Halfway There!

Congratulations! We are at the halfway point in our goal of memorizing scripture in 2013. Amazing!!

Knowing we were coming to the halfway point, I took a moment to look back at the verses I had hidden in my heart. It was like a trip down memory lane. As I remembered why I had chosen each verse a feeling of thankfulness welled up inside of me. The Word of the Lord had brought me through six months of highs and lows. Scripture had walked me through some joys, a few fears, guilt from sin, the loss of a loved one, and a mission trip to Macedonia…and through it all had given me hope and a peace that only our heavenly Father can provide.

Being a big-picture person I wanted to put all the verses on one sheet of paper and see them listed together. As I shared in the post on January 31st, each month I am writing my verses on small cards and keeping them in a leather holder. It’s a holder I used back in college when I first started memorizing scripture.

To help me see all the verses in one place I created a sheet to track them. If you are a big-picture person like me or if you would like a tool to track your verses you can click a link below to view the sheet. Some of us are memorizing verses each month and some of us are memorizing a certain number of verses, so I created two sheets to accommodate both. You are welcome to use them...just click the link you would like and when the page opens click 'File' then click 'Download As' then click 'Microsoft Word (.docx)'. It will open the document in MS Word and you can save to your computer.

Memory Verse - by date

Memory Verse - by number 

Elaine has another great way of tracking verses. She writes them on index cards and keeps them bound together. The current one she is memorizing travels with her wherever she goes…when she is driving it sits on the dash board, so she can see it (I love that idea). Sometimes she has her kids quiz her. They give her the reference then she quotes the verse or vice versa. What a win-win! She’s hiding the word in her heart, and they are learning the value of scripture memory while having fun quizzing their mom. Love it!

Looking back has encouraged me to press on and keep hiding God’s word in my heart. I’m truly thankful Elaine sent this challenge to us back in January…and I’m more than blessed to be doing it in community with all of you!!! 

My next verse is:

“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” Galatians 6:9 (NIV)

I look forward to reading the verse you are memorizing. We would also love to hear how you are tracking your verses. Feel free to share that in your comment.