Verses for May 1st (Remember - you choose your own verse and type it out in the comment box, followed by your name)

Ephesians 5: 1,2 "Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children, and live a life of love, just a Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant offering & sacrifice to God."
Judi C.

Scripture Memory Workout

Is anyone up for the challenge of memorizing 1 scripture verse every 2 weeks? Every day we're bombarded by messages about how important it is that we exercise our bodies in some way. What about exercising our minds? Here's an excerpt from Beth Moore's blog: "Scripture memorization has been among the most profoundly effective disciplines of the faith that God has ever given me to practice. Honestly, I think I would've lost my mind by now if He had not pasted His Word all over it. Every personal battle we face is won or lost on the playing field of our mind. I'm deeply serious when I tell you that I have some ongoing areas of relational challenge that would absolutely overtake my thought life with anxiety, fear, resentment and bitterness if I didn't grab my index cards at critical moments and start saying my Scriptures. I did it as recently as yesterday when, concerning a particular situation, I thought to myself, "I cannot take this again." It calmed me and kept me from acting like I felt. And then I slowly felt better. Scripture memory has long since been a necessity for victory for me. My mind is very prone to obsessive thoughts. I've never broken a single stronghold without deliberatly repeating Scriptures more times than my mind could repeat a destructive or unhealthy thought. The Truth finally trumps the lie or comforts the hurt. God prevails and I get the victory. This is the essence of 2 Cor. 10:3-5."
So here's all you have to do: (adapted from Beth's blog)
* Sign up on this post (by adding a comment) with your name.
* Watch for posts on the 1st and 15th of every month where I'll ask you to turn in the Scripture you're feeling led to memorize. (You'll write it all the way out in the version of your choice and put the reference with it because one of your Siestas might read it and want to memorize it next.) This is an important part of our process! We're NOT going to memorize the same Scriptures. I've learned through the years that we have the most victory with the verses that we each need most. Ask God to give you what He wants to prioritize for you this year then listen carefully through your quiet times, your Bible studies and your pastor's sermons for verses that really resonate with you or that you know you really need. He'll highlight one of those in your heart. Choose it with confidence. You'll most easily memorize what means most to you.
* Buy a brand new set of index cards with a spiral that is only for this Scripture memory plan. (Walmart has them. Easy to find.) Keep it with you A LOT. The car is a really great place to practice your Scriptures. Also be sure to get them out and say them every time you're feeling tempted to obsessive thoughts. You will be amazed at the impact God's Word will have on your thoughts. This right here, Girlfriends, is how we learn to wield the Sword of the Spirit.
* Watch your prayer life change. Check out John 15:7-8. The more God's Word abides in us, the more the mind of Christ is developed in us. The end result will be that we will pray more and more of God's will and get more and more of what we've asked. Do not think for a moment that praying in the will of God narrows your requests. It blows them wide open! Ask Him to explode your effectiveness in prayer then watch it happen.
* For Beth's mini-tutorial video on how to memorize scripture, click here
* If you have any questions, email me at truevibe@rogers.com
* As an added incentive, for every verse that you "log on" to the Scripture Memory Workout, your name will be entered to win a Starbucks $20 gift card. The draw will take place at the end of the summer.
* Have fun with it! Scripture memory is a workout but it's also really fun. Especially if we do it together!! Anybody game?

Welcome to the new True Vibe Blog!

What is a BLOG, you ask?? The word BLOG is short for Weblog.
A lot of people use their own personal Blog to journal, vent, write about something they feel is important. You can really use a blog for anything.
But because this is a Blog for True Vibe, we are going to use it as a group site - a forum where we can connect with one another.
We still have the Facebook group site, but this will have more capabilities, and we'll be able to link this Blog to our Crosstrainers website (check it out at http://www.ctministries.ca/)
Feel free to post your comments. You can post anonymously (but please leave your first name), or you can open up your own free blogger.com account with a user name.