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.
Sheila, Beckley, WV But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. James 1:22 NKJV
Diane, Ft. Lauderdale,Fl.
The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He will drive out your enemy before you saying , ‘Destroy him!’ Deuteronomy 33:27 NIV
Kati, Ocracoke Island, NC
The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and will bring me safely to His heavenly kingdom. To Him be glory for ever and ever. Amen. 2 Timothy 4:18 (NIV)
Teresa – Odessa, Texas
“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 53:5 NIV
Katelyn, Tulsa, “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will save it.” Luke 9:23-24 NIV
“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
Kim B. – Orlando, Florida
” You, O Lord, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light. With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall.”
Psalm 18:28-29 NIV
Tina, Roxboro, NC
The rain fell, the rivers rose, and the winds blew and pounded the house. Yet it didn’t collapse, because its foundation was on the rock. Matthew 7:25
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 NIV
Sue, Arkansas,
“Trust in Him at all times, you people;
Pour out your heart before Him;
God is a refuge for us. Selah. Psalm 62:8 NKJV
Sara, Houston
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold new things have come.
2 Corinthians 5:17 NASB
Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. Psalm 90:14 NASB
Lisa in KC
Deut. 31:6 (MSG)
Be strong. Take courage. Don’t be intimidated. Don’t give them a second thought because God, your God, is striding ahead of you. He’s right there with you. He won’t let you down; He won’t leave you.
“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
Janet, Lenoir, NC. Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” Hebrews 13:5 NIV
1 John 4:10 (NIV)
This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
Amy W
Plano, TX
Colossians 3:13 (NIV, 84)
13 Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
Freeland, MI
Philippians 2:3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility, consider others better than yourself
Cresanna – Bible School Park, NY
He who sacrifices thank offerings honors me, and he prepares the way so that I may show him the salvation of God. Psalm 50:23, NIV
I’m late…but I forget to post it!
Trust in Him at all times, O people.
pour out your heart before Him.
God is a refuge for us.
Ps 62:8
ESV
Philippians 2:6-8 NIV
“Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made Himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death–even death on a cross!”
Emily in Oklahoma City
Susan, Katy, TX
“Godliness with contentment is great gain.”
I Timothy 6:6 NIV
Lauren, Seattle, WA.
Isaiah 55:1-3 (NIV)
“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost. Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and you will delight in the richest of fare. Give ear and come to me; listen, that you may live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you, my faithful love promised to David.”
Hebrews 2:1 (NIV)- We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.
Penny from Knoxville, TN
Isaiah 40:31
“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. “
Mandy
China Spring, TX
“As for me, this is my covenant with them,” says the Lord. “My Spirit, who is on you, and my words that I have put in your mouth will not depart from your mouth, or from the mouths of your children, or from the mouths of their descendants from this time on and forever,” says the Lord.
Isaiah 59:21 NIV
Kristine/Mouse, Janesville WI
Romans 8:18 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.
I know it is VERY late, but I am hoping for grace this one time. My father passed away after a very short fight with Liver Cancer on the 13th. Obviously we had funeral preparations etc to take care of and, obviously, this wasn’t quite the uppermost thing in my mind. My hope is that I can get back on track right away. Thank you for your understanding and prayers/condolences.
You can have all the grace you need. That’s God’s way. I am so sorry about the loss of your sweet Dad, Sister. May Jesus continue to minister healing to your soul.
April
Conroe, Texas
“I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die.”
John 11:25
NIV
In lovin memory of my Mother “Edith Sawyer Guillot” -10/13/1928 to 04/13/2011. Rest in peace Mom.
Fear not for I have redeamed you [ransomed you by paying a prce instead of leaving you captives]; I have called you by your name; you are mine. Isaiah 43:16 AMP
Jane, Gadsden
2 Timothy 1:7 KJV
For God Hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and love, and of a sound mind.
june,Gadsden
2 Timothy 2:15 KJV
study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
Leave all your worries with Him because He cares for you. I Peter 5:7 NIV
Michelle – Austin, TX
“If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.”
Psalm 139:8
I almost quit Moma Beth–thank you for your encouragement. It is late but here is my scripture #8.
Pam, Liberty: “For the Lord gives wisdom, and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.” Proverbs 2:6 NIV
Stay in there, Pam!
“Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth.” Colossians 3:2 NASV
Debbie Considine
Sterling Heights, Michigan
Psalms 119:76 (Beth Moore’s Praying God’s Word boxed set)
LORD, My God, may Your unfailing love be my comfort, according to Your promise to Your servant.
But we were gentle among you just as a nursing mother cherishes her own children. 1 Thes 2:7
Joyce, OKC. “He stripped all the spiritual tyrants in the universe of their sham authority at the Cross and marched them naked through the streets.” col 2:15 amplified. Glory! No bondages holding their sham authority over my life!
“Finally brothers, 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 4:8
NIV
Lindsay, Albuquerque, NM
“Yet Lord, you are our Father; we are the clay, and You are our potter; we are all the work of Your hands.” Isaiah 64:8 HCSB
Kelsie, Albuquerque (14)
“In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak” Acts 20:35a NIV
Alysa, Albuquerque (11)
“For I trust in your word” Psalm 119:42b NIV
Psalm 139:23-24 NIV
Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
Have I not commanded you?
be strong and courageous,do not be terrified, do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9 NIV
Hebrews 12:2 (NIV)
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
I know I am late, but I AM NOT QUITTING!!
Karen, Eupora, MS
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
Matthew 11:28 NIV84
Maryann, Norwood, “I am the Lord, the God of all mankind. Is anything too hard for me?”
Jeremiah 32:27 NIV
Debbie, N Ireland –
“For the Lord your God is living among you. He is a mightly saviour. He will take delight in you with gladness. With his love, he will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs.” Zephaniah 3:17 (NIV)
Rhonda, Townsend, TN. “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9, ESV
Marlys, Hillsboro
Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
Eph 5:21 NIV
Ann Marie, Grand Rapids
2 Tim. 1:7 (amplified) For God did not give us a spirit of fear, but a spirit of power, of love, of self discipline and a sound mind.
Shandra – Dallas, TX
“Do not let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.”
1 Tim 4:12 NIV