“10. With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments. 11. Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.”
One of the biggest mistakes hunters make when in the field, is not following through on the shot. Its tempting to pull your face off of the stock of your gun or crossbow to see whether or not you made a good shot. Some hunters even forget to lock down on their anchor point. The deer, turkey, or small game is in their eye sight, but their not aiming properly. You always want a solid anchor point and you always want to follow through! How can you accomplish this? Sometimes your adrenaline gets the best of the situation and your animal runs away unharmed, but a little repetition will go a long way!
How much time do you spend on the range? Many sportsmen spend hours in the field, but when it comes time to pull the trigger, they fail completely because they were not sufficient enough with their weapon. Regardless of what season is next for you, make sure you are spending the necessary time on the range to become sufficient in following through and having a good anchor point. When you spend enough time doing the repetition, you will come to find that your mind will connect with the trigger when you’re making the kill shot! This is not full proof when your hunting, but it will make a big difference! Sometimes the adrenaline will get the best of you!
The Christian walk is very similar. Looking at the Psalm we can see the prerequisite to a successful life! Repetition is definitely a key element. How much do you study God’s Word? The more time we spend reading and memorizing, the stronger we become as believers. The psalmist is telling us he has hid God’s Word in his heart, that he might not sin against God. It is so easy for us to sin, but if we could learn to memorize more scripture, we could find success far greater than any animal we could ever kill. We can read God’s Word every day, but we can’t necessarily read it all 24 hours of the day for seven days a week. When we are at work dealing with difficult things, how do we make it to the end of the day? The Word of God, of course! The more time we spend in the Word, the more familiar we become with it. If we don’t memorize it, how could we lead anyone to Christ if our Bible is not handy? When your enemy attacks you, how do you respond? When we memorize the Word of God, scriptures like Matthew 5:44 will come to your heart and mind, “But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;” At this point, you have to make a decision; “I will obey God” or “I will obey my flesh”. Success is not by hating your enemies, its by believing and living according to God’s Word. Are you truly hiding God’s Word in your heart today? When was the last time you tried to memorize a scripture verse? That’s great if you use to all the time, but what about today? Many great men and women of God fall because they put away the simple things God tells us to do. I encourage you today, memorize a verse of scripture! God will use it in your life to bring great success. Joshua 1:8 “This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.”
Memory Verse
Matthew 5:44
“But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;”
