“New Year’s Resolutions – Are they working – YET”

Feb 19th “New Year’s Resolutions – Are they working – YET”

“Make Good Reading – Count for Something…”

Are you still working on your New YEAR’S Resolutions? – – Sometimes – when the NEW YEAR begins – it takes awhile for me to get into the swing of doing a lot of “new things” – that I had selected to try to do – or maybe I should say – incorporate – with all that I am doing and still want to continue to do, too???

This year, I want to start to memorize new verses from the BIBLE – that is verses that have a special meaning to me – and that I feel will be beneficial should I want to talk about the particular verse with someone? When I was in school – and that was a long time ago – I must have missed that day – that they taught the children “how to memorize material” – that was important for – you – so that for the rest of your LIFE – you would always be able to recall – when ever important material was needed?

Sometime ago – when I was looking through my Mother’s Bible – I found on one of the first pages in her Bible a list of five (5) different important things that each child should learn and memorize, forever! At that time – there was one item that I had felt that I should learn – “memorize” – so that I could recall the whole “verse by verse” and at anytime – the “The 23^rdPsalm.” So, not knowing any special way – this is what I did – I counted the words in each line – and as I was in bed at night – I would say each line , as best as I could remember , and using my fingers counting the words for that line. Some lines came to memory very quick and easy and soon – I would say the whole Psalm as many times as I could before falling to sleep – but then – when I fell asleep – that was it – – for me and the night’s learning.

That was my way of learning the “23^rd Psalm” and before I knew it – I could say it anytime as – I had committed it to memory. So, getting back to this New Year’s resolution – today as I was reading the BIBLE – I came across a verse – that I think I am going to use as my “start up verse” – of leering more verses – those that I think will help me – and maybe – you just might like this verse, too?

Look up – “PROVERBS 13:20” “Walk with wise men and be wise.” “Companion of Fools and be broken.” There are a few more words – and in your or another Bible – you could read something – maybe just a little different – but just those few words – they stand for so much – at least I think for young people to pay attention – to these words – just so that your LIFE will be just a little better for you – and the best thing to learn early in LIFE – is that your friends and peer group – will either be a help to you – or they will act as your friends – but they will work against you in harmful ways that you will not realize – until it is too – too late!

I still remember some of the things that some of the NUNS would say to us, KIDS – when we were in grade school – “Birds of a feather, flock together” and then there was – “Empty tin cans – rattle the loudest” – so you can easily figure out – – what they were trying to tell some of us, kids – RIGHT?? “Good Words will help you climb the ladder!” “The Ladder of LIFE!”

TODAY – – I believe that we all should open the BIBLE and read together as a FAMILY – – our “world” is coming to big time trouble – – as we see and hear in the daily news – – let’s make a change – – check out the BIBLE and encourage the whole FAMILY to take part – – – Years ago… everyone was saying… “The FAMILY that PRAYS together… STAYS together” “Let’s try to make a difference… NOW!”