I have never really had a verse for a particular season of life. I had one that was helpful when Hubby was very sick & I just had to keep pushing through. But it never really felt like a verse given my God.
Well that has changed!
I have been struggling with thoughts that Hubby will never return to Jesus. Its hard after 8 years of feeling like nothing is changing & if anything, things seem to be going backwards. Then to top it off Monkey has started saying that he doesn't want to go to church with me.
This hit hard the Sunday before we made our emergency trip to Oklahoma. I decided I needed to set an example for Monkey & still go to church. Show him that its something that I value. And I'm glad I did!
It was a great service, full of prayer & opportunity to be prayed for. It was an opportunity to cry out to God & let him see my aching heart.
The next day I decided that just because Monkey didn't go to church didn't mean that I couldn't teach him at home so I started thinking of things I could do.
Pray with him more, read Bible stories every night again, and start teaching him scripture! I searched & searched for the prefect first scripture for him to memorize & I thought I had it one night.
Well the next morning it just didn't feel right so I started thinking & praying for God to reveal the verse he wanted me to teach and he gave me this verse...
This is a verse that I'm not just teaching Monkey but also praying myself!
We are taught that God's Word is "living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword" (Hebrews 4:12) so what better way to conquer this evil that is attacking my son & that has its grip on my husband's heart than to declare that my family with serve the Lord!
I would love to hear your family verse or your verse for just this season. Please share!
Well that has changed!
I have been struggling with thoughts that Hubby will never return to Jesus. Its hard after 8 years of feeling like nothing is changing & if anything, things seem to be going backwards. Then to top it off Monkey has started saying that he doesn't want to go to church with me.
This hit hard the Sunday before we made our emergency trip to Oklahoma. I decided I needed to set an example for Monkey & still go to church. Show him that its something that I value. And I'm glad I did!
It was a great service, full of prayer & opportunity to be prayed for. It was an opportunity to cry out to God & let him see my aching heart.
The next day I decided that just because Monkey didn't go to church didn't mean that I couldn't teach him at home so I started thinking of things I could do.
Pray with him more, read Bible stories every night again, and start teaching him scripture! I searched & searched for the prefect first scripture for him to memorize & I thought I had it one night.
Well the next morning it just didn't feel right so I started thinking & praying for God to reveal the verse he wanted me to teach and he gave me this verse...
For me and my family, we will serve the LORD.
Joshua 24:15
This is a verse that I'm not just teaching Monkey but also praying myself!
We are taught that God's Word is "living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword" (Hebrews 4:12) so what better way to conquer this evil that is attacking my son & that has its grip on my husband's heart than to declare that my family with serve the Lord!
I would love to hear your family verse or your verse for just this season. Please share!
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