"Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD,
whose trust is the LORD.
He is like a tree planted by water,
that sends out its roots by the stream,
and does not fear when heat comes,
for its leaves remain green,
and is not anxious in the year of drought,
for it does not cease to bear fruit.”
Jeremiah 17:7-8
whose trust is the LORD.
He is like a tree planted by water,
that sends out its roots by the stream,
and does not fear when heat comes,
for its leaves remain green,
and is not anxious in the year of drought,
for it does not cease to bear fruit.”
Jeremiah 17:7-8
Blessed = happy or satisfied
Trust = to rely or depend upon
The word picture of being a tree planted by water captures my heart. Sending deep roots to the stream, to the waters of life....do I know how to do that? Have I done enough of that?
I feel like I'm living in a year of drought....extra pain on top of my already full plate of managing another chronic pain. Are my leaves green? Am I still bearing fruit?
Prompted by my desire to continue to go deep and reach for the waters of life I began memorizing 1 Peter on March 9, 2011, the beginning of Lent. I completed it on May 18th.
I'm hesitant to share this on video. I'm humbled by God's grace to help me over some hurdles to memorizing an entire book. I will share those in another post. However, the sharing of God's Word can encourage and spur one another one to love and good deeds. So, I share it humbly and cautiously.
I worked through my struggles of a video camera to record a recitation of the book. If you watch it you will see my initial hesitation and "mind blank." I pushed through. My wandering eyes are not on any words but just an avoidance of the camera.
Things to notice if you watch the entire video:
- A funny mistake but I catch myself and correct it. Yes, I do truly believe and agree with those verses. Can you find which ones?
- A humorous sound effect provided by my neighbor at just the right moment. Can you hear it? Hint: I smirked and smiled through it...and it is at the end.
Following Dr. Andrew Davis suggestion to make the book really stick in long term memory, I'm in the Recite it for 100 days phase.
Others have hid the Word in their hearts and have linked up here:
4 comments:
This is great, Amy! Thanks for linking up.
Love that you recite the references out loud. I need to do that next time. I say them in my head, but I don't know them all of them.
So encouraging!!
Wow! This is an amazing and wonderful accomplishment that surely required courage, Amy. I can't even remember my ATM password. Hard work that will always make you the one I want to sit next to on a bus!
Hi Amy,
Your watercolor painting is beautiful! I have missed you on blogland and have thought often of you.
Psalm 1 is among my favorite bible passages.
Hiding God's word in your heart is one sure way to grow in faith - for faith comes by hearing, and hearing, the word of God.
Watching you recite 1 Peter on video made my heart glad... to see you "in person" and to hear your gentle voice.
I am praying for God's redeeming love to be real in the midst of your difficult season .
Belated birthday greetings to your son Tommy... love to Judith.
Much love
Lidj
Amy, I loved listening to you recite I Peter, and loved the part at the end where the neighbor's motor starts up, making it sound just like growling...that made me chuckle. Thanks for your example....Beckie Johnson
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