A New Year

Well, God has blessed us with another new year, and I can hardly believe it is already the second week of January!  When I was little, my uncle said "The older you get, the faster time goes." I did not believe him at that time, but now that I'm a few years older, I believe him.
This year, I plan to memorize a different Bible verse every week.  (See 52 Weeks.)  Last week I memorized Galatians 5:16:

"So I say, live by the Spirit and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature."

It is a small verse, so it did not take too long to commit to memory, but what a thought provoking sentence! I find myself thinking about my desires . . . are they my desires, or God's?  My prayer is that God will take away any desires that are mine and will not bring Him glory, and replace them with His desires for this life He has given me to live, so He will get the glory.  

This week I memorized Gen. 3:13:

"The LORD God said to the woman,"What is this you have done?" The woman said "The serpent deceived me, and I ate."

 

What am I doing that the Lord is looking at saying "What is this you have done?"  Sometimes, it (like Eve) is eating something I should have left alone.  Or perhaps I have spent too much time on the computer, or maybe I watched a movie, rather then spend time with my Savior. Or . . . fill in the blank.  How easy it is for the serpent to deceive me. 

I finished reading the book Tom Netherton, In The Morning of My Life.

What a handsome Christian singer, who does everything for the glory of the Lord!  I found his book to be an easy reading, page-turner!  Mr. Netherton can be a bit humorous, which I enjoyed.  I did not know that he was in the army.  I can't picture him as a training officer, yelling at new recruits to "Drop! Give me twenty!"
There was a young man at college who looks so much like Tom Netherton, it's unbelievable! I don't have any pictures of Justin, but picture a tall, blonde haired, guy, that had that 'American look' that gave me the impression that he ate apple pie and played baseball in his growing up years.

Happy New Year everyone!