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.
Catherine Morningstar, Fresno CA
Hebrews 12:1-2
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance, the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfector of faith. For the joy set before Him he endured the cross, scorning it’s shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Sara, Great Bend, KS
“Like a city whos walls are broken down is a man who lacks self-control.”
Prov. 25:28
NIV
Brittany, now Las Vegas (was Elko), Nevada
Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. – Matthew 11:29 (NIV)
Patti, Fort Walton Beach, FL; “Therefore, I urge you brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God–this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not be conformed 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 12:1-2; NIV
Meredith, Fayetteville, AR “Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.” I Tim. 6:12 NIV
Vanessa from Victoria, TX
One thing I ask of the LORD,
this is what I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the LORD
all the days of my life,
to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD
and to seek him in his temple.
Psalm 27:4 NIV
Stacy Featherston from Searcy, AR
“Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you”
Psalm 63:3 NIV
Sharon, Pasadena, Texas
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.
Galatians 5:22-23
New King James version
Jessie, Meriden, CT
The steps of the Godly are directed by the LORD. He delights in every detail of their lives. Psalm 37:23 NLT
Stephanie, La Habra, CA “As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater. Isaiah 55:10 NIV More to come next time!:)
Michelle in Concord, CA
Ephesians 1:7 (NIV)
We have been set free because of what Christ has done. Through his blood our sins have been forgiven. We have been set free because God’s grace is so rich.
Laur, Spokane, WA
You are mighty and do wonderful things;
you alone are God.
Psalm 86:10 GNTD
Melissa, Miles City, MT: “There are three things that remain: faith, hope, and love. And the greatest of these is love.” 1 Cor. 13:13 The Living Bible
Ashley Beth, Baton Rouge: “Call to Me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.” Jeremiah 33:3 NIV
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
Matthew 5:6 ESV
Susan, Jonesboro, AR
Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.
Put away perversity from your mouth;
keep corrupt talk far from your lips.
Let your eyes look straight agead, fix your gaze directly before you.
Make level paths for your feet and take only ways that are firm. Do not swerve to the right or the left; keep your foot from evil. NIV 4:23-27
Sherri, Modesto, CA Galatians 5:26 (Message)
We will not compare ourselves with each other as if one of us were better and another worse. We have far more interesting things to do with our lives. Each of us is an original.
Teach us to make the most of our time, so we may grow in wisdom.
Psalm 90:12 NLT
Heather, Vancouver, WA
Tammie, St. Peters, MO
“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 6:23 (NIV)
Kathy Jo from Dayton, Nevada
Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. ~Romans 12:11 (NIV)
Heather, McCalla
“And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 4:7 (NKJ)
Jana P, Fresno
“He reached down from Heaven and rescued me; he drew me out of deep waters.
He rescued me because He delights in me.
2 Sam 22:17, 20 NLT
Mary Roberts, North Richland HIlls, TX: He who is the Glory of Israel does not lie or change His mind; fore He is not a man that He should change His mind. I Samuel 15:29(NIV)
2 corinthians 3:5-6 NIV
Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for
ourselves, but our competence come from God. He has made us competent
as ministers of a new covenant- not of the letter, but of the Spirit;
for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
Kay from Modesto, CA: Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Phillippians 4:6 NIV
Ashley, El Dorado, AR
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
Eph 1:17-19 NIV
17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit[a] of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. 18 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.
Joelle, Abilene, TX
Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.
I cling to you: your right hand upholds me.
Psalm 63:7-8 (NIV)
2 corinthians 3:5-6 NIV
Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for
ourselves, but our competence come from God. He has made us competent
as ministers of a new covenant- not of the letter, but of the Spirit;
for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
Beth ~ Gig Harbor, WA
You will make known to me the path of life;
In Your presence is fullness of joy;
In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.
Psalm 16:11 (NASB )
Julie, Chico. “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
Melissa, Spring
Do not be overcome by evil,
but overcome evil with good. -Romans 12:21 (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!” Isaiah 30:18 NIV
Oops, forgot to put my location…Montgomery, AL
Joni, Littleton CO
Nahum 1:8 ESV The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; He knows those who take refuge in Him.
So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.
Hebrews 10:35-36 NIV
Valerie, Yuma
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade – kept in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
1 Peter 1:3-5, NIV
Katie, NYC, Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. James 4:7 NIV
Heather, Austin, TX, Colossians 3:16 ESV “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.”
Jennifer, Denver
I run in the path of your commands, for you have set my heart free. (NIV)
Judy, Spokane, WA
“I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.”
Philippians 4:13 NASV
Meggie, Colorado Springs, CO
The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will not leave the guilty unpunished. His way is in the whirlwind and the storm, and the clouds clouds are the dust of His feet. Nahum 1:3 NIV
Tammy N. ~ Lubbock, TX
Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days. Psalms 90:14 (NIV)
Renee – Cypress, TX
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. Psalm 19:14 KJV
Lamentations 3: 22-23
Because of the Lord’s great love, we are not consumed,
for His compassions never fail.
They are new every morning; Great is Thy faithfulness.
NIV
Heather, Whittier, CA
Philippeans 4:19
And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorius riches in Christ Jesus.
NIV
Odessa, TX
“You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you”, declares the Lord.
Jeremiah 29:13-14a
Jolynn, Rowlett, Tx
“Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see.”
Hebrews 11:1, New Living Translation
Nina, Moore OK
Revelation 17:14 NIV
They will wage war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will triumph over them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings—and with him will be his called, chosen and faithful followers.
Sarah Locust Grove, Ga
“Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love.” Ephesians 4:2 NLT
and this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in His Son.
1 John 5:12 ESV
Debbie
Portland,OR