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!
Wendy, Elm City, NC
Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; He rises to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for Him!
Isa 30:18 (NIV)
“But the high places were not taken away out of Israel; nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all of his days.” 2 Chronicles 15:17 Oswald Chambers April 15 “My Utmost for His Highest”
Boni, Manassas, VA; 2 Cor. 4: 10 (NIV) “We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.”
Jennifer, Huntsville, TX
Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:12-13
Gen. 24:15 NIV
Before he had finished praying, Rebekah came out with a jar on her shoulder
Misty – Midland, tX
For I am the Lord, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, do not fear; I will help you. Isaiah 41:13
Do not be anxious about anything, but in all things by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Phil. 4:6 NIV
Melissa, Atlanta
{For} nothing is impossible with God.
Luke 1:37, NIV
Teresa
Cincinnati, Ohio
“But now listen, O Jacob, my servant, Israel, whom I have chosen. This is what the Lord says-
he who made you, who formed you in the womb, and who will help you: Do not be afraid, O Jacob, my servant, Jeshrun, whom I have chosen. For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out my Spirit on your offspring, and my blessing on your descendants.” Isaiah 44: 1-3 NIV
Lexington, S.C.
“I pray that you may have the power to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ.”
Ephesians 3:18
Laurie, New Hope, VA Romans 12:12 Be joyful in hope; patient in affliction; faithful in prayer. NIV (1980)…This is from one of my best friends, Laurie, who knew that, since she was going to be on a missions trip to Bogota, Columbia ministering to the deaf people in that region. she would not be able to have web access so she (being the responsible gal she is) asked me to fill in for her…please pray for her and for open-hearts of the deaf in Columbia!
Jennifer H., Urbandale, IA
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
As for God, His way is perfect: The LORD’s Word is flawless; He shields all who take refuge in Him. ~Psalm 18:30
(Just realized when I posted today’s verse that I never posted the one from the 1st).
Sandy, Ft.Worth
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9 NIV (The same one as Mindy!)
Kay, Greenwood SC
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.”
Proverbs 3: 5-6 NIV
Sally, Grants, NM
Phillippians 2:3 for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.
Amy, Louisville, Ps 91:14-16 “Because he loves me,” says the LORD, “I will rescue him;
I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
He will call on me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble,
I will deliver him and honor him.
With long life I will satisfy him
and show him my salvation.” (NIV)
Jenn M from mass, 2 Timothy 1;7
For God has not given us a sprit of fear,but of power and of love and of sound mind.
New king James
also a sound mind!
Tonia, Atlanta
I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust.”
Psalm 91:2 NIV
Sarah, Greensboro, NC
“Yet preaching the Good News is not something I can boast about. I am compelled by God to do it. How terrible for me if I didn’t preach the Good News!” 1 Corinthians 9:16 NLT
Bena Hartsock ~ Pikeville, KY
Sin will not be your master, because you are not under law but under God’s grace. –Romans 6:14, NCV
Jill from jacksonville says:
“But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
Galations 5:22 -23
Angela, Washington, DC. “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” Romans 12:2 KJV
~Melanie – Tulsa
Commit your activities to the Lord and your plans will be achieved. Proverbs 16:3 HCSB
Raeleen
Give thanks to the Lord for his faithful love! Ps 107:15
“And the God of grace who called you to his eternal glory in Christ after you have suffered a little while will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.”
NIV 1Peter 5:10
Kelly Jo
Albany Ky
“Be on your guard, stand firm in faith, be women of courage, be strong.”
Jordan
1 Corinthians 16:13 NIV
Albany Ky
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit but in humilty consider others better than yourselves. Philippians 2:3 NIV
Hebrews 11:9 (NIV)
By faith he (Abraham) made his home in the promised land like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.
Kathy
Chattanooga, TN
Isaiah 55:8-9 NIV
8 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways,”
declares the LORD.
9 “As the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Hebrews 5:12 (NIV)
12 In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God’s word all over again. You need milk, not solid food!
Anastasia, Saegertown, PA
Psalm 51:9
NIV
Hide your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquity.
Spring, TX
Praise the Lord oh my soul, all my inmost being praise His holy Name. Praise the Lord oh 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, Who satisfies your life with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagles. Ps 103:1-5
Cast all your anxieties on Him because He cares for you.
1 Peter 5:7 NIV
Pam, Greensboro, NC
“Like a city whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks self control.” Proverbs 25:28 NIV
Ashley, Auburn “And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.” Hebrews 11:6 NIV84
No weapon forged against you shall prevail. Isaiah 54:17, NIV
Wendy, San Bruno, CA
Let the peace of God rule in your hearts.” Colossians 3:15 NIV
Symmie – Corpus Christi Texas
NAS
Psalm 139:23
Search me O God, and know my heart, try me and know my anxious thoughts
I totally forgot to log in my verse – we had internet issues.
PJ – Atlanta
“As for me, this is my covenant with them,” says the LORD. “My Spirit, who is on you, will not depart from you, and my words that I have put in your mouth will always be on your lips, on the lips of your children and on the lips of their descendants—from this time on and forever,” says the LORD. Isaiah 59:21 (NIV)
A bowl of vegetables with someone you love is better than steak with someone you hate. Proverbs 15:17 (NLT)
Myung Baik-Seoul, Korea
Trisa, Aberdeen, SD
“Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
1 Thessalonians 5:16,17,18
Shannon – White Hall, AR ” He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk uprightly.”
Sorry – got behind due to sickness…but I’m back on track! Proverbs 2:7 (NKJV)
I know I’m crazy late for April 1st but I am not giving up! Zeph. 3:17 App. Life Study bible
” 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”. See you in 2 days again….I can do it!
Search me, O God and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
Psalm 139:23-24 NIV
Jenny – San Antonio, TX. “Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.” Mark 11:34 NIV
I am also very behind! We’ve just put our house on the market! Sorry!
Stacey, Shreveport “And I am convinced that nothing can separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels or demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow-not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love” Romans 8:38/NLT
When you produce much fruit, you are my true disciples. This brings great glory to my father. John 15:8 NLT
My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth.
Psalm 121:2, NKJV
Patti, Kissimmee, FL
Lauren, Seattle, WA
James 4:8a, NRSV
“Draw near to God, and He will draw near to You.”
Kim, Arkansas, Eccl. 3:4 “There is a time to weep and a time to laugh. A time to mourn and a time to dance.” NIV