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.
Rochelle, Louisville, KY
Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. James 1:23,24 NIV
Kim,Hickory,NC
One thing God has spoken, two things have I heard: that you, O God, are strong, and that you, O Lord, are loving. Psalms 62:11-12a NIV
Kerry, Houston
“May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.”
Psalm 19:14 (NIV)
Cathleen, Saskatoon, SK Canada
6″Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. 8Finally, CATHLEEN, 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.”
Philippians 4 vs 6,7 and 8 NIV
Please pray for me Siestas, I am truly fighting for peace in my own heart and mind! Thank you so much!
Trish L. West Linn, Oregon
“I say to myself, the Lord is my portion, therefore I will wait for Him. The Lord is good to those whose hope is in Him, to the one who seeks Him.It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord. Lamentations 3:24-26 (NIV)
Shelly Bliss, San Dimas, Ca.
In His kindness God called you to share in His eternal glory by means of Christ Jesus. So after you have suffered a little while, He will restore, support, and strengthen you, and He will place you on a firm foundation.
1 Peter 5:10 NLT
Nancy Tucson, AZ
“But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him.” Jer. 17:7 NIV
Letha, Mountain Home, Arkansas. “He will be the sure foundation for your times, a rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge; the fear of the LORD is the key to this treasure.” Isaiah 33:6 NIV
Annette Temple, Tx
“Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him and afflicted.
But he was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.”
Isaiah 53:4-5
Diane, Rockford MI
That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
II Cor. 12:10 NIV
Emily, Monroe. “So do not throw away this confident trust in the Lord. Remember the great reward it brings you!” Hebrews 10:35 NLT
Kim, Richmond, Tx, “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,” Ephesians 3:20 (NIV)
Wendy, Newmarket ON “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” Romans 12:1-2 NKJV
Andrea, Pottstown
Psalm 57:1 NIV
Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me, for in you my soul takes refuge. I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings until the disaster has passed.
Colleen, Cape Town, South Africa.
She who overcomes will be dressed in white. I will never erase her name from the book of life, but will announce before the Father & His angels that she is mine.
Rev 3:5, NLT & NIV
Carrie, Eure, NC
Now this is what the LORD Almighty says: “Give careful thought to your ways.
You have planted much, but harvested little.
You eat, but never have enough.
You drink, but never have your fill.
You put on clothes, but are not warm.
You earn wages, only to put them in a purse with holes in it.”
This is what the LORD Almighty says: “Give careful thought to your ways.”
Haggai 1:5-7 NIV
Amy
Oklahoma
Isaiah 14:24 (CEV)
“The LORD All-Powerful has made this promise: Everything I have planned will happen just as I said.”
Kuria, Malaysia:
You survivors in Israel, listen to me, the LORD. Since the day you were born,I have carried you along.I will still be the same when you are old and gray, and I will take care of you. I created you. I will carry you and always keep you safe.
Isaiah 46:3-4 (Contemporary English Version)
Ali C., Dublin, CA
Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. May your gracious Spirit lead me forward on a firm footing. Psalm 143:8 NLT
Teri- Boise
” But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.” James. 1:6
Rebecca, Vancleave MS:
For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
(Colossians 1:9 NKJV)
Becky
Willowick, OH
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Be joyful always;
pray continually;
give thanks in all
circumstances, for
this is God’s will for
you in Christ Jesus.
NIV
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness and all these things will be given to you as well.” Matthew 6:33 NIV
Kat Clarkesville, Georgia
“For we walk by faith, not by sight.”
II Cor. 5:7 (NAS)
Sue;
Greemwood, IN
Your word is a lamp for my feet, and a light on my path. Psalm 119:105 HCSB
Susan, Oak Ridge TN.
They will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will overcome them because he is the Lord of lords, and King of kings – and with him will be his called, chosen and faithful followers. Revelations 17:14
“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
Becky, Brentwood TN
Ps 81:10 NIV
I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt,
Open wide your mouth and I will fill it.
Cindy Sylvia, Searcy AR
I will instruct you and teach you in the way in which you should go; I will counsel you with My eye upon you.
Psalm 32:8 New American Standard
Nicole, Stuttgart: “Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker. For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, and the sheep of His hand.” Psalm 95:6-7 NKJV
Cathy, Rhinebeck. I will bless the LORD who guides me; even at night my heart instructs me. I know the LORD is always with me. I will not be shaken for he is right beside me. No wonder my heart is filled with joy, and my mouth shouts his praises! My body rests in safety. Psalm 16:7-9(NLT).
Susan, Chicago. And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. With every prayer and petition, pray at all times in the Spirit, and to this end be alert, with all perseverance and requests for all the saints. Ephesians 6:17,18 NET
(Yea! I finished the full verse!)
Melanie
Bridge City, TX
He will have no fear; his heart is steadfast, turning to the Lord. His heart is secure;, he will have no fear, In the end he will look in triumph on his foes.
Pa. 112:7-8 NASB
Cindy, St. Pete Beach, FL
He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow weary and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
Isaiah 41:29-31
Shannon, Orange County, CA: “Turn my eyes away from worthless things; preserve my life according to your word.” –Psalm 119:37, NIV
Glennell; Buda,Tx.
NIV
Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress.
I Timothy 4:15
Dedra, Madison, AL:
Then he returned to the disciples and found them asleep. He said to Peter, “Couldn’t you watch with me even one hour?”
Matthew 26:40 NLT
Ashley, Chesapeake. “But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind.” James 1:6 (NKJV)
Shelly E. Portland, Oregon
“Do not be anxious about anything,but in everything by prayer and petition,with thanksgiving,present your requests to God. And the peace of God which transcends all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus”. Philippians 4:6-7 (NIV)
Chris, Seattle, WA
Isaiah 55:6 NIV
Seek the Lord while he may be found;
call on him while he is near.
“To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.”
Romans 8:6 NIV
Suzy, Wheelersburg,OH “So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” I Corinthians 10:31 NIV
Andrea Poulsbo, WA
I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, 19 and his incomparably great power for us who believe. Ephesian 1: 18-19 (NIV)
Karis, Niverville,MB,Canada
Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
Ephesians 5:1,2
Katie, Atlanta, Ga: “Humility and fear of the Lord bring wealth and honor and life.” Proverbs 22:6 NIV
Kim and Abby, Missouri
For no word from God will ever fail. Luke 1:37 (NLT)
Leslie
Wisner, La.
“He must become greater; I must become less.”
John 3:30 NIV
(Make it so, Lord!)
Stacy, Outlook, WA
You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock eternal. Isaiah 26:3-4 NIV
Lucinda from Watsontown, PA
Isaiah 30:18 NIV 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 those who wait for him.
Rebekah from Marion, IN “Therefore I am now going to allure her; I will lead her into the desert and speak tenderly to her. There I will give her back her vineyards, and will make the Valley of Achor a door of hope. There she will sing as in the days of her youth, as in the day she came up out of Egypt.” – Hosea 2:14-15, NIV