{"id":7973,"date":"2018-04-17T13:49:29","date_gmt":"2018-04-17T13:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/?p=7973"},"modified":"2018-04-17T13:49:29","modified_gmt":"2018-04-17T13:49:29","slug":"top-ten-memory-verses-pt-8-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/thoughts-from-the-cvm-team\/top-ten-memory-verses-pt-8-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Ten Memory Verses (Pt 8\/10)"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<h1>03. In the morning, LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly. Psalm 5:3<\/h1>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Welcome back, how are you getting on with getting these bible verses forged into your memory? I have to be honest I think I have lost my edge when it comes to impressive memory recall but let\u2019s keep going.<\/p>\n<p>In my household, the chances of getting up before my children and finding a quiet place to reflect and read my bible is rare, not impossible but rare. But, there have been seasons in my life where I have set an alarm and found time alone in the morning to pray and seek God with a bit more enthusiasm and focus, and it has transformed my life.<\/p>\n<p>With the bible verse for memory this week I want to suggest we go for it literally, and pull out 3 things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the morning<\/li>\n<li>lay my requests<\/li>\n<li>wait expectantly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Firstly, lets look at this thing of \u2018in the morning.\u2019 As I said, normally this just doesn\u2019t happen, the alarm gets hit or ignored. However when it has happened and I get up early to pray, I have found that my life as a Christian has grown. I have heard from God in these morning prayer times, found a new passion for the bible and even prayed for other people! Does it need to be in the morning? I can honestly say it does work so you can make up your own mind, but I am taking this one literally.<\/p>\n<p>Secondly, \u2018lay my requests.\u2019 I like this. So often we might have read that God knows your thoughts before you have even prayed so what\u2019s the point in praying? Well, even though he knows your every thought the invite is still to come to him and speak to him, talk and tell him what\u2019s on your heart. I like that. So often my son comes to me and I know exactly what he is thinking just by looking at him. However I don\u2019t stop him, hearing him pour it all out and look to me is part of this father and son deal.<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, we are told to wait expectantly, not to forget that we laid all this stuff in front of God or busy ourselves trying to fix the stuff we have just asked for help on. Waiting isn\u2019t easy, waiting expectantly is even harder as it requires faith and hope that stuff will change or be answered.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/team-cvm-podcast_600x200.jpg?w=750\" alt=\"team-cvm-podcast_600x200\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Image Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/oUiTrFhnEkE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ben White<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/thoughts-from-the-cvm-team\/top-ten-memory-verses-pt-8-10\/\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 897245;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png?w=750\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>03. In the morning, LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly. Psalm 5:3 Welcome back, how are you getting on with getting these bible verses forged into your memory? I have to be honest I think I have lost my edge when it comes to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 897245;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":7893,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[20,631,1422,1439],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/memory-verses.png?fit=565%2C350&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7PoLK-24B","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7891,"url":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/thoughts-from-the-cvm-team\/top-ten-memory-verses-pt-1-10\/","url_meta":{"origin":7973,"position":0},"title":"Top Ten Memory Verses (Pt 1\/10)","date":"27 February 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Growing up I was taken along to church and soon discovered an incredible gift, I was amongst the elite few in Draw Swords and Bible memory verses. You might be asking what these two arenas of combat are and who are the chosen warriors that compete in such crucibles of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Team CVM&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/memory-verses.png?fit=565%2C350&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":7976,"url":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/thoughts-from-the-cvm-team\/top-ten-memory-verses-pt-10-10\/","url_meta":{"origin":7973,"position":1},"title":"Top Ten Memory Verses (Pt 10\/10)","date":"1 May 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"01. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. Ephesians 4:32 We made it, finally at the end of my (unofficial) top ten bible memory verses. Thank you for journeying with me on this, I hope it hasn\u2019t been too bad,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Team CVM&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/memory-verses.png?fit=565%2C350&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":7897,"url":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/thoughts-from-the-cvm-team\/top-ten-memory-verses-pt-3-10\/","url_meta":{"origin":7973,"position":2},"title":"Top Ten Memory Verses (Pt 3\/10)","date":"13 March 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"08:\"The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name's sake. Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Team CVM&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/memory-verses.png?fit=565%2C350&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":7975,"url":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/thoughts-from-the-cvm-team\/top-ten-memory-verses-pt-9-10\/","url_meta":{"origin":7973,"position":3},"title":"Top Ten Memory Verses (Pt 9\/10)","date":"24 April 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"02. But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. 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Let's see if we can take this verse into the week and commit it to memory. 09: Consider it pure joy,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Team CVM&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/memory-verses.png?fit=565%2C350&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":7898,"url":"https:\/\/www.cvm.org.uk\/blog\/thoughts-from-the-cvm-team\/top-ten-memory-verses-pt-4-10\/","url_meta":{"origin":7973,"position":5},"title":"Top Ten Memory Verses (Pt 4\/10)","date":"20 March 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"07:\u00a0Let your light shine among men that they may see your good deeds and praise your father in heaven. 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