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This study is perfect for me to begin this year with. My focus for this year is to live more healthy: body, soul and mind. You can read more about my goals and how they came about in my post called, "This is the Day."
Psalms 118:24 says, "This is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it." I realized that I not only wanted to live each day, I wanted to rejoice in each day. Today is a fresh start. No matter what happened yesterday or last week or even a minute ago, I can start fresh because the Lord made each moment an opportunity of renewal and growth.
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With my favorite verse for this year in my mind I am ready to begin a new journey with the guidance of Proverbs 31 Ministries and the leading of the Lord. I hope you will consider joining me.
Do you have a focus verse? What do you hope to get out of this year?
Oh Amanda, I love the idea of a fresh start! A verse that Lysa mentions in the Made To Crave book I like to focus on is I Corinthians 10:23 which says, "Everything is permissible' - but not everything is beneficial." Something my pastor says a lot is we should be living for an audience of one (God) and that is my goal. To live each day for my Heavenly Father & to crave Him more than anything including food.
ReplyDeleteWhat I hope to get out of this year is I hope to make my church motto my own... "To know Christ, and make Him known."
ReplyDeleteFocus verse is Psalm 119:33-40 (HCSB)
Teach me, Lord, the meaning of Your statutes,
and I will always keep them.
Help me understand Your instruction,
and I will obey it
and follow it with all my heart.
Help me stay on the path of Your commands,
for I take pleasure in it.
Turn my heart to Your decrees
and not to material gain.
Turn my eyes
from looking at what is worthless;
give me life in Your ways.
Confirm what You said to Your servant,
for it produces reverence for You.
Turn away the disgrace I dread;
indeed, Your judgments are good.
How I long for Your precepts!
Give me life through Your righteousness.
Yes I will join you on this journey!