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.
Johannah, Alexandria, LA
“Dear children, let us not love with words, but with actions and in truth.” John 10:9 (NIV)
Chris Floyd
Kokomo, IN
Isaiah 30:18 (NLT)
So the LORD must wait for you to come to him so he can show you his love and compassion.
For the LORD is a faithful God. Blessed are those who wait for his help.
Kristi B., Cedartown, GA- “But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 NIV
Psalm 28:7
The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him. NIV
I planted the seed in your hearts and Apollos watered it, but it was God who made it grow.
Meg, Columbus OH: “When we were overwhelmed by sins, you forgave our transgressions.” Psalm 65:3 NIV
Connie, Turlock CA
“Summing up: Be agreeable, be sympathetic, be loving, be compassionate, be humble. That goes for all of you, no exceptions. No retaliation. No sharp-tongued sarcasm. Instead, bless—that’s your job, to bless. You’ll be a blessing and also get a blessing.” 1 Peter 3:8-9a The Message
Lisa, Calgary
As for me, I am in your hands; do with me whatever you think is good and right.
Jeremiah 26:14 NIV
Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:2 (NIV)
Lori, Odessa, TX
“The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples: He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee.”
Matthew 28:5-7 (NIV)
Carol Belleville [S]he who dwells in the shelter of the most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
Ps 91:1 NIV
Helen Wall
Crystal City, Manitoba, Canada
Colossians 1:7 ESV
just as you learned it from Epaphras our beloved fellow servant. He is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf
But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen and settle you. To Him be the glory and the dominion for ever and ever. Amen. 1 Peter 5: 10-11 (NKJ)
The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure. 1 Cor 10:13 NLT
Becky
Norfolk, VA
Psalm 1:1-2 (NIV)
(I am laying in bed after the Going Beyond event…on my iPhone…and it will not let me copy & paste! I will comment on this, after I get home, with the verse typed out.)
1Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
2But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
KJV
Grace, silver city
“Therefore as God’s chosen people holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Bear with eachother and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love which binds them all together in perfect unity.”
Col 3:12-14 NIV
Debbie, Olathe,KS:
Psalm 118:8-10 “It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man. It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in princes. All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the Lord I cut them off.” (NIV)
Siobhan, Austin, AR “For I, the LORD your God hold your right hand;
it is I who say to you “Fear not. I am the one who helps you.” Isaiah 41:13 ESV
Makaela, Lynchburg, VA
“Come, let us reason together,’ says the Lord. ‘Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool. If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best from the land; but if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.’ For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.” Isaiah 1:18-20 (NIV)
Rebecca, Arkansas
But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion’s mouth.
2 Timothy 4:17 (ESV)
Now I’m off to do my homework! See you tomorrow!
Ashley, Atlanta, GA
“You will keep her in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on You, because she trusts in You. Trust in the Lord forever, for in YAH the Lord, is everlasting strength.”
Isaiah 26:3-4 NKJV
Kim Bogart Jacksonville,Florida
“He must increase, but I must decrease.”
John 3:30NASV
Lisa – Steinbach, MB
Titus 2:11-14 (ESV)
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldy passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.
For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son so whosoever believes in me shall not parish but have everlasting life john 3:16
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 all who wait for him!
Olympia, WA. The Lord of heaven’s armies is here among us. Psalm 46:11 NLT
Jean, Houston, “For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
II Pet. 2:8
Terri, Kirkland. “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” 2 Timothy 1:7, NKJV
Shannon, Parker, CO
“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.” 1 Samuel 1:27-28 (NIV)
God’s word through you is better than God’s word through anyone else. You really made a girls weekend for me and my mom something we’ll always remember. It was well worth the time away from my husband and kids. God bless you and your family!
When evildoers came against me to devour my flesh, my foes and my enemies stumbled and fell. Psalm 27:2 HCSB
Patty – Glendora, CA
“This truth gives them confidence that they have eternal life, which God – who does not lie – promised them before the world began.” Titus 1:2
Rachelle, McAlister, NM
“When you are harvesting your crops and forget to bring in a bundle of grain from your field, don’t go back to get it. Leave it for the foreigners, orphans, and widows. Then the LORD your God will bless you in all you do”.
Deuteronomy 24:19 NLT
Jennifer, Fairfax VA
Yet [she] did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in [her] faith and gave glory to God, being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised.
Romans 4:20-21 NIV
Nancy, Kiwoko. For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. Colossians 1:16 NIV
Midge, Florence “Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.” Psalm 27:14 (NIV)
Wendy, Mesilla Park NM
“Lord, be gracious to us! We waitt for you. Be our strength every morning and our salvation in time of trouble.” Isaiah 33:2 HCSB
Karen, Columbia, MO
Psalm 25:21, NLT
May integrity and honesty protect me, for I put my hope in you.
Marsha, Knoxville The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.
Psalm 16:6 ESV
Jennifer, Beaverton, OR He must increase, but I must decrease. John 3:30
Judy Selah, WA
Romans 12:2 “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.” NKJ
Ephesians 6:16-18 NIV
16-In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinquish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.
Darl, Bakersfield, CA
“Let the teaching of Christ live in you richly. Use all wisdom to teach and instruct each other by singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with thankfulness in your hearts to God.” (NCV)
Glenda. Pasadena TX
For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Philippians 1:21
NKJV
For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ. But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that thiss all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed….Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
1 Cor 4:6-9, 16-18 NIV 1984
Pam, Tyler, TX: “Make your ways known to me, Lord; teach me your paths. Guide me in your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; I wait for You all day long.” Ps. 25:4-5 HCSB
Marita – Maricopa,AZ
Every word of God proves true; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.
Proverbs 30:5 ESV
Donna, KC:If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
Psalm 139:8 NIV
Missy & Mackenzie, Tulare, CA
Proverbs 10:19 (NIV)
When words are many, sin is not absent, but he who holds his tongue is wise.
Lori Beaube, Hazlehurst, Ms.
Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him. James 1:12 NKJ