Day 20-The Beatitudes

"God blesses those who are merciful, for they will be shown mercy. 


God blesses those whose hearts are pure, for they will see God. 


God blesses those who work for peace, for they will be called the children of God. 


God blesses those who are persecuted because they live for God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs."


Matthew 5:7-10


Learn from them and be wise, brethren. I hope God's Word has impacted you over these 20 days. If so PLEASE share how you have been impacted. I would LOVE to hear!

Day 19-The Beatitudes

"God blesses those who are gentle and lowly, for the whole earth will belong to them." Matthew 5:5


"God blesses those who are hungry and thirsty for justice, for they will receive it in full." Matthew 5:6


Can I tell you brethren how hard it has been to not spill my guts about all God is speaking to me through these verses. But I will remain obedient to His instruction and finish up our 20 days of memorizing with only His Word.

God has a lot to say, I hope you are listening.

Day 18-The Beatitudes-Godly Living is found in these

"God blesses those who are poor and realize their need for him, for the Kingdom of heaven is theirs." Matthew 5:3


"God blesses those who mourn, for they will be comforted." Matthew 5:4


Though the first of 8, they ALL must be taken as a whole. We can't merely pick one or two and ignore the other's.

Describing a Relationship

"I know the greatness of the Lord-that our Lord is greater than other god." Psalm 135:5


When was the last time someone came up to you and asked you what a relationship with Jesus was like?

If never, how about now? I am asking you today. What is a relationship with Jesus like?

Would you describe yours?

You should ask someone, it's a great way to start talking about Jesus. Besides, you never know what impact it might make.

Day 17-A Verse to Live By

"Serve only the Lord your God and fear him alone. Obey his commands, listen to his voice, and cling to him." Deuteronomy 13:4

Altar Sunday

When you approach the altar and need more than just visitation time. I don't know about you, but today I need a complete cleansing of my heart. I need Jesus to do some major demolition within me.

Jesus do what only You can do. Clean out my heart and fill it up with more of You. Please don't let me walk away the same. Change me to be more like You, loving and kind, patient and gentle. Faithful and trustworthy. Remove all of me so You can be seen. I know it will hurt, but i want less of me and more of You. Chisel away! Amen

Day 16

"Unfailing love and faithfulness make atonement for sin. By fearing the Lord, people avoid evil. Proverbs 16:6


Love does cover a multitude of sin.

Missed and Loved

There are so many of you that we love dearly and are so precious to us. We have been blessed to meet so many wonderful brothers and sisters in Christ and though we have become distant, only by miles, we want you to know you are adored and loved by us.

We miss you terribly. We pray for you often. We wish we could take the time to call each one of you and visit. More than that, we wish we could come see each of you and squeeze your necks. We can relate to Paul. He had a longing in his heart to return to see so many of his brothers and sisters, and so do we.

There are pieces of G's heart and my heart, that have been left with each of you. It brings us great joy to know that though in this lifetime, being together might come far and few between, we know in heaven we will be with you forever.

We long for that day when we can rejoice with you at the feet of Jesus.

But in the meantime, in this day alone, know that you are immensely loved by all of us, Dax and Avery included.

You are adored by us but more so by the King of Kings.

Loving You through Him,

Garrett, Kristi, Avery and Dax

Day 15-Kindness or Cruelty

"Your own soul is nourished when you are kind but you destroy yourself when you are cruel." Proverbs 11:17


Maybe we should spend two days memorizing this passage.

Day 14-The Proper Clothing

"Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience."  Colossians 3:12

Day 13- Three Things That Last Forever

"Three things will last forever-faith, hope, and love- and the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13

Day 12-A Committed Love

"Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance." 1 Corinthians 13:7

Day 11

Love...

"It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out." 1 Corinthians 13:6

Without love...

we have nothing

Day 10

"It does not demand its own way. it is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged." 1 Corinthians 13:5

Jesus help me to love as You love, at all times. Amen

Altar Sunday

As you approach the altar today, may the Lord fill you with an enourmous amount of His love. For then as you leave the presence of the Lord His love will radiate off of you.

Day 9- To Be an Expression of Love

"Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude." 1 Corinthians 13:4-5

Love is Patient

"Love is patient and kind." 1 Corinthians 13:4

I just have to ask. How is storing God's Word going?

Are you noticing a difference? Is it becoming addictive? Do you look forward to reading God's Word?

I hope by the end of these 20 days you will keep on going.

I also wanted to share one more thing with you.

Yesterday Dax and I were headed back to the clinic from Chick-fil-a and he was "dying" for his fruit. So I handed him some and he ate it, but then he wanted more. I told him he was going to have to wait until we got back to the clinic and then he could have his food. Well of course Daxie didn't like to hear that so he fussed for a little bit. So I said, "Dax you are going to have to be patient, just like mommy, daddy and nana are being patient.

And Dax responded, "Well mommy I don't have patience."

"Well you need to call Jesus and ask Him for some." I responded.

And to that Dax says, "Well mommy I can't do that, I can't have patience because patience makes my heart hurt."

Sometimes being patient is hard, and can even make our hearts hurt, but possessing patience is a wonderful virtue and characteristic of Christ.

Jesus thank You for Dax. Thank You for teaching us the importance of Your Word and the importance of being patient. Amen

Day 8-Fruit or Nothing?

"Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing." John 15:5

Day 7

"Do everything without complaining and arguing, so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people." Philippians 2:14-15

Day 6-Less and Less

"He must become greater and greater, and I must become less and less." John 3:30

As I came across this verse to memorize, I realized that if I want God's Word to be our main focus then I need to allow God's Word to be the main focus.

In order for that to happen, my words written need to become less and less so God's Word can become the only words.

So for the next 19 days God's Word will be the only thing typed, thus allowing His Word to grow more and more within us.

Jesus take Your Word and implant it within us. May it's roots grow deep down in the depths of our hearts. Help us as we memorize, store, and apply Your Word. May it become habit forming. Amen