From the monthly archives:

January 2010

January Review

January 31, 2010

2010 – Looking Ahead With Numbers
All of the following are estimates/hopes, subject to change, and subject to God’s will. As He gives strength, I desire to accomplish those things upon which I have significant influence.
1 baccalaureate degree completed Got my degree program changed to Liberal Studies
1 solo recital performed Did a little brainstorming about pieces [...]

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. eternity . is . a . minute . away .

January 24, 2010

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Psalm 119:17-24

January 24, 2010

Deal bountifully with your servant,
that I may live and keep your word.
Open my eyes, that I may behold
wondrous things out of your law.
I am a sojourner on the earth;
hide not your commandments from me!
My soul is consumed with longing
for your rules at all times.
You rebuke the insolent, accursed ones,
who wander from your commandments.
Take away from [...]

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Psalm 119:16

January 16, 2010

I will delight in your statutes;
I will not forget your word. -Psalm 119:16
Here, the psalmist promises to delight in God’s Word. He pledges, also, to not ignore it. This is a noble promise. It is one which every child of God should make, but even if he/she does not verbally articulate it, there is still [...]

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Psalm 119:15

January 15, 2010

I will meditate on your precepts
and fix my eyes on your ways. -Psalm 119:15
If my inner life were my test on this verse, would I get a passing grade? Well, it is. (the test)
Word Meanings
meditate: to put forth, muse, commune, ponder, sing, study, consider, talk, put forth thoughts, “to produce, to bring forth, to put [...]

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Psalm 119:14

January 14, 2010

In the way of your testimonies I delight
as much as in all riches. -Psalm 119:14
Do I delight in God’s Word as much as I would in unfathomable material prosperity?
Word Meanings
delight: rejoice, exult, display joy, “be glad (to leap, to spring)”-Gesenius
as much
riches: wealth, substance, price, high value, interj: enough, sufficiency, enough: facility, comfort, to live comfortably/quietly

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Psalm 119:13

January 13, 2010

With my lips I declare
all the rules of your mouth. -Psalm 119:13
Does my language esteem God’s Truth? Do I speak words and ideas that honor Him? Am I filled up to overflowing with His Word? Am I a faithful witness of the One Who gave me breath? Only what I am filled with can come [...]

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success quote

January 12, 2010

One of the most common mistakes and one of the costliest, is thinking that success is due to some genius, some magic something or other which we do not possess. Success is generally due to holding on and failure to let go. You decide to learn a language, study music, take a course in reading, [...]

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Psalm 119:12

January 12, 2010

Blessed are you, O Lord;
teach me your statutes! -Psalm 119:12
A heart full of genuine praise for God will be joyfully yielded to His instruction in righteousness.
Word Meanings
Blessed: be adored, to cause to kneel, to praise, salute, to celebrate
Lord: Jehovah = the existing One
Teach: exercise in, to be taught, trained, chastise, discipline, to accustom
statutes: ordinance limit, [...]

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