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.
Shira, Knoxville, Tn
Col. 4:5-7- Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone. (niv)
Laney Jacksonville, FL
“In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, ‘Why do you look for the living among the dead?'” Luke 24:5 (NIV)
Terra from Owasso, Oklahoma
Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Colossians 2:12 NIV
Kirsten, San Francisco
1 Timothy 2:1, The Message
“The first thing I want you to do is pray. Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know.”
Mei, Easley SC. “And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.” Hebrews 11:6 NIV
Charlotte, Easley SC “Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.”. Proverbs 4:23
Laura, Sharon, PA
1 Peter 5:6-7 NLT: “So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time He will lift you up in honor. Give all your worries and cares to God, for He cares about you.”
From 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
Paula – Arvada
Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
1 John 4:11 (NIV)
Heather, Lansing MI
Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him! Psalm 34:8 (NLT)
Sharon, Barrington
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
Psalm 119:105 (NIV)
Jaime
Fort Collins, CO
Couldn’t post on time because I was out of town at a wedding. Hope this still counts
Phil 2:14 NASB
Do all things without grumbling or disputing
Kim, Nashville, TN
Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.
Hebrews 10:23 (NIV)
I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
Psalm 91:2 NIV
Nicole, Florissant, MO: “Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.” 2 Corinthians 3:17, 18 NIV
Alicia Fort Wayne, IN
“Let your conversations be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.” Colossians 4:5-7 NIV
Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation. Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation. Isaiah 12:2-3
Charlotte, Philadelphia MS
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
Allie, South Pasadena 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
Marti, Charlotte, NC:
“He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.” Song of Solomon 2:4
Roberta, Fanshawe OK
It is written: “I believed; therefore I have spoken.” With that same spirit of faith we also believe and therefore speak 2 Corinthians 4:13 (NIV)
Tracy, Moberly, MO
Be on guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be courageous. Be strong.
~ 1 Corinthians 16:13, NLT
Jan, Lake St.Louis,MO
“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
Anchorage
Colossians 3:11 NET
Here there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all and in all.
Christa; Denver, CO
Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer. From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call and my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I. For you have been my refuge. Psalm 61:1-3 NIV
“Praise the Lord! Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; his love endures forever”.
Psalm 106:1 NIV
Kristl, Hagerstown: “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
Carmen, Eau Claire, WI
In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength.
Isaiah 30:15
Jennifer, Oreland, PA
“Why are you looking among the dead for someone who is alive? He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead!” Luke 24:5b-6a (NLT)
Vicki from Loveland. Proverbs 16: 20-21 NIV Those who give heed to instruction prosper,and blessed are those who trust in the LORD.The wise in heart are called discerning,and gracious words promote instruction.
Priscilla, Denton, TX: “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
Stephanie, Beaumont, 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
Judie,SouthBend, Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.
Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song. Ps95:1,2 NIV
Whom have I in heaven but you? I desire you more than anything on earth. My health may fail, my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; He is mine forever.
Psalm 73:25-26 NLT
Christy, Clay Center, KS
Jessica, Alabama; Phillipians 4:11 NASB-Not that I speak from want, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am
Deana, Ohio
We wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help and our shield. In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name. Psalm 20-21 NIV
Deb, Lexington TX
Ezekiel 34:11 ESV
For thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I, I myself will search for my sheep and will seek them out.
Sonjia, Raleigh, MS. “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
Toni Forsyth, MO I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you. Psalm 32:8 NIV
Jess, Auburn, AL
“For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.” Psalm 91:11-12, NIV
Carrie H, Burnsville MN
Psalm 23:1 (NIV)
The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not be in want.”
Celeste, Laguna Niguel CA
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
Rhonda ~ Kalamazoo, Michigan
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 from Wixom, Mi
“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 couldn’t pass this up- especially given the need of His grace that I have for forgetting to log in!! : )
Erin – Wylie, TX
I have learned the secret of being content in any & every situtation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through him who gives me strength.
Phil 4:12-13 (NIV)
Greenacres, FL
And Moses said to the people, “Fear not, stand firm, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will work for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall never see again. Exodus 14:13 ESV
Janelle, Dallas, TX
“for I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance, as it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death. For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.”
Philippians 1:19-21 (ESV)
Pam – Hatton, MO
Psalm 91:11 (Holman Christian Standard Bible)
For He will give His angels orders concerning you,
to protect you in all your ways.
Romans 8:1 therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
Let us not become weary in doing good,for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
Galatians 6:9 NIV
Yvonne
Louisville, KY
Psalm 91:5-6 (NIV)
5) You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day
6) nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday.
Mom’s verse:
Sadie
Nicholasville, KY
Proverbs 3:7 (HCSB)
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not rely on your own understanding.