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.
Lyndsy in Absarokee Montana
The name of the LORD is a strong tower;
The righteous runs into it and is safe.
Proverbs 18:10
NASB
A. Wright, Columbia, SC
“Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalm 46:10 (King James Version)
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you,” declares the LORD, “and will bring you back from captivity. Jeremiah 29:11-14a (NIV)
Kathy, Austin, “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 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 12:1-2 NIV
Kathy, Austin, “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 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 12:1-2 NIV
“Speak to one another with psalms, humns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Ephesians 5:19-20
Sarah
Seattle, WA
“And ye therefore have sorrow; but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice and your joy no man taketh from you.” John 16.22 KJV
Holmdel, NJ
But I have trusted in lovingkindness; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation. I will sing to the Lord because He has dealt bountifully with me. Psalm 13:5-6
Luke 24:5 (NASB)
and as the women wer terrified and bowed their faces tothe ground, the men said to them. Why do you seek the living one among the dead.
Norman, OK
“And show your own self in all respects to be a pattern and a model of good deeds and works, teaching what is unadulterated, showing gravity [having the strictest regard for truth and purity of motive], with dignity and seriousness.” Titus 2:7 Amplified Version
Joyful is the person who finds wisdom, the one who gains understanding.
~ Proverbs 3:13, NLT
Lisa – Houston, TX
and joyfully giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light.
Colossians 1:12 NIV
Casey–Henrietta, 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 on Him. Isaiah 30:18
Jennifer, Highland Village, TX:
Ecclesiastes 7:9 Be not quick in your spirit to become angry,
for anger lodges in the bosom of fools.
Janice-Abbeville, AL
“For I, the Lord your God, will hold your right hand saying to you, ‘Fear not, for I will help you.'”
Isaiah 41:13 NKJV
Jan, Littleton, CO
“We are assured and know that [God being a partner in their labor] all things work together and are [fitting into a plan] for good to and for those who love God and are called according to [His] design and purpose.”
-Romans 8:28 (AMP)
Melissa, Texas
Psalm 23:4
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
Romans 12:9-10
“Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves.” NIV
Jessica
Ft. Irwin, CA
I haven’t dropped out!
Dawn, Holly Springs: “Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, 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
Kelly, Colorado Springs, CO
“My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” Psalm 73:26 NIV
God has shown his provision tangibly in two different ways directly related to two different verses I’ve memorized. This is SO worth it! Thank you!
Kendall from San Antonio:
I love you, O Lord, my strength
Psalm 18:1 NIV
Wendy, Calgary, Alberta
Isaiah 43:2 NIV
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.
Kelly
Clarksville, TN
Romans 8:5 NIV
Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires!
Jillian, Dallas
Lord, when doubts fill my mind, when my heart is in turmoil, quiet me and give me renewed hope and cheer.
Psalms 94:19 (TLB)
Psalm 30:12 NIV
… that my heart may sing to you and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give you thanks forever.
~Paula K, Muskegon, Michigan~
Lisa and Annabelle in Montgomery, TX
2 Timothy 4:18 NIV
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
“He who dwells in the shelter of the Most high will rest in the shadow of the almighty”
Psalm 91:1
Kelly Jo
Albany Ky
Jennifer, Monroe, GA
And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit, soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it. I Thess 5:23-24 ( KJV)
I forgot to post, but not to memorize!
Melissa, Perry, GA
He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree so that we might live for righteousness; by his wounds we are healed. 1 Peter 2:24
Jeremiah 32:17 (NIV)
“Ah, Sovereign Lord, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm, Nothing is too hard for You.”
denise
Asheville, NC
Kelly, Marina, CA
Be strong, and let your heart lake courage, all you who put your hope in the LORD!
Psalm 31:24
English Standard Version
David also said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous and do the work. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord God, my God is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you until all the work for the service of the temple of the Lord is finished.
David also said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous and do the work. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord God, my God is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you until all the work for the service of the temple of the Lord is finished.
I Chronicles 28:20 (NIV)
Elizabeth
Wilmette, IL
Teach me your way, O Lord
and I will walk in your truth;
give me an undivided heart,
that I may fear your name.
Psalm 86:11 NIV
The LORD your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, so that you may love him with all your heart and with all your soul, and live.
Deuteronomy 30:6 NIV
Cindy
Henrietta, TX
Let’s also think about how to motivate each other to show love and to do good works.
Hebrews 10:24 CEB
McKenna
Henrietta, TX
Kari, Fulton
I Peter 5:6-7
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.
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!
Julie Elrod, Smyrna, GA: 1 Samuel 15:22 (New International Version, ©2011)
But Samuel replied:“Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the LORD?
To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.
SORRY SO LATE!!!
Federal Way, WA
Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in Him. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will not be shaken. My victory and honor come from God alone. He is my refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me. Ps 62:5-7. NLT
Amber
Clovis, CA
Verse 1&2
Ecclesiastes 1:8 “Everything is so weary and tiresome! No matter how much we see, we are never satisfied. No matter how much we hear we are never content.”
Matthew 7:11 “If you who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven, give good things to those who ask.”
I KNEW I must have missed this post somehow – kept wondering about it and just found it.
Kathryn – Atmore, AL – At day’s end I’m ready for sound sleep, for You, God, have put my life back together. (Psalm 4:8 – The Message)
Marlene, Illinois
Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. 2 Corinthians 5:20 ESV
Kara, Lancaster
Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life.
Psalm 139:23-24 NLT
Bernice – Lemont, IL
“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.”
1 Corinthians 15:58 NIV
elaine, Bismarck, ND
And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.
Romans 8:28 NASB
This is soooooo late!!!!
Kathy, Houston
“Cause me to know your lovingkindness in the morning. In you I do trust. Cause me to know the way in which I should walk. I lift up my soul to You.”
Psalm 143:8 NKJV
Becky, Alberta, Canada
The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him.
Lamentations 3:25 NIV
susan, Kentucky: “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!”
Regina, Rock Hill, SC
Guide me down the road of your commandments; I love traveling this freeway!
Psalm 119:35 MSG