What Is Your Life Verse?
I became a Christian at age 33. Before that, I had read scripture passages but never read the Bible or studied it. When I came to know the Lord, I could not get enough of God’s word. The Bible and its words and meaning opened up to me! I was so thirsty! 33 years is a long time to go without Living Water!
As I was reading through the Bible I read a verse from Psalms…
AS A DEER PANTS AFTER WATER BROOKS, SO MY SOUL PANTS AFTER YOU, O LORD Ps 42:1
This verse so described how I longed for the Lord and His Word. My soul was just so thirsty for both!
During those first years of learning about God, my thirst seemed unquenchable! And Psalm 42:1 became my first life verse.
Have you heard of a life verse?
A life verse is a verse from the Bible that speaks to you in a very special way. It seems as if it were put in God’s Word just for you!
There is usually a reason why it so resonates with your soul and spirit and you probably have a story connected to it.
Even though you may know hundreds of bible verses this is the one that sums up something about God and you. How extraordinary!
When my son was a little boy I would try to describe to him just how much I loved him every night as I was tucking him into bed. I would tell him I loved him more than “this” as I stretched out my arms wide.
Or I would tell him I loved him more than all the stars in the sky or all the trucks in the world. Every night I compared my love for him to something new.
One night as I was tucking him into bed I told him I loved him more than all the “dirt” in the world. He loved that! As a little boy who could find a whole lot of dirt this resonated with him!
Another time I told him I loved him more than all the “electrons” in the world! And this description became another favorite!
So, I would say, “I love you more than all the dirt and all the electrons in the whole world” and Christopher would have a glimpse of just how much I loved him!
When I wrote him little notes I would sign them “Love… and dirt… and electrons, Mom”.
It became so understood between us that all I would have to say or write was “DIRT” and he would know just what this word meant. It created a bond between us. Funny that such an odd word was so special!
A life verse is like that. It hits you right in your heart. Others don’t understand it the way you do! A life verse is between you and God.
I think having a life verse is such a wonderful idea. It gives us an intimate closeness to our great Father! We can hold this verse close and feel God near.
My life verse has changed from the one I clung on to decades ago.
Oh, I still love Psalm 42:1 just like I did when I first read that passage. And I still feel so thirsty for God’s Word in my life.
But as I matured as a Christian I found a verse that is truly the cry of my heart.
MAY YOU BE FILLED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WILL IN ALL SPIRITUAL WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING, SO THAT YOU MAY WALK IN A MANNER WORTHY OF THE LORD TO PLEASE HIM IN ALL RESPECTS, BEARING FRUIT IN EVERY GOOD WORK AND INCREASING IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD.
Colossians 1:9-10
Do you have a life verse? I’d love you to share it here!
And if you don’t, why don’t you pray for one? You will know when you find it. It’s like God whispering in your ear and you hearing it in the center of your heart!
I look forward to your Sunday messages and thank you for this ministry. I was brought up by the “Golden Rule” in Ephesians 4:32 ” And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God, for Christ’s sake, hath forgiven you. ” To me, it demonstrates how actions speak louder than words. Something I strive to live by every day and thank My Heavenly Father for forgiving me.
Yes! Beautiful
My life verse is 1 Thess 5:16-18 “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus in you.” Great post today…I look forward to reading yours when they come!
The verse is so true and Amen!!!!
Love your site…
My favorite verse is Job 19:25-27 “FOR I KNOW THAT MY REDEEMER LIVETH, AND THAT HE SHALL STAND AT THE LATTER DAY UPON THE EARTH; AND THOUGH AFTER MY SKIN WORMS DESTROY THIS BODY, YET IN MY FLESH SHALL I SEE GOD; WHOM I SHALL SEE FOR MYSELF, AND MINE EYES SHALL BEHOLD, AND NOT ANOTHER, THOUGH MY REINS BE CONSUMED WITHIN ME.”
With this crazy, fear filled world we live in today…isn’t it such a great blessing to KNOW that our God is alive and still sovereign, and we as believers will indeed SEE him one day. WE WIN whether here on this side of heaven, or “over there.”
Oh such glorious, beautiful truth! Thank you for sharing!
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Phil 4:13
New to your blog. Love your style and I’m your neighbor in Drumore! Blessings!
Oh, I don’t know many people down here. How nice to hear from you!
Having been recently (and unexpectedly) widowed I am leaning heavily on Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And HE shall direct your paths.
I am so sorry Susan! God bless you!
I’m seeing this a year later and hoping you have found peace and answers to your prayers. ? For me this scripture was the first instant answer to an emotional plea letting me know Heavenly Father knew me and the thoughts and intents of my heart.
So wonderful Kim! God knows us intimately!
You have a special place in my heart. <3 Philippians 1:7
So sweet, Sharon! God bless you!
Mine is Jeremiah 1:5 “Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. Before you were born I set you apart. I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
I have Autism and Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum (meaning I was born without the Corpus Callosum which is the wide band of fibres that connects the two hemispheres of the brain and transmits motor, sensory and cognitive information.) I struggled to fit in with my neurotypical (“normal”) peers and was bullied all through life and felt like an outcast.
In 2014, I attended Y.C, a conference for Christian youth in my home province of Newfoundland. One of the speakers did a sermon titled “Misfits Welcome”. He read Jeremiah 1:5 and then he said that all those who are different and feel like they don’t belong are welcome in the house of God and we were made our unique way for a reason. God knew what he was doing and he has a plan for us. Hearing those words filled me with so much emotion that it flowed out through my eyes. That verse and that sermon have stuck with me ever since.