A SpotLight Verse

I remember the speaker recited scripture then told us it was her life verse. Life verse? What is a life verse and where do you get one?

In meeting with privately I learned a life verse is simply a verse that resonates with what you believe your life’s purpose is. You simply pray, read the Word, and listen for the Spirit’s whisper. Since I wanted a life verse I begin to pray, read, and listen.

Shortly after committing my life to ministry I heard the whisper as I read Acts 20:24, “However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.” I was so excited!!! I had a life verse!! I wasn’t expecting to hear another whisper about another verse but I did.

I hear a whisper toward the conclusion of every year. In the whisper God indicates the verse He wants me to pay special attention to during the upcoming New Year. I call this verse my spotLight verse because His Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path (Psalm 119:105) and Jesus is the Light of the world (John 8:12).

The spotLight verse doesn’t supersede or negate my life verse. Just as a spotlight calls attention to something, a spotLight verse (a term I created) is God calling attention to, with His Light, an area of my life that needs strengthening and sharpening.

This year’s whisper came November 28th. My spotLight verse 2014 is:

“We [I] can say with confidence and a clear conscience that we have lived with a God-given holiness and sincerity in all our dealings. We [I] have depended on God’s grace, not on our own human wisdom. That is how we [I] have conducted ourselves before the world, and especially toward you [all].” 2 Corinthians 1:12 NLT (Emphasis mine)

I don’t know what 2014 has in store for me but I know that God is preparing me for it with this verse.

Have you considered asking for a life or spotLight verse? Pray, read His Word, and listen for the whisper.