend some time with Him? Well, sometimes... it's just my sin nature to want to forget God. But, I always feel awful when I do that, which I should.
I want to be an example to others, and I want to show others that giving up something can really help you with your walk. I'm thinking of several things that I'm willing to give up. . . . TV time, iPod time, computer time, even school time. I spend a lot of time doing those things, when my Bible is in my room... sitting there for a day or two, not being opened. I feel terrible for not doing the things I said I would.
I'm not going to make YOU give up those things, this was just my personal decision... to help me in my walk with God. I hope you enjoyed reading this, because I definitely enjoyed writing it!
Love & God Bless,
