A time of study

It is already the beginning of Oct. The past 12 months have flown by so quickly. If you would have asked me a year ago where I would be living, I doubt I would have replied: "Idaho". But the Lord plans our steps, it is up to each of us to seek Him, daily, and follow Him.  Not looking to each other for direction, only looking to the Lord.

Each of us has an individual life, our own path.  We should not be competing with each other, but be singled minded toward the Lord. Focused on Him and Him alone. Then, as others come into or cross our paths, our lives are blessed, enhanced and able to love and serve others.

I love the follow verses from the book of John. Jesus is telling Peter not to worry about what 'the other person' is doing, but follow Him.
Jhn 21:20 NKJV - Then Peter, turning around, saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following, who also had leaned on His breast at the supper, and said, "Lord, who is the one who betrays You?"
Jhn 21:21 NKJV - Peter, seeing him, said to Jesus, "But Lord, what [about] this man?"Jhn 21:22 NKJV - Jesus said to him, "If I will that he remain till I come, what [is that] to you? You follow Me."
At church, we are doing a 50 day study on Seven Spiritual Disciplines.
the following prayer is the basis of the seven spiritual disciplines.

Father,

Give me the faith of Abraham,

The humility of Moses,

The strength of Samson,

The wisdom of Solomon,

The Spirit of Elijah,

The heart of David,

And the love of Jesus.

Amen

We spend a week on each discipline. Doing a daily devotional, (as a church doing it all at the same time) then the Pastor teaches the following Sunday about the discipline. We have studied Abraham, and Moses. Now we are on Samson. In each study I see that they were men, just a human such as me. They had fear, doubt, questions, and yet, trusted God to be exactly who He says He is. To DO exactly what He says He will do. That God KEEPS HIS PROMISES, and that the very SAME promises are ours today, just as they were to these men years ago.

I believe that this falls in line with how the Lord has been pressing me to dig deeper into His Word. To not just read it, but dig deeper, study it, ask myself the following questions as I read each chapter:

1. What is your favorite verse?  Why?
2. What is your least favorite verse? Why?
3. Is there a verse you do not understand? (if not, inquire for more information. www.blueletterbible.com is an excellent resource)
4. Think of a Title for the chapter you read. Why?
5. Write a summary of the chapter, how it applies/affects you personally.

By doing these things, I find I retain more information & have a better understanding of what the Lord is teaching me.  Also; I have discovered, that I need to write, in long hand... letter by letter on a piece of paper or index card, Gods promises TO ME and READ them DAILY out loud!!  I know it sounds weird, but I was told "you believe more of what you say than anything you 'hear' other people say"

and I do believe it... or why would I bother saying anything at all if I didn't believe I was telling the truth??? haha~  So READ OUT LOUD and HEAR yourself say the Words of the Lord and be blessed.

Gal 6:18 NKJV - Brethren, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with your spirit. Amen.

Kim