Beth Moore's Scripture Challenge

This year, this is going to help keep me accountable. I've signed up for Beth's Siesta Scripture Memory Team! I've gotten my spiral index cards and chosen my first verse to memorize. Da Da Da daaaaa (work with me here!) Here's my first verse:

"God selected what in the world is foolish to put the wise to shame, and what the world calls weak to put the strong to shame. And God also selected what in the world is lowborn and insignificant and branded and treated with contempt, even the things that are nothing, that He might depose and bring to nothing the things that are."
1 Chorin. 1:27-28 (Amp)

Isn't that a great verse? I'm reading Approval Addiction by Joyce Meyer and was led to that verse last night whle I was taking my bubble bath. It's soooo refreshing to be reminded that there is no way we can be perfect or even good enough for God. He will use us just as we are in Christ Jesus. We only have to have faith in Him. Of course, we still try to do our best, but we don't have to beat ourselves up when we aren't perfect! I have a major problem with this. I am such a people pleaser. I am really hard on myself when someone isn't completely happy with me. I know I'll never be perfect. It's just great to be reminded that God can still use me, even if someone isn't completely happy with me! (Or I just think they aren't, which is usually the case.)

So, I challenge you if you are reading this to go check out Beth Moore's blog, buy some spiral index cards, pick a verse and get memorizing. It is good for the soul to have God's word etched on your heart.