Greetings, You Sword-wielding Siestas!
It’s time for Verse 8! Can you believe it? Our Swords are getting sharper with every flip of a spiral! (It’s that kind of thing that Melissa responds to with, “Mom, you’re real sweet.” Translation: “You, Mom, are the Cheese Whiz in every 8 ounce jar.” You have to have some compassion on my girls. They’ve grown up with statements like, “Is your Sword in its sheath or are you using it?” It’s been hard being them. To this day, Travis Cottrell still brings up the fact that, for Amanda and Curtis’ rehearsal dinner at Pappasito’s, I made him help me stuff a piñata with Scripture verses written on little pieces of paper while we were driving from the church to the restaurant. I didn’t even realize it was weird until our next speaking engagement when he laughed until he cried and had to hold his side. He spared me the humiliation in that moment. After all, I was the MOB. The girls do, on occasion, make fun of me but at the end of the scorn, they each usually say something like, “I have never loved you more.” And it’s worth it.
And anyway, they’ve got plenty of their own weirdness. I had to talk Melissa out of having one of her professors do an exegetical explanation of the Trinity as part of her wedding ceremony. (And did I ever tell you that she originally wanted both her dad and me to walk her down the aisle?) And Amanda is more like her mother than she’d ever want to admit. She’s already started some Scripture memory with Jackson. It might not surprise you to know that his life verse is “Children, obey your parents for this is right.”
We’re freaks. Freaks that know their own flesh and don’t trust themselves for five minutes. Each one of us in our own way has proved ourselves stupid. We blow it but we know our way home. I love my family. We don’t let each other take ourselves too seriously.
Back to important things like cheerleading. The way I see it, cheerleaders have to be cheesy. And through our challenging year of Scripture memory, I, Girlfriend, am your (modestly dressed, ever-so-slightly outdated) cheerleader.
So here’s my Verse 8! It’s a 3-verse portion that I didn’t want to split up but, if you’d like to share it, you are welcome to select the one verse that speaks most clearly to you:
“In my anguish I cried to the LORD, and He answered me by setting me free. The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? The LORD is with me; He is my helper. I will look in triumph on my enemies.” Psalm 118:5-7 (NIV)
I LOVE IT! Will that, as my grandmother used to say, cure what ails you or what? Go kick some devil tail. In Jesus’ name.
Let’s hear your Scriptures, your names, your cities and your translations!
I love you,
Beth
“I delight in You Lord, You give me the desire of my heart. I commit my way to You Lord; I trust You and you will do this: Make my righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of my cause like the noonday sun. I will be still before you and wait patiently for You; I will not fret.” Psalm 37:3-7
Though the Lord gave you adversity for food and suffering for drink, he will still be with you. You will see your teacher with your own eyes.
Your own ears will hear him. Right behind you a voice will say, “This is the way you should go,” whether to the right or to the left.
Isaiah 30:20,21 NLT
Carrie
Redding, CA
A little late on posting, I know, but I was doing the memorizing!
Te king is enthralled by your beauty; honor him, for he is your Lord.
Psalm 45:11 NIV
Rebecca H
Asheville, NC
Started late so going back to make up:
Zephaniah 3:17
"The LORD your God is with you,
he is mighty to save.
He will take great delight in you,
he will quiet you with his love,
he will rejoice over you with singing.
Diana <><
Seekonk, MA
“I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols.”
Ezekiel 36:25 (NIV)
Melissa
Asheville, NC
2 Chronicles 7:14 (NASB)
“and My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”
Lora
Mooresburg
At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people.
Matthew 24:10-11 NIV
Jane H.
Houston, TX
The Lord says, “See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands.”
-Isaiah 49:16 (NIV)
Melissa
Greencastle, PA
(Somehow I have my verse written down, but never posted it as a comment here. 🙂
Psalm 9:1-2 NIV
I will praise you, O Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonders. I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.
Tori
Granger, IN
“Restore to me again the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you.” – Psalm 51:12
I will praise you, O LORD, with all my heart; before the “gods” I will sing your praise. I will bow down toward your holy temple and will praise your name for your love and your faithfulness, for you have exalted above all things your name and your word.
When I called, you answered me; you made me bold and stouthearted.
May all the kings of the earth praise you, O LORD, when they hear the words of your mouth.
May they sing of the ways of the LORD, for the glory of the LORD is great.
Though the LORD is on high, he looks upon the lowly, but the proud he knows from afar.
Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life; you stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes, with your right hand you save me.
The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me; your love, O LORD, endures forever—do not abandon the works of your hands.
Psalm 138
Karey Piper
Justin, Texas
Christa
Bryan, TX
St. Joseph’s
Mark 15:17 – They clothed him in purple and, weaving a crown of thorns, placed it on him.
Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free….if the son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
John 8:32, 36 ESV
Rachel B – Blaine, WA
Anna Marie Hopewell,
Fontana, CA
1 Tim 4: 4-5
“For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, because it is consecrated by the word of God and prayer.”
