I'm 100% sure you find the girl cute. And I'm another 100% sure, if you've grown up in Sunday school or VBS, you were that cute many years ago memorizing verses.
Fast forward to high school/youth Sunday school or adult Sunday school (if you don't have youth Sunday school), how much does your teacher expect you to memorize verses? Or I wonder if they even give you one every week.
Admit it or not, 75% of young people in your church would not even have memorized verses that every young person (especially those who grew up in church) should have had known by heart now. 2 Timothy 2:22 anyone? Galatians 5:22? John 8:44? Ecclesiastes 12:1? Psalm 19? 1 Corinthians 13? 1 Timothy 4:12? Philippians 4:8? 2 Timothy 4:2? Ephesians 4:29? Most likely you're familiar with most of it but I am not talking about familiarity. I'm talking about word-for-word memorization.
So what has changed? Is it the cuteness factor when you were a primary or a junior? Would God have just thought you were a cute little kid then? No! He did more than thinking you were cute. He was so much delighted because young as you were you dwelt on His word. What sadness it must have brought Him when you grew into your teen years and took more in memorizing songs and movie lines than that of His.
I tell you, movie lines cannot get you anywhere when temptations arise, when sorrow, disappointments, and grief comes to your life. But His word can.
If you haven't been memorizing verses lately, I encourage you to start today. If you've been doing well in memorizing, DON'T STOP! Encourage others around you to memorize as well.
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Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.
-Ephesians 6:13 (NASB)
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-post by Lady-In-Training
Admin's Note: We hope you were encouraged and don't just memorize because we have Paramihan ng Alam na Verses contest at times. :)
