In the beginning there was God. We all know that. I know that. I accepted my salvation just shy of nine years ago. Upon that I wondered, "okay NOW WHAT?". LoL. And... that was when I was introduced to the chapter of John. Not a bad chapter to start my journey in, especially seeing how I was so on fire to learn more about who Jesus was. However, somewhere along the way, I lost a little zeal and... well lets just say the last nine years have been hit and miss when it comes to opening up the word of God. The ironic and yet somewhat surreal thing for me is that in this time I have had amazing recollection of scripture (the words, not the "actual" verse numbers).
So that is where it is all about to change. Call me optimistic (which is rare, I am usually prone to pessimism), but I have a funny feeling great things are upon us in 2011. Already we've seen God move in ways we couldn't ever imagine (i.e., Toby's new job assignment, my agreement with Sallie Mae, Aniela's health, etc.)
That being said, I see it only fit to start a journey (any journey, for that matter) AT THE BEGINNING! I am so excited about this. In conjunction with this commitment, I have also committed to Beth Moore's ministry Living Way Ministries; I will memorize, yes that's right, MEMORIZE 24 scriptures before 2012; thus making my sword sharper----
| Eph 6:17 | Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. |
Ps. Anyone who wants to join me, may! Here is the link to the rules. If you want to begin with me today, here is the link to today's "verse drop".
(PS I will promote this ministry forever, because this woman is called. Her calling in life is blessed, and through it I have been blessed. I love being a part of such a community of women as this). WOW.
I am so pumped already, I started with a journal I got for Christmas (that is purple, duh, with "blessed" written all over it), my NLT (purple) Bible and of course a purple pen. Oh' yeah I pulled out my purple "message" Bible as well, just in case I want to read vs.'s differently. ROFL. But best of all, I decided I was gunna get all "educational" on myself, and started a time-line (or family tree) in the front of my journal. This is so good for me. Really it is! :)
So this is the first vs. that God gave me that really I wanted to spend sometime meditating on:
Genesis 1:27 (NLT) - God created people (man) in his own image; God patterned them after himself; male & female, he created them.
The reason why this is a "striking" verse for me is because in this previous post, I mentioned a personal resolution to something that has plagued my life for 28 years. In a short version: I want to see myself how God sees me. I want to "give up" psychoanalyzing everything I do, and thus feeling like "crud" for everything I do. This is something that God has gradually been laying on my heart to do. I am glad He has finally delivered such desire and motivation to succeed. That being said, here are my thoughts on why this verse will be pivotal in my growth this year:
I find great comfort in knowing my place set "originally" by God was in HIS IMAGE. Void of faults, void of judgment, void of hate, and most of all void of doubt (or fear). You may see this as a huge expectation to live up to (perfect, right?), but I see it as the only answer for a cure to this insatiable disease I have let my body (spirit and mind, included) slowly consume.
I am calling for FREEDOM, and it starts at the beginning! Because, everything, everything, even God, starts at the beginning.
