A cup of tea... anyone?

One of my New Years Resolution is to memorise Bible verses. I've always wanted to memorise verses but never got around to do it! (oops!) But yeah... I guess it takes dedication and discipline to seat down, open your bible, highlight a verse, write it down, and remember it. Sounds simple but oh boy... it is hard!

So far, I've remembered these verses.

James 1:19 "My Dear Brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry"

Colossians 3:2 "Set your minds on things above, not on Earthly things"

James 1:2 "Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised for those who love him"

Remembering verses are helpful. It is your weapon, our weapon against trials and temptation and against sin and the Devil. It is God's way of guiding us through storms or discouraging moments. I've heard this story ones about this man who went scuba diving with an expert diver. While scuba diving, he was faced with a storm, crashing seas and all. And he was scared. He tried to stay calm and get the thought of the storm out of his head, as if everything was fine. But, instead, the expert diver said: Don't worry I'm here to guide u out, just follow my voice. Yeah... u get where I'm heading. Sometimes, in storms, we might try to stay calm and act like everything is okay but who are we kidding... how can we ignore rocky seas and impossible situations? We need God's calm voice, that voice to direct us. That's why, scriptures are important. It serves as a sword, a shield and a map.

Well, I guess I don't really restrict myself to a number or say remember one verse per day because I know such will just make it more like a routine, something I MUST do rather than something I WANT to do. This goes with quiet time as well. I mean, yes... its good to discipline ourselves to spend time with God BUT at the end of the day, it all comes down to your willingness to WANT to do it and when u're willing, God will naturally speak to us rather than if u feel oblige to spend time with God out of guilt. So, quiet time to me is not fixed. I can wake up and feel like reading the Bible or feel the need to read it before bed or before leaving the house. And if I don't feel like reading, I'll just lie in bed and talk to God or crack my piano up with worship.

Hehe... I guess this post went longer than I intend. I guess I might put down verses that I memorise on here to spur myself on and give u all encouragements!