Like Honey are His Words

So I'm on this raw honey kick.

My sister Hope got me into it when she gifted Dave and I two jars of it from her neighbor's hives. We went through those two jars in a year and now are on our third (and larger!) jar.  It is soooo sweet and good!!

oh my.  is it ever amazing.  My fave things to do with it is to bake with it instead of using refined cane sugar and to put a tsp in my coffee. And it's good for you!  It's not as icky sweet as the kind from stores.  I just love it.

This morning, in my quiet time at breakfast, I was savoring the coffee and honey and just had to laugh out loud when I came upon some Scriptures that talked about the Word of God being sweeter to our taste than honey.  And of course I said "I have got to write about this".

You see, one of my goals for this new year is to dig into the Word of God a little deeper.  The Bible study I will lead this semester will be doing Experiencing Intimacy with God...I thought that was a good segue from the Breathe study. And to become more intimate spiritually, we do need to spend time in the Word and with savoring the moments with our Lord.  And because I am longing to be deeper in the Word, I chose for my "Word of the Year" the word "savor".

Here are some of the Scriptures that stood out to me today:

But the one I was really savoring today was this one:

I want to savor the Words of God......spending time with Him, taking with Him, reading His Word....all these things bring us closer to trusting Christ completely.

When we begin to trust Him, we get that deep, inner Joy we all long for.

We learn that happiness is fleeting and based on circumstances but the Joy of the Lord is our strength.

Joy is evident even amidst trials and storms when we learn to place all of our hope, faith, and trust in Jesus Christ.

I love bread!  I love savoring the scent of home baked bread; I love eating it slathered with almond butter and raspberry jam.  I remember the day, about 3 years ago, when I discovered that a beloved bakery from my hometown in central NY, was selling their bread in one of our local grocery stores......and here I am about 80 miles east of my hometown.  I discovered the Flaxseed whole grain bread and I just want to devour it!  (I rein my self in at 2 slices per meal...hahha).  It is truly my fave kind of bread.  So, like the Scripture says, when we discover God's Words, we want to devour them.  They get us through every aspect of our lives!

I want to savor every word that God wants for me in any given day.

And when we hide those words in our hearts......

......when we turn to His Word for guidance and wisdom.....

.....we will reap the benefits of that inner Joy.

What are you savoring today??