Hey, Darling Things! I am on my way to our Little Rock Living Proof Live with much joy, anxiousness, and anticipation and pure-dee desperation for Jesus to show up. He’s all we’ve got to offer. And, gloriously, He’s all we need.
Don’t even think of dropping out of our Scripture Memory Team! If you let the Word dwell in you richly, I promise you that, when this calendar year closes, you will have experienced a completely different 12 months than you would have if you’d let your own opinions, agendas, quandaries, fears, feelings, insecurities, and bondage dwell in you richly. God’s Word WORKS. He sends it forth with accomplishing power. Don’t just memorize the words. BELIEVE THEM. Take them all the way to your heart and apply them to your real, live experience.
My verse this time around is one I’ve loved for a long time, especially as it’s worded in the NIV, but I’ve never committed it to memory. You’re welcome to join me if you don’t have another one planned. Here goes:
Beth, Houston. “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!” Isaiah 30:18 NIV
I love you guys. Stay with it, Sisters! Jesus is so worthy.
Amanda W. Kelowna, BC, Canada
“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!” Isaiah 30:18 NIV
Shonda
Tacoma, WA
Isaiah 26:3 (NIV)
“You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you.”
Traci – Corona, CA
He gives power to the weak, and to those who have no might He increases strength. Isaiah 40:29 (NKJV)
Cheryl, Peoria, AZ 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NIV “Be joyful always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
Penny,Cincinnati. “I prayed for this child, and the LORD has granted me what I asked of him. So now I give him to the LORD. For his whole life he will be given over to the LORD.’ And he worshiped the LORD there.” 1 Samuel 1:27-28, NIV.
Tanya T., Englewood, OH
“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, Neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Romans 8:38-39 (NIV)
Lichelle, Austin, Texas
John 12:46 NIV
I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.
Lisa, Lynnwood WA:
“Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.” James 1:2-3 NIV
Psalm 9:10 (NET)
Your loyal followers trust in you, for you, Lord, do not abandon those who seek your help.
Traci
Knoxville, TN
Tammy-Rowlett, TX
“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!” Isaiah 30:18 NIV
Megan, Maple Valley, WA
“He chose to give us birth through the word of truth,
that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.”
James 1:18 NIV (in honor of my son’s birthday)
Jill Z., Gulfport, MS – “Instead, seek his kingdom, and these things will be added to you.” Luke 12:31 ESV
Pamela,Mechanicsville,VA.
“May your unfailing love be my comfort, according to your promise to your servant.” Psalm 119:76 NIV
Alice, Portland “I am the good shepherd; I know my own sheep and they know me, just as my Father knows me and I know the Father. So I sacrifice my life for the sheep.” John 10:14-15 NLT
Cathy, Tyler, TX NIV I Peter 2:23 When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly.
Tomi, Des Moines, IA
“But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.” Jeremiah 17:7 & 8
Bonnie, Selah, “Stop regarding man, whose breath of life is in his nostrils. For why should he be esteemed?” Isa. 2:22 (NASB)
Vicki
Murfreesboro,TN
Romans 14:19-20a (NIV)
“Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification. Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food.”
are you reading Made To Crave? I am so desperatley trying to hold on to the truths in that book. It has not been easy.
Lynn, Lake Villa, IL
Ephesians 6:10-11 NIV
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.
Bev~Mpls, MN
Lamentations 3:33 For He does not willingly bring affliction or grief to the children of men. (NIV)
Janet, Vancouver, BC: Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 1 Cor. 13:4-7 NIV
Dee Dee,San Antonio. “Humble yourselves therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that He may lift you up in due time.” 1 Peter 5:7 (NIV)
Kacie, Fayetteville, AR
continued from last time…”fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” Hebrews 12:2 NASB
Sherrylu, Powder Springs, GA
Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us,to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.
Ephesians 3:20-21 NASB
Rachel, Billings
Take delight in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart ~Psalm 37:4 NIV
Jesus looked at them and said “with man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
Matthew 19:26 NIV
Heal me, O Lord, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise.
Jeremiah 17:14 NIV
Jennifer, Powell, OH…”Do not be anxious about anything, but in everyhing, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving present your requests to God.”
Phillipians 4:6 NIV
Deena from Amarillo, Texas
“For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs then all.” 2 Corinthians 4:17 NIV
Tammy, Howells, NE
Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we prfess, for He who promised is faithful. Hebrews 10:23 (NIV)
Kristi
Arlington, TX
Philippians 4:8
“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable-if anything is excellent or praiseworthy-think about such things.” NIV
Not only this, but we also rejoice in sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance, character, and character, hope. Romans 5:3-4 NET
Sister Lynn, Tucson AZ
“Restore to me the joy of your salvation
and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.”
Psalm 51:12 (NIV)
Amanda, Mountain View, CA
I will praise the Lord at all times. I will constantly speak His praises. I will boast only in the Lord; let all who are discouraged take heart. Come, let us tell of the Lord’s greatness; let us exalt His name together.
Psalm 34:1-3 NLT
Amy; Tacoma, WA
“Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us; to Him be the glory in the church and Christ Jesus through out all the generations forever and forever; Amen.” Eph. 3:20-21 NIV
Laura, Little Rock. “For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.” Romans 15:4 (NIV 1984)
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!
Isaiah 30:18 NIV
Michele ~ Kenosha, WI
Elisabeth,
Modesto, CA
“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!”
Isaiah 30:18 NIV
Kristy, Port Angeles, Washington
“I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised. And I am saved from my enemies.”
Psalm 18:3 (NASB)
Cindy in Midland, TX
Even strong young lions sometimes go hungry,
but those who trust in the LORD will lack no good thing.
Ps. 34L10 NLT
Julianna (Istanbul, Turkey) He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8 (NIV)
Samantha, Tupelo
He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
Micah 6:8
Leila, Carrollton, GA
Psalm 55:17 NIV
Evening, morning and noon I cry out in my distress and He hears me.
Rachel, Blairsville, GA: Be joyful always, pray continually, and give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thess. 5:16-18
Char, Nashville
“But the Lord was with Joseph in the prison and showed him his faithful love. And the Lord made Joseph a favorite with the prison warden.” Genesis 39:21 (NLT)
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
Linda, Bend, OR, I Samuel 12:24 NIV
Be sure to fear the Lord and serve Him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things He has done for you.
Lori, Lexington, KY
“Wait for the Lord; Be strong, and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the Lord.”
Psalm 27:14, NIV)
Emily, Ida Grove, IA
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. -Romans 15:13 NIV
Nicole, Huntsville, AL: “Anyone who wants to do the will of God will know [it].” John 7:17 (NLT)