Musing #50 - Memory Verse and Giveaway!

  Good morning, all! I'm excited to share my latest memory verse with you . . . as well as announce my very first giveaway! 
  My "verse" for this past week has actually  been a short collection of verses - Jonah 2:3, Jonah 2:6b, and Jonah 2:7. 

"For You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the flood surrounded me; all Your waves and Your billows passed over me . . . yet You brought up my life from the pit, O LORD my God. When my life was fainting away, I remembered the LORD, and my prayer came to You, into Your holy temple."

   These verses also set the stage for my giveaway, as the prizes for this giveaway are:

*   Two charms on a 16" chain. One charm is a beautiful, blue-green stone, and the other charm is a tiny bottle filled with even smaller pink stones. 
*   A rock inscribed with the words: "Be still and know that I am God." On the back it gives the Scripture reference  to this verse (Psalm 46:10).     

To find out why I chose these prizes in particular,
read on . . . 

  The stones symbolize the "waves and billows" that roll over us in life and the good that comes from them. Each one of us goes through different trials, but the one thing that we all share in common is this - when we come out from the waves, we've been changed. The change might be gradual, or it might be immediate. Whatever the case, God uses our trials to smooth our creases, renew our hearts, and fill us with awe at the sight of the work He is doing through us.

   It is my prayer that whoever God chooses as the winner of this giveaway will be blessed with this little gift. Whenever she wears it, and her fingers touch the smooth surface of the blue-green stone, I pray that she will be reminded, "God has this. He's in charge of the waves - they will go wherever He destines them to. I need only to be still and trust, for I know that He uses all things for my good and His glory."

  

Ready to know how to enter this giveaway? Here're the instructions!

1. Choose a favorite Bible verse, song, or quote that God uses to help you trust Him, and leave it in the comments below. One entry per person. (Special note: Anonymous commenters are welcome to enter this giveaway, but please be sure to leave a name of some sort in your comment. It can be a pen name, a nickname, your initials, or your real name. Comments that come in with no name on them will not be counted as eligible entries.)

2. Tell at least one person (if possible) about this giveaway.

Extra details

This giveaway runs for exactly one week (June 8th - June 15th). On June 15th, a winner will be randomly drawn from the list of entrants, and will be announced that morning on my blog. At that time a "Contact Me" form will be added to the sidebar of this blog, and the winner will be asked to use it so she can send me her mailing address via email. If the winner does not respond within the following week, another winner will be picked at random from the remaining entries.

Restrictions

This giveaway is for U.S.A. residents only; international viewers may comment if they like, but will not be entered into the drawing. You must include in your comment if you are international or U.S.A. 

If you have any additional questions, you can ask them below. Also, I would like to have at least five entrants in order to run this giveaway, so feel free to spread the word and invite others to participate in the fun! 

The prizes :-)