We asked a question in small group on Sunday night that I have continued to ponder on all week….”What scripture verses have been important to you/helped you get through certain seasons of your life and why?” As I reflected back over my life I realized there are so many verses that have strengthened and encouraged me in different seasons of my life.
“Do not fear for I am with you, Do not anxiously look about you. For I am your God and will strengthen you, surely I will help you, surely I will uphold you with my righteous right hand”. Isaiah 41:10 (not the exact wording but this is how we sing it!)
Starting at an early age, my mom would sing this scripture verse to me whenever I was scared. This particular song helped me deal with being scared of the dark, monsters under my bed at night, the first day of school, etc. This was how she began to teach me the value of quoting scripture to myself and how having God’s word memorized can comfort you.
“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not unto your own understanding but it all your ways acknowledge him and he will direct your paths my friend”. Prov 3: 5-6
This is another verse that I can remember singing to myself as early as elementary school. It helped me find peace in otherwise uncertain situations.
“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future”. Jer 29 :11
This verse became important to me my senior year in high school when I was fearful of what the future held. I attended the same Christian school for 12 years and was taking a leap of faith by going to a huge, secular university! I remember quoting this verse to myself many times that first year of college when I wondered if I made the right decision.
Romans 12:1-2 Therefore, I urge you brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God- this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is- his good, pleasing and perfect will.”
During our pre-marriage counseling, the pastor encouraged Nick and I to pick out a verse for our marriage and this is the one we chose. We memorized it and discussed the importance of it to our future as husband and wife. It is good to be reminded that we ultimately have the same goal and it helps us to prioritize our life decisions.
It is amazing how just one question from small group can get you thinking about important spiritual truths. What a great reminder of how important it is to KNOW God’s word. This week I have been convicted to teach my kids scripture or even sing it to them as my mom did for me. I realized as I read through the book of Psalms a couple months ago how many verses I could sing. Who else can sing along?
- Create in me a clean heart, Oh God and renew a right spirit within me………….Ps 51:10
- My soul finds rest in God alone, my salvation comes from him………………….. Ps 62:1
- This is the day, This is the day, that the Lord has made, that the Lord has made…………..Ps 118:24
- Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path…………………………. Ps 119: 105
“I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.” Ps 119: 11












