Life is hard…I know…what a revelation! Honestly, I’m not just figuring that out, but it seems to be kind of “in my face” again recently! I’m having a hard time blogging and enjoying life in general, because the “stresses” of life seem to have taken over for awhile. Yes, I’ve been in the Word. Yes, I’ve been praying. Yes, I’ve fasted. So…now what? I wait. This is the hardest part for me. Waiting is not my forte. I’m not very patient. It’s something I desperately need to work on, so it seems that I’ve been placed into a position to learn how to do just that. Ugh!

I’m so sorry that I’ve not been much of a blogger as of late, but I honestly don’t have anything worthwhile to say. I really want this to be a place of encouragement, so when I don’t feel very encouraging…I tend to back away. I love you all dearly…my friends, my blog readers, my family. Please don’t give up on me. Just pray for me through these difficult times. God is definitely trying to teach me something. I’m eager and desperate to learn the lesson!

Whenever He gives me something to say…I’ll be here. Until then, thank you for being patient with me! I’ll definitely be here on Monday for our next scripture memory verse installment. I’m committed to that!

Be blessed my friends! You are loved and very important to me!

Can you believe it’s already March? I’m still trying to get used to writing 2010, and we’ve already completed two months of this “new” year. Where has the time gone? It’s also hard to believe that those of us that have been working on the Scripture Memory Verse Challenge for 2010 have 4 verses under our belt already! (If you joined us late…don’t worry about it. We’re simply so happy to have you meet us wherever you are along the journey.)

Before I get to the actual memory verse for the first part of the month, I thought I’d catch you up a little on what’s been going on with me since I’ve been a little light on blogging as of late.

Two weeks ago, I began a fast. I completely fasted from all solid foods and only drank water and organic fruit/veggie juices. I actually did a full seven day fast! I’ve completed several fasts before but nothing beyond 3 days. I’m still in shock at how easy the fasting part was. It wasn’t perfectly easy – there were a few (but very few) times of difficulty. However, for the most part, I felt great that entire week. Nobody (other than my family and a close friend or two that I asked to pray for me) even knew I was doing this. I was on such a spiritual “high” the entire time I was fasting. My quiet time in God’s Word was deep and very profound at times, and my prayer time was out of this world. I had 7 things that I focused on during the fast, and I devoted one day to each of those focuses. I feel like I’ve heard clearly from God in response to a couple of items, and I’m still waiting and praying about the others.

By contrast, the week after my fast was horrendous (and, this week is unfortunately starting the same way so far). I went from such a spiritual high to such a spiritual low very quickly. I honestly feel like I’m under attack (and probably am). But, I’m not going to stop trusting God for those things that I know to be true. I’m just feeling a little down these days, but that will change soon too. I just need a little time and a lot of prayer. Regardless, I WILL make fasting a regular part of my spiritual walk from now on. It’s way too important not to, and I feel so close to God during those precious times.

So, in light of the spiritual attack that I feel as if I’m under…I’ve chosen the following verse to memorize for the next 14 days:

Isaiah 43:2 (NKJV)
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you.
When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned,
Nor shall the flame scorch you.

Let’s hear it folks…verse, version, your first name, and city!

Be blessed dear friends!