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.
“I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust”
Psalm 91:2 – NIV
Nichole H
Marion, Iowa
Psalm 18:32 NIV
It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect.
Matthew 6:33 (NAB)
But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given you besides.
Rose from Clyde, MO
Mary Lou, Young America “For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are–yet was without sin. Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.” Hebrews 4:15&16 NIV
Bobbie, Ft. Walton Beach
The brother in humble circumstances ought to take pride in his high position.
James 1:9 (NIV)
Pam, Greensboro, NC
“For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age,”
Titus 2:11-12 NIV
Erica, 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
Kelley Taylor, Tampa, FL- “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” Isaiah 41:10 (NIV)
Donna, Meridian, ID: “But as for me, I will always proclaim what God has done; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.” (NLT)
Christine
Wichita, KS
“So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.”
2 Corinthians 4:18
Thanks, Christine. I was searching for a scripture, and yours hits the spot! 🙂
Christine,
It is so nice to see a ‘Siesta’ from my neck of the woods: Valley Center.
Maybe we will run into each other at a event someday! 🙂
Pat
“For I know the plans I have for you, says the LORD. They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.”
Jeremiah 29:11 (NLT)
~Sandy~
Keller, 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
Kristen, Austin, TX
Psalm 34:4-5 (NIV)
I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. [5] Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame.
A little late, but better late than never!
Jessica Denise, Winter Park, FL
“I would like you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the Lord’s affairs—how he can please the Lord. But a married man is concerned about the affairs of this world—how he can please his wife— and his interests are divided. An unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the Lord’s affairs: Her aim is to be devoted to the Lord in both body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world—how she can please her husband. I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but that you may live in a right way in undivided devotion to the Lord.” – 1 Corinthians 7:32-35, NIV
Sarah, Port St. Joe, FL
Psalm 62:5 (New Living Translation)
Let all that I am wait quietly before God,
for my hope is in him.
They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. Luke 24:2,3 NIV
Pam H. Buena Park, CA “If I ascend to Heaven, You are there. If I make my bed in Sheol, behold You are there.
Psalms 139:8
Donna, Norman, OK
Luke 9:23 NLT
Then he said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower,
you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross daily,
and follow me.”
Oops! Sorry, forgot Bible translations used for my memory verse: Psalms 139:8 (NASB)
Tammy, Dallas
The Lord will keep you from all harm- He will watch over your life; the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore. Psalm 121:7-8
Amy from Lakeland, Florida, So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:18
Austin, Tx
“In all labor there is profit, but idle chatter leads only to poverty.”
Proverbs 14:23
(NKJV)
“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
Lori, Richmond, VA “Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, 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.”
I Cor. 15:58 (NIV)
Lindsey, McKinney, TX
So don’t lose a minute in building on what you’ve been given, complementing your basic faith with good character, spiritual understanding, alert discipline, passionate patience, reverent wonder, warm friendliness, and generous love, each dimension fitting into and developing the others. 2 Peter 2:5-6 (MSG)
Leanne, Billings, MT
May he give you the desires of your heart and make all your plans succeed.
Psalm 20:4 NIV
Melanie, Sweetwater TN
Psalm 24:3-4 NIV” Who may ascend the hill of the LORD? Who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear by what is false.”
Tracey, Raleigh, NC
1 John 5:14 NIV
“This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.”
Acts 17:24-25
He is the God who made the world and everything in it. since he is the Lord of heaven and earth, he doesnt live in man-made temples, and human hands can’t serve his needs- for he has no needs. He himself gives life and breath to everything, and he satifies every need.
NLT
Darlene. Logansport.
Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wonderous things out of thy law. Psalm 119:18 KJV
Jennifer, Greensburg
Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:16 (KJV)
Emily, Greensburg
I can do all things through Christ because he gives me strength. Philippians 4:13 ICB.
Heather, Greensburg
In everything give thanks for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (KJV)
Isaiah 41:10 NLT
Don’t be afraid for I am with you.
Don’t be discouraged for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you.
I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.
Emily, Houston/Abu Dhabi!
“So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.”
2 Corinthians 4:18 (NIV)
Cheri
Lubbock TX
Jesus said, “If you were really blind, you would be blameless, but since you claim to see everything so well, you’re accountable for every fault and failure.”
John 9:41 MSG
Alexis R
Atlanta, Ga
Mark 9:23
“If you can?” said Jesus. “Everything is possible for him who believes.”
Betty, Austin, Texas, Psalm 92:14-15
They will still bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and green proclaiming, “The Lord is upright; he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him.” NIV
Megan, Charlotte, NC.
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
Matthew 5:4, NIV.
Christy, Orlando, Philippians 2:14
Do all things without murmurings and disputings. (KJV)
Give me understanding, so that I may keep your law and obey it with all my heart. Psalm 119:34 NIV
Nipomo, CA
But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. I Timothy 6:6&7 NIV
Naomi ~ Colorado Springs
Psalm 31:3 NIV
Since you are my rock and my fortress,
for the sake of your name lead and guide me.
Gayla, Lee’s Summit…but just got back from LR!!
Psalm 30:1-3, 11 and 12
I will exalt you, O LORD, for You lifted me out of the depths and did not let my enemies gloat over me. O LORD my God, I called to you for help and You healed me. O LORD, You brought me up from the grave. You spared me from going down into the pit…You turned my wailing into dancing, You removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy that my heart may sing to You and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give You thanks forever.
Isaiah 58:11 (NIV)
The LORD will guide you always;
He will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land
and will strengthen your frame.
You will be like a well-watered garden,
like a spring whose waters never fail.
(in the context of the true fasting that God desires in
Isaiah 58. Rich study!)
Tona, South Carolina,
“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
Laura Tuscaloosa, AL
Let us acknowledge the Lord; let us press on to acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth. Hosea 6:3 NIV
Susie, Fort Worth, TX Therefore the LORD waits to be gracious to you, and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. For the LORD is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him. Isaiah 30:18 (ESV)
Michelle in Nashville:
God has said, “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.” So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.” –Hebrews 13:5-6 NIV
Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is seate at the right hand of God. Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth.
Colossians 3:1-2, NAS
Jodi Battle, San Diego, 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
“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