Group wall: The MULTI-Millionaires’ Club!§↻

thank you kindly for the invitation, JDJDJD

Thank you all, and especially you, joosep. My emotions are up and down, but the power and sharpness of God's Word never changes. I need to take more time to meditate on what I am memorizing, but I also need to have patience with myself. I don't know if it's happened to any of you, but sometimes I open up the Scriptures, pray to find something for my soul, and get absolutely nothing. Other times, God reveals such wondrous things that I cry! Fruit will come in due time, and God will give me what I need when I need it. Patience.

It's so good to know that I'm not alone, but that there are others who experience the same feelings and are able to help/encourage me along. Thank you all so much!!!

Meditate on God’s word. Don’t just recite it, but prayerfully, slowly, dwell on the words. Think through them and what they mean, and pray that God will speak to you through them.

Your time of memorizing and your time of meditating on God’s word are not the same time. One is academic, that we do repeatedly with a goal in mind, to memorize the words. The other comes after we have them memorized, and is more thoughtful and slow and intentional.

I hope that helps.

I agree with MarkAnthony and with JDJDJD, and just want to say treeswallow, just keep pressing on. Taking the time to pray before reviewing your verses is important. Perhaps making it a point to go slower and to lower the number of verses you review. But mainly I want to say, to just keep pressing on. Emotions change all the time, but the word of God does not change. Psalm 1 talks about how the person who meditates on the Lord will be like a tree planted by streams of water. It yields its fruit in its season. Fruit doesn't come instantly :) It comes in its season. So my advice for myself, 'cause I need it too!! and for you is to keep on and wait patiently for that fruit to grow.

The fact the question was posed, and that you still have that desire for that deeper meaning tells me that the Holy Spirit is still striving with you. The fact that there's a struggle or even discouragement, tells me the enemy sees what's going on, and he's trying to force a disconnect.

One thing I've learned regarding the Bible lately is that it will speak for itself if you allow it, going line upon line, and precept upon precept. You have this one book, yet different groups around the globe believing different things shows the impact of man's interpretation. But if you allow it speak for itself, it can blow you away.

Jeremiah 29:13 simply says if we search for God with all our hearts, with everything we have, we WILL find Him. The enemy wants to stop this. But it's not his choice, it's ours. He can't have my choice.

So I'd just like to encourage you to press on. When we make the right choice, we'll end up with fruits of the Spirit. We're all in this together. 😀

That’s something I struggle with too. I think praying for the Lord to help you with that is the answer. I have just been asking the Lord to use these scriptures to speak to my heart. I know the Lord will answer me and I always regret not asking earlier, and more often.

Hi all! I have a question, and I thought this would be a good place to ask it. I'm sure this question has been answered many times.

Any tips on how to get verses from your head to your heart? I'm really having a hard time, I know the Scriptures, but they don't seem to be hitting me as hard as they once did. I need them to move that incredibly long 18 inches from my brain to my soul. I'm starting to get discouraged... Any advice?

Thank you, JDJDJD!

Nope! All messages from (almost) all groups show up in the news feed.

Sounds great. Question: If I'm in another group simultaneously, does that mean the news feed in the first group changes in terms of what they are seeing?

You should have your invitation to join now. Sorry I've only just seen your message. Congrats on the 2 million!

May I please join?

Thank you!

congratulations on 2 million, HomeSchoolMama!

Great work! Keeping God's Word in my heart and mind (and in front of my face) throughout the day has really helped me too!

Surprisingly, I reached 2,000,000 points today!! 🎉🥳 I am so thankful for this site to help me memorize and review scripture. The constant review helps so much!

thank you

Thank y'all!

Mikejody. To answer your question I have a much deeper confidence in God’s goodness and in His sovereignty.

Secundus and treeswallow, you should both soon get invitations to join. I need to be on my computer to do it. Currently on my iPad. Sorry for the delay. Anyone else waiting for an invite? Congrats on all that scripture learning. 💕

Hello FinalAsgard :) Actually, I do have 2 million points. treeswallow has more than 3 million. Not complaining, just asking.

Nobody invited me! 🙂

Secundus, you need to get 2,000,000 points on this site first, then you will be invited in. :)

hello. could i join?

mikejody Learning the Scripture has increased my trust and confidence in Almighty God. I have far less anxiety.

Those of you in the multi-millionaire's club have memorized lots of Scripture; does anyone want to share how it has affected their lives? Is there anything different now than before you began?

Cool!

it is harder for a rich man to get to heaven than a camel going through the eye of a needle

Thank you Peter. I’ll look those up. And Secundus I’m glad the what I shared was a help to you. I pray your health problems improve but more importantly that you find Good Shepherd in the Valley.

thank you PeterP

I’m half way through listening to a preaching series by Rick Warren on Psalm 23, which has two sessions on ‘God in the Valleys’.
The recordings are here https://saddleback.com/watch/living-in-the-goodness-of-god

Hello JDJDJD
I read your comment of 15 November

"I’m calling this stage of my life’s journey “In the valley”. Psalm 23 is so precious and the certain assurance that the Good Shepherd is with me every step of the way through the valley."

I found those words to be comforting this morning, because I'm experiencing some persistent health problems. Thank you for sharing those words which helped me to put my focus on our Good Shepherd. "In the valley" is also a phrase I will remember.

May God and His presence, comfort, and healing continue to be very present with you.

Merry Christmas to all!