Wow! January is about to turn the page with the Song of Sylvia History of 2010. Let me say first, I know I am blessed but have emotions and feelings that question that statement. Part of me says the way January began this year can only get better.
The truth is though I have lived through some difficult moments in January, I've had some deep Joyful moments too. God allowed me to experience some unusual significant health challenges and miss my grandson, Micah's birthday party in Fort Worth for two years in a row now.
Even in the midst of my health issues God showed off with some major miracles for me. These miracle testimonies will pop up as the year progresses. I am taking time to notice and pay attention to what is happening in my life so that I can re-member well. The REST of God brings such refreshing restoration that helps me persevere for God's best in my life.
During this month my Heavenly Father allowed me to experience the most JOYFUL moments when I attended the Siesta Scripture Memory Team Celebration with Beth Moore and Living Proof Ministries Staff. The same weekend I attended my youngest grandson, Cooper's 2 Birthday Party in Houston.
I am praising God that I am getting much stronger health wise and learning much from this experience. Hiding God's Word in my heart is significant to growing me in my faith and walk with Jesus Christ. Beth challenged me to do that last year and Oh, how blessed I am because I took the challenge. I desire to continue the scripture memory two verses a month. One scripture to post Day 1 of the month and another scripture to post Day 15 of the month.
I committed to scripture meditation not scripture memory. So if you are concern about committing to scripture memory go for scripture meditation. Post it in the comment section of this blog by entering your name and location that we can get to know one another. Post your verse as I write my verse each month and pick up an index card spiral and write it there that you can keep this spiral in with you. If you would like more info on the spiral let me know. My writing skills frustrate me and with God's Grace maybe you understand what I just wrote. I promise to work to improve my writing skills.
Thank you for going on this journey with me and your kindness to make comments that I know someone is actually reading what God gives me to write. To be completely transparent, this blog is a personal challenge for me to accomplish and gives me a place to be accountable in scripture meditation and memory. The most important person to read this blog is my Heavenly Father. I write to please Him and Give Him Glory. If you are blessed in the process I am eternally grateful for God's Grace and Mercy.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Silent Night...Sabbath Time
God is whispering in my ear "Be still and know that I Am God." from Psalm 46:10
It is taking me a lifetime to begin to understand Sabbath. Yes God has seriously been calling me to a season of rest for some time. As 2010 began the music was playing at the forte level. I developed a complication on Jan 5, 2010 from a simple outpatient surgery during the holidays. I am improving a little bit each day however, when I think I am pacing myself well, before I realize it I have overdone it. As the saying goes one step forward and two steps back or maybe just the reverse. This week is no exception to having difficulty giving up what I learned so well growing up.
It is time now for me to go and elevate my right leg but I wanted to create a post for this blog before I turn off the computer. I am going to rest and as I do so read a few more pages from "The Rest of God" by Mark Buchanan then review my scripture memory for January the two verses I posted yesterday.
Thank you for your patience as I learn how to be a blogger to the Glory and Praise of Jesus Christ my LORD. Any of you who read this and could offer some tips, etc in creating a interesting blog or response to what I have written, please leave comments.
It is taking me a lifetime to begin to understand Sabbath. Yes God has seriously been calling me to a season of rest for some time. As 2010 began the music was playing at the forte level. I developed a complication on Jan 5, 2010 from a simple outpatient surgery during the holidays. I am improving a little bit each day however, when I think I am pacing myself well, before I realize it I have overdone it. As the saying goes one step forward and two steps back or maybe just the reverse. This week is no exception to having difficulty giving up what I learned so well growing up.
It is time now for me to go and elevate my right leg but I wanted to create a post for this blog before I turn off the computer. I am going to rest and as I do so read a few more pages from "The Rest of God" by Mark Buchanan then review my scripture memory for January the two verses I posted yesterday.
Thank you for your patience as I learn how to be a blogger to the Glory and Praise of Jesus Christ my LORD. Any of you who read this and could offer some tips, etc in creating a interesting blog or response to what I have written, please leave comments.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Singing from the Classroom of Life
Learning to write posts and blog and create something beautiful is definitely a process. Yesterday I spent considerable time creating a Post for a Song of Faith...Now I am in Faith believing that eventually I will get better at creating blogs.
I finally just decided to delete what I had written and start over again. I was so thrilled at the faithfulness of God to favor me with His goodness when I had a doctor appointment yesterday. I can now see progress in one area of healing. Now I need to focus on what my new normal of activity needs to be.
I'm changing subjects now...One reason of many reasons for this blog is to continue meditating and memorizing scripture in 2010 that I began with in January of 2009. It is my intent to continue what Beth Moore and LPM started in me to be accountable and hide God's Word in my heart that I may learn to hear His Voice and learn to be obedient when He Speaks.
Jan 1-14, 2010
John 13:7 (NIV) Jesus replied, "You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand."
January 15-31, 2010
Psalm 119:105 (KJV) Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
On another post I will discuss more about my scriptures. If you would like to join me in this effort feel free to post your scripture in the comment area. I've learned to limit myself by selecting a scripture that is what I need at the time. My scripture is doable for me to have the time to focus in meditating and hide God's word in my heart.
I finally just decided to delete what I had written and start over again. I was so thrilled at the faithfulness of God to favor me with His goodness when I had a doctor appointment yesterday. I can now see progress in one area of healing. Now I need to focus on what my new normal of activity needs to be.
