Scripture Memory Verse ~ 7/28/19

This Week's Memory Verse:

Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.

Hebrews 10:23

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Scripture Memory Verse ~ 7/21/19

This Week's Memory Verse:

Why do you call Me, "Lord, Lord," and do not do what I say?

Luke 6:46

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Scripture Memory Verse ~ 3/4/12

Memory Verse ~
3/4/12-3/10/12

"You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires...and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness." 

Ephesians 4: 22, 24

(First Place 4 Health, "Living for Christ", Week 6)

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Scripture Memory Verse ~ 2/26/12

Memory Verse ~
2/26/12-3/3/12

"And to know this love that surpasses knowledge--that you may be filled to the measure of all the fulness of God." 

Ephesians 3:19

(First Place 4 Health, "Living for Christ", Week 5)

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Scripture Memory Verse ~ 1/15/12

Memory Verse ~ 1/15/12-1/21/12

"Be devoted to on another in brotherly love.  Honor one another above yourselves." 

Romans 12:10

(First Place 4 Health, "Better Together", Week 10)

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Scripture Memory Verse ~ 1/8/12

Memory Verse ~ 1/8/12-1/14/12

"Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another.  Forgive as the Lord forgave you." 

Colossians 3:13

(First Place 4 Health, "Better Together", Week 9)

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Memory Verse ~ 1/1/12-1/7/12

"Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble." 

1 Peter 3:8

(First Place 4 Health, "Better Together", Week 8)

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Scripture Memory Verse ~ 10/9/11

Memory Verse ~ 10/09/11-10/15/11

"Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you. " 

Romans 12:3

(First Place 4 Health, "Giving Christ Control", Week 7)

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Scripture Memory Verse ~ 9/4/11

Memory Verse ~ 9/4/11-9/10/11

"Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me." 

Psalm 51:12

(First Place 4 Health, "Giving Christ Control", Week 2)

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Scripture Memory Verse~ 8/21/11

Memory Verse ~ 8/21/11-8/27/11

"A new command I give you:  Love one another.  As I have loved you, so you must love one another.  By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another." 

John 13: 34-35

(First Place 4 Health, "Seek God First", Week 11)

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Scripture Memory Verse ~ 8/14/11

Memory Verse ~ 8/14/11-8/20/11

"Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed." 

Proverbs 16:3

(First Place 4 Health, "Seek God First", Week 10)

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Scripture Memory Verse ~ 8/7/11

Memory Verse ~ 8/7/11-8/13/11

"Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have recieved from God?  You are not your own; you were bought at a price.  Therefore honor God with your body." 

1 Corinthians 6: 19-20

(First Place 4 Health, "Seek God First", Week 9)

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Scripture Memory Verse ~ 7/31/11

Memory Verse ~ 7/31/11-8/6/11

"Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.  Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is -- His good, pleasing and perfect will." 

Romans 12:2

(First Place 4 Health, "Seek God First", Week 8)

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Scripture Memory Verse ~ 7/24/11

Memory Verse ~ 7/24/11-7/30/11

"Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God." 

Matthew 4:4

(First Place 4 Health, "Seek God First", Week 7)

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Scripture Memory Verse ~ 7/3/11

Memory Verse ~ 7/3/11-7/9/11

"Whoever has My commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves Me.  He who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I too will love him and show Myself to him." 

John 14:21

(First Place 4 Health, "Seek God First", Week 4)

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Scripture Memory Verse ~ 6/19/11

Memory Verse ~ 6/19/11-6/25/11

"But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well." 

Matthew 6:33

(First Place 4 Health, "Seek God First", Week 2)
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Sharing Our Testimony

This week our 1st Place leader gave us an assignment.  Sharing our testimony.

She didn't leave us hanging with no direction, though.  She gave us a list of questions.  One for each day of the week.  After answering all 7 questions, you can then compile your answers into an essay form.  Your testimony.  My testimony, I should also say.

So, I thought I'd share the questions with you today so that if you so desire you can answer one question a day or all in one day for your own written down testimony.

You can then use it to share with others, if you choose.

Here are the questions:

-Sunday:  Where was I born, to whom and what kind of childhood did I have?

-Monday:  How old were you when you first remember hearing about Jesus and who told you about Him?

-Tuesday:  Did your family know about Jesus and what were their feelings about Him.

-Wednesday:  How and when did you come to realize that you wanted Jesus to love you?  When did you realize that you wanted to love Jesus?  And how did you go about loving Him?

-Thursday:  When were you baptized, give details:  where, by who, what kind of day was it and who was there?

-Friday:  How involved were you when you first became a Christian?  How often did you attend church and what services did you perform, if any?

-Saturday:  How involved in the church are ou now?  How do you share your faith?  Do other people know that you are a Christian?  How can they tell?

I'll be working on these questions this week and hopefully I'll be able to share my testimony with you next week.

How about you?  Are you willing to share your testimony with others?  Sometimes it is much easier to hid our lights under a bushel as the children's song goes.  But let's not do that.  Let us let our light shine for all to see.

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1st Place 4 Health ~ Walking In Grace Week 2

 "Walking in Grace".  (click on the title for an Amazon link.)

Our group meets at 8:00am on Sunday morning to discuss our individual study throughout the previous week.  This Sunday Tina did a great job of leading the discussion.  It was her first time and I was impressed.  I could definitely tell that she put some prep time in.

