Psalm 62:5-8 NKJV - My soul, wait silently for God alone, for my expectation is from Him. He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be moved. In God is my salvation and my glory; the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. Trust in Him at all times, you people; pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. Selah. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 VOICE - All of Scripture is God-breathed; in its inspired voice, we hear useful teaching, rebuke, correction, instruction, and training for a life that is right so that God’s people may be up to the task ahead and have all they need to accomplish every good work. Ephesians 3:4 VOICE - When you read what I have written, you will be better able to understand the depth of my insight into the mystery of the Anointed One Don’t just read the Scriptures; let the Scriptures read you. God wants to speak to you 1-ON-1 HOW TO SLOW DOWN Prioritize the Word Personalize the Word Memorize the Word Memorize the Word Meditate on the Word Psalm 119:130 NIV - The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple. Psalm 119:11 NIV - I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you. Psalm 86:15-17 VOICE - Lord, You are a God full of compassion, generous in grace, slow to anger, and boundless in loyal love and truth. Look at me, and grant me Your favor. Invest Your strength in me, Your servant, and rescue me, Your handmaiden’s child. Give me a sign so I may know Your goodness rests on me. Matthew 16:24-26 VOICE - If you want to follow Me, you must deny yourself the things you think you want. You must pick up your cross and follow Me. The person who wants to save his life must lose it, and she who loses her life for Me will find it. Look, does it make sense to truly become successful, but then to hand over your very soul? What is your soul really worth? Jeremiah 31:33 VOICE - For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Deuteronomy 10:12-13 VOICE - And now, Israel, what is the Eternal your God asking of you? Only that you fear Him, live as He wants you to, and love Him; serve Him with every part of you, heart and soul; and obey His commands and rules, which I’m giving you today for your good. 1 John 3:2-3 VOICE - My loved ones, we have been adopted into God’s family; and we are officially His children now. The full picture of our destiny is not yet clear, but we know this much: when Jesus appears, we will be like Him because we will see Him just as He is. All those who focus their hopes on Him and His coming seek to purify themselves just as He is pure. “As we pick up our Bible, we have to remind ourselves that we are one Holy Spirit breath away from a fresh encounter with the Living God, and we focus on meeting Him and wait for Him to breathe on the passage. We read the text with attentiveness to His presence in the passage. We are looking for the moment when the Spirit breathes on the passage and stirs something in our hearts; we are looking for the opportunity to meet God in Scripture.” - Rob Reimer Psalm 62:5-8 NKJV - My soul, wait silently for God alone, for my expectation is from Him. He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be moved. In God is my salvation and my glory; the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. Trust in Him at all times, you people; pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. Selah.