NIV (UK) Version
Psalm 92:4
For thou O LORD hast made me glad by what thou has done, I will sing for joy at the works of thy hands.
Then those who feared the Lord talked with each other and the Lord listened and heard. A scroll of remembrance was written in His presence concerning those who feared the Lord and honored his name.
Malachi 3:16 (NIV)
Miquela– Knoxville, TN
Psalm 118:5-7 NIV
“In my anguish I cried to the Lord, and He answered me by setting me free. The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? The Lord is with me; He is my helper; I will look in triumph on my enemies.”
Judy Peterson
East Chain, MN
“But if from there you seek the Lord our God, you will find him if you look for him with all your heart and with all your soul.”
Deuteronomy 4:29
Amy
Mobridge, SD
Matthew 18:15
KJV
Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
Teresa
Springfield,MO
“In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength.”
Isaiah 30:15 NIV
Liz
Huntsville, AL
Shannon
Houston, TX
Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust the Lord with all of your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all of your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your paths.
“For I know the plans Ihave for you,” says the Lord, “plans for well-being and not for trouble, to give you a future and a hope.”
Jeremian 29:11 (New Life Version)
Kathy
Chatt. TN
Micah 6:8
“He has told you, o man, what is good and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, to love kindness and to walk humbly with your God?”
Marilyn
McKinney, Tx
Psalm 118:5-7 (NIV)
“In my anguish I cried to the LORD, and He answered me by setting me free. The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? The LORD is with me; He is my helper. I will look in triumph on my enemies.”…….Praise His HOLY NAME!
Kelly McReynolds-Eitzen
Tigard, OR
John 15:5 (NIV)
I am the vine; you are the branches, if a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit, apart from me you can do nothing.
Leanne S
Jacksonville, FL
Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward or the wicked.
Psalms 91:8 KJV
Kendall
Jacksonville, Fl
“Do not let this Book of Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written it it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.”
Joshua 1:8 NIV
Liz Gershon
Scott AFB, IL
1 Corinthians 10:13 NIV
No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful, he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.
Lori
San Antonio
“The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”
Psalm 34:18 (NIV)
Meredith Barr
Foothill Ranch, CA
I never entered mine… but I did do it…
“Steady plodding brings prosperity; hasty speculation brings poverty.”
Proverbs 21:5
Diana – Arcadia, WI
I went back through, checking to be sure my comments posted and couldn’t find mine on for this day, so I’ll post again…
Psalm 37:23-24 NLT
The steps of the godly are directed by the LORD. He delights in every detail of their lives. Though they stumble, they will not fall, for the LORD holds them by the hand.
Audrey Howie
Saint Joseph, IL
KJV-Psa 139:8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there
Celie-Louisiana
Kim
I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which GOD has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3:14
Spring, TX
For the eyes of the LORD range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him.
2 Chronicles 17:3 (NIV)
Barbara
Tomball, TX
Lori
Bangor, Maine
For (then) He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence. (Then) He will cover you with His pinions, and under His wings shall you trust and find refuge; His truth and His faithfulness are a shield and a buckler.
Psalm 91:3-4 Amplified
Habakkuk 3:19 (Amplified Bible)
The Lord God is my Strength, my personal bravery, and my invincible army; He makes my feet like hinds’ feet and will make me to walk [not to stand still in terror, but to walk] and make [spiritual] progress upon my high places [of trouble, suffering, or responsibility]!
Pam in Columbia SC
Praise the Lord!
Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, who finds great delight in his commands. His children will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.
Ps. 112:1-2 NIV
“The one who calls you is faithful and He will do it.”
1 Thess. 5:24 NIV
Elizabeth
Falls Church
Isaiah 55:8-9
(King James Version)
8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Ninette G
Seagoville, Tx
Iam not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.I know what it isto be need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation,whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through Him who gives me strenth. Phillipians 4:11-13 NIV
Jeanna
Holden, MO
Romans 15:13 NIV
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him; so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Becky
Houston, TX
“Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.”
2 Corinthians 5:20 (ESV)
Chrissie C.
New York, NY
Psalm 16:5-6
Lord, ou have assigned me my portion and my cup; you have made my lot secure.
The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance. (TNIV)
Cindi
Mansfield, TX
My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power.
I Cor. 2:4
Stacey M.
Portland, Tx
I can do everything through him who gives me strength.
Philippians 4:13 NIV
Jules-Kearney, NE
Isaiah 26:3 NAS
The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace, Because he trusts in You.
Lucy
Hallsville, TX
julie
new braunfels
that if you confess with with your mouth, Jesus is Lord, and believe with your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
Romans 10:9
Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift. 2 Cor 9:8
Shelli L (Karalee & Katelyn, too)
Fort Worth, TX
Matthew 11:28-30 NIV
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
Kelly Womack
Fort Smith, AR
Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.
Matt. 22:37 (NAS)
Beth Moss
Gig Harbor, WA