Memorize the Word | Proverbs 3:5-6

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways, submit to Him, and He will make your path straight." -Proverbs 3:5-6

I've been trying to memorize this verse for a while now. It's the first verse that I've been trying to do this with. So I've basically been trying since this past September (2014). I think the reason why I haven't been able to memorize a verse is because of my own faults of not putting enough effort into reading it over and over, and just putting it off to the side. I got this free passage calendar last Thursday from the Wright Tire Service where I had gotten my oil change at. Yesterday when I finally opened it to put it up, guess what verse was for January. Yup, Proverbs 3:5. Irony or fate? For some reason this gave me a bit of hope and encouragement to try even harder to memorize it. I felt like God was subtly speaking to me. I will use this as motivation to allow in my life more alone time with God.

To me, this verse is everything. Trust Him and He will do the rest. We are only human, and everyone will make human mistakes and have human mindsets. But submit to God and He will do what His will is for you. He knows all. I always forget to do this. I'm so caught up with trying to steer my own life, thinking I know so much, that I forget sometimes what God wants. I forget a lot of the time actually. And that's what I want to do this year. Let go, and let God. I tell myself this so many times, but I really am striving for it this year because I know this year will be full of huge changes and I want everything to go correct. I believe for everything to go correct, I need to lean on God with my all because with Him by your side everything is alright. No matter if the changes are good or bad. I hope I can do whatever His will is for me this year.

Do with me what you will, Lord.

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Some 2015 Resolutions

I can tell this year is going to be a big year full of big changes, especially since I will be graduating from college this coming December. I've realized that I really need to start planning and getting organized, which will in the long run help with personal growth in a variety of ways. With that said, I am very excited for this new year!

Goals/Resolutions for my faith and personal growth:
1) Read 10 books
     - Not only read, but study and understand. I've noticed that as the years have passed, I have slowly slowed down on reading my Bible. This is something I really want to start again with and keep with it, making it a habit and a love that keeps me going. I need to stop thinking that I don't have time for it. That has definitely become a bad habit and taken over my ability to grow. Time isn't long enough to pass things as important as keeping up with your faith.
2) Memorize at least 10 Bible verses
     - What we know about God comes from the Bible. Therefore, the Bible is what we should reference and strive to know. This is the reason why I have made it a goal to memorize at least 10 Bible verses by the end of this year. I was definitely not gifted with great memorization skills, so I figured 10 is very do-able. I believe that by memorizing scripture, it will help keep the Lord in mind through daily life events, tell others about God, and increase our knowledge of the Word and of God.
3) Becoming more open, along with openly sharing my faith
     - I feel like this is a part of life that I really struggle with and I would love to improve on it. I've always been very closed off, keeping a lot to myself and feeling nervous about sharing my thoughts and feelings because what the consequences might be. This year I hope to step out of my comfort zone and share more with others. Along with this, it will help in building better and stronger relationships with those around me.

Let me know your thoughts or any resolutions you would like to share!

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