Hey, Sweet Things! I’m a mighty long way from home in Fresno, California and looking so forward to getting into the Scriptures and into some passionate praise and worship with these West-side women. I love knowing that Priscilla is in Florida this weekend serving at her first simulcast and we are on the opposite side of the continent with our Living Proof Live. You wouldn’t waste a prayer on either one of us.
This will be a record setting post – my shortest ever! Wish so much I could tarry here and visit with you but, Sister Girl, my hands are FULL. Oh, how I pray you are sticking with your Scripture memory. Don’t give up! God will bring a harvest if we persevere and see it all the way through. I love my selection this go round. If you don’t know what you want to memorize for Verse 7, you are welcome to share mine. Here goes!
Beth, Houston. Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. 1 Corinthians 15:58 NIV
I love you like crazy. Stay in the Word!
Lesley, Wetumpka: “Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble; He saved them out of their distresses. He sent forth His Word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions.” Psalm 107:19-20 (NASB)
Christy, Rome, GA – “Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thess. 5:16-18, NIV
Rebecca Berlin GA
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Galatians 2:20
Ruth, Okinawa, Japan
Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who lacks self-control. Proverbs 25:28 NIV
Melia, Loganville
Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your hands just as we told you, so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody.
1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 (NIV)
Breanna
Russellville,AR
Ps 19:14
May the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight O Lord, My Rock and My Redeemer
NIV
Larissa Simpson, Benbrook, Tx
“Heal me, LORD, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise.” Jeremiah 17:14(NIV)
Beth… I chose the exact same verse two days ago.
Katie, Dayton OH-
“Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourself fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.” 1 Corinthians 15:58
“Those who look to Him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed.”
Psalm 34:5 ESV Denton TX
Kimberly
Whitney West Chester, OH
Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
Colossians 4:6 NIV
“For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.” ~ II Timothy 1:8
Loretta of Bloomfield, NJ
Psalm 15 (NIV)
Lord, who may dwell in your sanctuary? Who may live on your holy hill?
He whose walk is blameless and who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from his heart
and has no slander on his tongue, who does his neighbor no wrong and casts no slur on his fellowman,
who despises a vile man but honors those who fear the Lord, who keeps his oath even when it hurts,
who lends money without usury and does not accept a bribe against the innocent.
He who does these things will never be shaken.
Vickie
Russellville,AR
2 Corinthians 2:14-16
But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of him. For we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. To the one we are the smell of death to the other, the fragrance of life. And who is equal to such a task?
“By smooth words he will turn to godlessness those who act wickedly toward the covenant, but the people who know their God will display strength and take action.” Dan. 11:32 (NASB)
Emily Jordan
Virginia Beach, VA
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come.
2 Corinthians 5:17 NIV
Laura Beth, Frisco
He will also keep you firm to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 1:8, NIV
Laura, Savannah, GA
“Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.”
Ephesians 6:14-15 (NIV)
Sharon
South Charleston, Ohio
My purpose is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. ~ Colossians 2:2-3 (NIV)
Tina-Roanoke,AL. “And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.”
Colossians 3:17 NIV
Martha, Clearwater, FL
I will life up mine eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my help.
Psalm 121:1
Dwynne Chapman, KS
Colossians 3:1-4 Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. (NIV)
Rayna, Olathe, What shall we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can be against us? Rom. 8:31 NLT
Leslie, Beijing: “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.” Zephaniah 3:17 NIV (1984)
Laura, Bossier City:
We live by faith, not by sight.
2 Corinthians 5:7 (NIV)
Mary, Zeeland. Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. 1 Corinthians 15:58 NIV
Brandy EastBend,NC
Then Peter came to Jesus and asked “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?” Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times”. Matthew 18:21-22 NIV
Suzanne, Birmingham, AL: “Even to your old age and gray hairs I am He, I am He who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.” Isaiah 46:4 NIV
“Nevertheless, the one who receives instruction in the word should share all good things with their instructor.”
Galatians 6:6 (NIV)
Houston, TX
Allison – Huntsville, Texas
“This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of Him.” 1 John 5:14-15 ~NIV~
Elizabeth – Lewisville, TX
“These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.” John 15:11 ESV
Vicki from Loveland, CO 1 Corinthians 15:58 (New King James Version)
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
Carrie Hunter Hindman KY
Isaiah 26:3 NKJV
You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.
Sherry, Dayton,NV ~Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh~ Ezekiel 36:26 NASB
Stephanie P., Columbus, OH
Revelation 4:11
Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created. (KJV)
Jackie, Arnold, MO
“You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you.” Isaiah 26:3 NIV
Cheri, Lubbock TX
“Ignorant zeal is worthless;
haste makes waste.”
Proverbs 19:2 (The Message)
Prov. 3 5-6 The Message
Trust God from the bottom of your heart: don’t try to figure out everything on your own. Listen for God’s voice in everything you do, everywhere you go:he’s the one who will keep you on track.
Barb-Shelby twp, MI
Isaiah 26:3 NKJV [personalized]
“You will keep Barb in perfect peace,
Whose mind is stayed on You,
Because she TRUSTs You!”
I asked the Lord once “how can trust You, given what happened to me as a child?” I looked up to see a huge Crucifix I hadn’t noticed before. He responded: “How do you spell TRUST? What does the “T” look like? TRUST begins at the cross & ends at the cross and “us” are walking together.”
Michelle, Chesapeake, OH “For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.” Romans 11:29
“And be kind and compassionate, to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also, forgave you in Christ.” Eph 4:32
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed. 2 Cor. 9:8 NASB
Michelle Holt
Powder Springs, GA
Judy Fuquay-Varina, NC
Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. NIV
Proverbs 2:1-5 (NIV)
My child, if you accept my words
and treasure up my commandments within you,
making your ear attentive to wisdom
and inclining your heart to understanding;
if you indeed cry out for insight,
and raise your voice for understanding;
if you seek it like silver,
and search for it as for hidden treasures—
then you will understand the fear of the LORD
and find the knowledge of God.
Margie
Hilton Head Island, SC
Candie from Gulfport, Ms
I will praise the name of God with a song;I will magnify him with thanksgiving.
Psalm 69:29-31
ESV
Kim H.
McKinney, TX
Look at the nations and watch–and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told. Habakkuk 1:5 (NIV)
Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits- who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion. Psalm 103:2-4 NIV
Judy, Spokane, WA
“The things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.”
Philippians 4:9 NASV
Robin, Aberdeen,SD
“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
Isaiah 41:10 NIV
Tammy,Marietta, GA – “We fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” II Corinthians 4:18, NIV
Kristie
Sandia, TX
Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails. Proverbs 19:21 (NIV)