Week Two:  Gift of Grace
Grace is God's gift to us and He gives it generously.  Grace frees us from the stuggle of doing everything on our own.  God knows we need more than our own power to overcome the challenges we face.  God's grace frees us to change.

What images do the words "gift" and "grace" bring to you mind?  To me they mean joy, love, kindness.  A "gift" is given freely and from the heart to the other person.

There are two main catalysts for change.  One is to reach the point where you think "I can't go on like this anymore".  The other is when a person can see how life could be and know that making a change will make life better.  I've been at both places in my life.  Through God's grace we can be freed from the pit that we find ourselves in.  He will help us pull ourselves up and out and give us a hope for a better life.  We don't have to stay stuck.

The memory verse (2 Cor. 3:17) states that where the Spirit of the Lord is there is freedom.  God doesn't make us follow Him.  He gives us the freedom to choose to follow Him.  He also gives us the freedom to choose how to live our lives.  Healthy or unhealthy.  By being a part of the 1st Place 4 Health group, I am choosing to work toward becoming healthy.

God's grace will help us get through the difficulties that we face in life.  (Phil 4:4-6, Romans 12: 1-3, Titus 2:12).  We can renew our minds, learn to live more sensibly and endure with steadfastness.  Would you consider yourself sensible?  That a tough question.  I like to think I'm sensible, but I also know that I sometimes make decisions that aren't sensible especially when it comes to snacking. 

I am hopefull that with God's grace through the Holy Spirit that I can make the changes in my life so that I can live a sensible, healthy life in service to God.

You can read 1 Peter 1: 13-16 and use it as a prayer to help you fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

You may want to start a grace journal to record how God gives grace to you each and every day.

My Goals:  (How I Did This Week)

Spiritual:

-Strengthen my relationship with God.  (This will be an ongoing goal that I continue to work on)
-Maintain a daily Prayer, Bible reading and Study Time. (Check!)
-Learn the Memory Verse each week and try to remember the address.  (I struggle with remembering where the verse if found.)

Physical:

-Chart my measurements  (Check!)
-Exercise 15 miles or more per week.  (I only got 11 in :(  )
-Have at least 3 good eating days per week.  (I did it!)
-Dare I say lose 15 lbs?  Maybe 10 lbs?  ( I was down 1 lb!)

Mental:

-Continue taking my meds and vitamins striving to stay on an even keel.  (Meds & Vits.- check!  Striving-check!)
-Know my limits and try not to overwhelm myself with obligations.  (Very busy weekend.  Need to slow things down a bit.)
-Exercise my brain muscle with study, reading, blogging & crafting.  (Check!)

Emotional:

-Lean on God for my strength.  (Every day!)
-Love on my husband and kids and soak in their love for me.  (Need to work on this.)
-Take care of my responsibilities to the best of my ability and feel good about it.  (Pretty good.)
-Have meaningful, loving relationships with my family and church family. (Had a great time Sat. and Sun. and spent lots of quality time with family.)
 
Please keep praying for me as I work on Week 3:  Grace to Be Ourselves and work toward reaching my other goals.
 

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1st Place 4 Health ~ Walking In Grace Week 1

This past Sunday our 1st Place 4 Health group started a new study titled "Walking in Grace".  (click on the title for an Amazon link.)

The first week of every study is a "Welcome" and a time to overview the new book and set goals for the 12 weeks of the study.  Here is an overview of the chapters and my personal goals.

Overview:

Week 1:  Welcome
Week 2:  Gift of Grace
Week 3:  Grace to Be Ourselves
Week 4:  Saved By Grace
Week 5:  Encouragement of Grace
Week 6:  Transformed by Grace
Week 7:  Connected to Grace
Week 8:  Strengthened by Grace
Week 9:  Living in Grace
Week 10:  Responding in Grace
Week 11:  Sharing Grace
Week 12:  Time to Celebrate!

My Goals:

Spiritual:

-Strengthen my relationship with God.
-Maintain a daily Prayer, Bible reading and Study Time.
-Learn the Memory Verse each week and try to remember the address.

Physical:

-Chart my measurements
-Exercise 15 miles or more per week.
-Have at least 3 good eating days per week.  (to start)
-Dare I say lose 15 lbs?  Maybe 10 lbs?

Mental:

-Continue taking my meds and vitamins striving to stay on an even keel.
-Know my limits and try not to overwhelm myself with obligations.
-Exercise my brain muscle with study, reading, blogging & crafting.

Emotional:

-Lean on God for my strength.
-Love on my husband and kids and soak in their love for me.
-Take care of my responsibilities to the best of my ability and feel good about it.

-Have meaningful, loving relationships with my family and church family.
 
I pray for the strength, courage and motivation I'll need to work toward these goals.  I ask that you pray for me also.
 
Here I go!
 

The Power of Hope

I'll be starting my new First Place 4 Health study tomorrow.

I'll be using my "A Better Walk" blog as my 1st Place journal.

I'll be trying to use it to keep track of all 4 aspects of my daily life:

1. Spiritual
2. Physical
3. Emotional
4. Mental

Please come over and follow along with me in my journey.

Or better yet, why not start your own 1st Place journey and we'll walk together?