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!
Lisha
Wetumpka, AL
“Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.”
1 Peter 3:9 NIV
Kerry, Sheridan, Wy
Is. 56:7 “these I will bring to my holy moutain and make them joyful in my house of prayer; their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on my altar. for my house of shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples”
ESV
Laura, Del Rio, TX
2 Peter 1:19 “And so we have the prophetic word made more sure, to which you do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises in your hearts.” NASB
Christina
Louisville, KY
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
Dana, Lexington, KY
Be happy with the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Psalm 37:4 God’s WORD Translation
Carol from Amarillo, TX 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
Colleen from Spokane, WA~ “What shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?”
Romans 8:31 (NKJV)
Monique, Elizabethtown, KY – Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life. Prov 4:23 NIV
My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken Psalm 62:1-2 NIV
Wilmette, IL.
Psalms 139:7 – Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous – how well I know it. (NLT)
From Dallas:
For the Kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. Rom 14:17 NIV
Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. (Proverbs 3:3, NIV)
Laura – Morgantown, WV
” . . . Give thanks to the Lord Almighty, for the Lord is good; his love endures forever.” – Jeremiah 33:11 (NIV)
Mary Ann, Summerville, S.C.
Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
I Peter 5:7 (NIV)
Mary, Satellite Beach, FL
“As a bridegroom rejoices over his bride,
So will your God rejoice over you.” ~ Isaiah 62:5B, NIV
Sandi
Duluth, MN
Psalm 63:3 (TNIV)
“Because your love is better than life,
my lips will glorify you.”
I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes i me should stay in darkness.
John 12:46 (NIV)
Stephanie, Pawleys Island, SC
Holly, Allen, Tx
Keep me safe, O God, for I have come to you for refuge.
Psalm 16:1. NLT
Stephanie, Mount Carmel, TN
“Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.” 1 Corinthians 15:58 NIV
“Let us go to His dwelling place and worship at His footstool.” Psalm 132:7, Arkansas
Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord,the LORD, is the Rock eternal. Isaiah 26:4 NIV
Heather La Grange KY
” Let the light of your face shine upon us, O Lord. You have filled my heart with greater joy than when their grain and new wine abound.”
Pslam 4:6-7 (NIV)
“For the eyes of the LORD range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to Him.”
2 Chronicles 16:9
NIV
Hannah from Albuquerque, New Mexico
Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart…
Psalm 119:2 ESV
Mindy, Rowley,IA–James 3:17 But the wisdom that is from able is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy an good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.
Valerie – Scott City
I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. Psalm 91:2 KJV
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
Karen, Memphis
(I’m doing Beth’s verse. Seemed to fit.)
Melissa Irwin; Nashville, TN James 1:12 “Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the corwn of life that God has promised to those who love him.” NIV
For every child of God defeats this evil world, and we achieve this victory through our faith.
1John 5:4 NLT
Rita Harrsion, Cantonment, FL
“A gentle word answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.”
Proverbs 15:1 NASB
Gina, Ridgeland, MS…better late than never!
“I lift up my eyes to the hills.
From where does my help come?
My help comes from the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.”
Psalm 121:1,2 ESV
We are ‘Stepping Up’ in our Bible Study, so I will memorize this Psalm for both! 🙂
We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a man’s gift is prophesing, let him use it in proportion to his faith. If it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching,let him teach; if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is contributing to the needs of others, let him give generously; if it is leadership, let him govern diligently; if it is
showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully. Romans 12:6-8 NIV
rebekah (age 10) st. paul, MN
so my dear brothers and sisters,be strong and immovable. always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless.
i corinthians 15.58 NLT
Shana, St. Paul, MN
“So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable. Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless.”
I Corinthians 15.58 NLT
Jariza, ALburtis PA
Proverbs 27:6 Wounds from a sincere friend are better than many kisses from an enemy. NLT
Jen, Prairie Grove Arkansas
And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and keep on praying for all the saints. Ephesians 6:18 NIV
Within one week in March, I lost two family members; my grandfather who I loved dearly, and my husband’s uncle, who was a wonderful man. In that same week, my 13 year old son passed a kidney stone. It was a very trying week. I prayed much and requested it often from friends and family. It reminded me that even on good days, I should continue to pray just as often. God is always there, in good times and in bad.
Janan, Houston. The LORD works reighteousness and justice for all the oppressed. Psalm 103:6 NIV
Rachel Alexandria,
We have joy with our troubles, because we know that these troubles produce patience. And patience produces character and character produces hope. Romans 5:3-4 ncv
Linda, Rockwell, NC Matt 11:28 KJV
Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Stacia, Fresno CA
Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near. Isaiah 55:6, NIV.
Elizabeth, Charlottesville
When everything was hopeless, Abraham believed anyway, deciding to live not on the basis of what he saw he couldn’t do but on what God said he would do.
Romans 4:18, The Message
Thanks so much for this Word from God. It truly blessed me.
Betsy – Antwerp, OH *Praying for that new job!!*
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
Jeremiah 29:11, NIV
Krista, Morgantown, WV
“Be still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently for him to act.”
Ps 37:7 NLT
Laurel, Zeeland, MI The suffering won’t last forever. It won’t be long before this generous God who has great plans for us in Christ – eternal and glorious plans they are! – will have you put together and on your feet for good. 1 Peter 5:10 (The Message)
Lucinda Bomberger, Watsontown, PA
Psalm 73:25-26 NIV Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is mothing on earth that I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 18:1 I love you, O Lord, my strength.
Caryn, Fort Worth, TX
“Moreover the Lord our God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants, to love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. in order that you may live.” Deuteronomy 30:6 (NKJ)
donna, mt. pleasant, nc
“Cease striving and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”
Psalm 46:10 NASB
Emily, Tulsa, OK
“The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.”
-2 Peter 3:9 NIV
Cheryl, Midlothian Va.
whatever you do , work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men. Col 3:23 ( NIV)
Louisville
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.
II Corinthians 1:3-4 NIV