I'm changing subjects now...One reason of many reasons for this blog is to continue meditating and memorizing scripture in 2010 that I began with in January of 2009. It is my intent to continue what Beth Moore and LPM started in me to be accountable and hide God's Word in my heart that I may learn to hear His Voice and learn to be obedient when He Speaks.
Jan 1-14, 2010
John 13:7 (NIV) Jesus replied, "You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand."
January 15-31, 2010
Psalm 119:105 (KJV) Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
On another post I will discuss more about my scriptures. If you would like to join me in this effort feel free to post your scripture in the comment area. I've learned to limit myself by selecting a scripture that is what I need at the time. My scripture is doable for me to have the time to focus in meditating and hide God's word in my heart.
Monday, January 25, 2010
My First Blog...I'm nervous and not sure of what I am doing.
January 25, 2010
I wanted to respond to several post on Beth Moore Living Proof Ministry Blog for Scripture Memory and always using Anonymous to respond even with listing my name location just didn't seem right. So I created me a google account but could not think of a blog name that made sense of who I am at the time...however here I am since God finally revealed my blog name to me the title of Sylvia's Song...which will be a variety in the music of life to post.
As a young child music spoke to me in such a unique way. This past weekend I was blessed to get to attend Beth Moore and Living Proof Ministries 2009 Siesta Scripture Memory Team Celebration in the Fellowship Hall of Houston's First Baptist Church. This was rather nostalgic as my husband, Les and I were blessed to be part of Water'sEdge Sunday School Class Beth taught from 2000 until May 2006 when God led Beth in other directions.
There were only 507 ladies from 42 states including Alaska and Hawaii plus a lady from Alberta, Canada. The glue that bled through each of us is a deep desire to meditate and hide God's word in our hearts and know him better in our lives. This group was smaller than Water's Edge normal Sunday School Class which average around 850 each Sunday more or less. The intimacy was amazing we experienced this past Friday night and Saturday morning with each other and the staff and volunteers.
God has me in a season of rest right now and I wasn't sure I would be able to go...I was so richly blessed from being able to participate for the entire event. Jane H. reminded me a few months ago I had to miss the Saturday morning portion and now God was giving it back to me with SMT Celebration Saturday morning. I was so blessed to see the courage and strong spirit of almost 200 ladies traveled by themselves just to attend this event. It truely was the Siestaville Community and there are no strangers. We are just now meeting face to face who we have dialoged with for at least a year etc.
From conversations I had with Annie's Eyes, Angie XOXO plus Beverly Brandon and Jane Herring God gave me the name Sylvia's Song when I returned home Friday evening. Beth gave a teaching on Psalm 119 which has 176 verses for this conference which gave us all a new perspective on this amazing Psalm. Travis Cottrell was there to lead in worship and KMac and Lisa Pierre gave him back up and were awsome. The direction of musical worship that Travis guided the group in was so annointed. Over my lifetime God has spoken to me through music many times; this weekend was no exception. Whala "Sylvia's Song...for the songs I must Sing"
Many more blogs to write now this one is my Genesis or shall I say my very humble beginning to see where God is directing me. Thanks for visiting my blogspot.
Grace and Peace,
Sylvia
I wanted to respond to several post on Beth Moore Living Proof Ministry Blog for Scripture Memory and always using Anonymous to respond even with listing my name location just didn't seem right. So I created me a google account but could not think of a blog name that made sense of who I am at the time...however here I am since God finally revealed my blog name to me the title of Sylvia's Song...which will be a variety in the music of life to post.
As a young child music spoke to me in such a unique way. This past weekend I was blessed to get to attend Beth Moore and Living Proof Ministries 2009 Siesta Scripture Memory Team Celebration in the Fellowship Hall of Houston's First Baptist Church. This was rather nostalgic as my husband, Les and I were blessed to be part of Water'sEdge Sunday School Class Beth taught from 2000 until May 2006 when God led Beth in other directions.
There were only 507 ladies from 42 states including Alaska and Hawaii plus a lady from Alberta, Canada. The glue that bled through each of us is a deep desire to meditate and hide God's word in our hearts and know him better in our lives. This group was smaller than Water's Edge normal Sunday School Class which average around 850 each Sunday more or less. The intimacy was amazing we experienced this past Friday night and Saturday morning with each other and the staff and volunteers.
God has me in a season of rest right now and I wasn't sure I would be able to go...I was so richly blessed from being able to participate for the entire event. Jane H. reminded me a few months ago I had to miss the Saturday morning portion and now God was giving it back to me with SMT Celebration Saturday morning. I was so blessed to see the courage and strong spirit of almost 200 ladies traveled by themselves just to attend this event. It truely was the Siestaville Community and there are no strangers. We are just now meeting face to face who we have dialoged with for at least a year etc.
From conversations I had with Annie's Eyes, Angie XOXO plus Beverly Brandon and Jane Herring God gave me the name Sylvia's Song when I returned home Friday evening. Beth gave a teaching on Psalm 119 which has 176 verses for this conference which gave us all a new perspective on this amazing Psalm. Travis Cottrell was there to lead in worship and KMac and Lisa Pierre gave him back up and were awsome. The direction of musical worship that Travis guided the group in was so annointed. Over my lifetime God has spoken to me through music many times; this weekend was no exception. Whala "Sylvia's Song...for the songs I must Sing"
Many more blogs to write now this one is my Genesis or shall I say my very humble beginning to see where God is directing me. Thanks for visiting my blogspot.
Grace and Peace,
Sylvia
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