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.
Josie (9 years old), Princeton, MN:
“Give thanks to the Lord of lords. His love is eternal.”
Psalm 136:3 HCSB
Danielle, Corpus Christi, 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
The Lord is my light and salvation–whom shall I fear? The Lord is my light and salvation–of whom shall I be afraid? Psalm 27:1 NIV
Elizabeth, Haleigh, and Isabel Midland
2 Timothy 1:7
For God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, of love, and of a sound mind.
of course, the best time to post ssmt 8 is right before i post #9. ack. something tells me this is not the last time its going to happen, b/c it is already the 2nd!
sue, atlanta “He sent His word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions” psalm 107:20, NKJV
God is our refuge and strength, and ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. Psalm 46:1-3 NIV
Lisa McGriff, Dothan, AL
Jesus Wept. John 11:35
In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths. Proverbs 3:6 NKJ
“Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.” Romans 12:4-5 NIV
Susan, Atlanta
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the
body I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave himself for me. Galatians 2:20 NIV
Trying to get caught up here.
Kelly, New Cumberland, PA
Isaiah 30:18 (ESV)
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.
Grace. Decatur, Alabama.
When the sun had gone down and it was dark, behold, a smoking fire pot and a flaming torch passed between these pieces. On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your offspring I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates,
Genesis 15: 17 & 18 ESV
Missouri City, TX
Jeri Cook
If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men.
1 Corinthians 15:19
Karen, Amarillo. So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin. James 4.17 ESV
jen in Exton
Philippians 4:4-6 Ampl
4 Rejoice in the Lord always, again I say,
Rejoice! 5 Let all men know and perceive and
recognize your unselfishness. The Lord is near.
6 Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything,
but in every circumstance and in everything, by
prayer and petition with thanksgiving, continue
to make your wants known to God.
When there are many words transgression is unavoidable. But he who restrains his lips is wise.
Proverbs 10:19
Karen, Silver Creek, GA: “My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing to You, And my soul, which You have redeemed.” Psalm 71:23 (NKJV)
Leslie, Hickory NC
2 Samuel 22:33 NIV
It is God who arms me with strength and keeps my way secure.
Michelle OKC OK
NIV – 1 Cor 15:58
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.
Margaret, Sebring, Fl
You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand and it gives light to everyone in the house. Matthew 5:14-15
Richmond VA
…there must be no filthiness and silly talk, or coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks.
Ephesians 5:4 NASB
Lauren, New Braunfels, Tx: “Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother’s way.” Rom. 14:13 NIV
Vickie Redmon Sing to the Lord, for He has done glorious things; let this be known to all the world. Isaiah 12:5 NIV
Kathryn, Jacksonville – 2 Chronicals 15:17, “The Highest places were removed from Israel. Nevertheless, the heart of ASA was loyal all his days.
Rachel; Conroe, TX
Psalm 119:11
I have hidden Your word in my heart so that I may not sin against You.
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
– Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV
Wendy
Waterford, VT
Be not wise in your own eyes, fear the Lord and turn from evil. It will be healing to your flesh and refreshment to your bones.
Proverbs 3:7-8
NIV
Stephanie, Idaho. Psalm 127:1-2 NKJV~
1 Unless the LORD builds the house,
They labor in vain who build it;
Unless the LORD guards the city,
The watchman stays awake in vain.
2 It is vain for you to rise up early,
To sit up late,
To eat the bread of sorrows;
For so He gives His beloved sleep.
Tricia Wilson,TX
Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother’s way. Romans 14:13 NIV
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.
II Corinthians 4:18
Lillian,Celina, TX April 15th 2011 11:23 a.m.
He restores my soul, He guides me in paths of righteousness for His name sake. NIV Psalms 23:3
Create pure thoughts in me and make me faithful again.
Psalm 51:10 (CEV)
Amber
Houston, TX
Lauren, Stephenville, TX:
Herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void to offence toward God, and toward men. Acts 24:16 KJV
Laura, Pleasant Hill, CA
James 1: 22 NIV
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. DO WHAT IT SAYS.
“The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous and His ears are attentive to their prayer, but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
I Peter 3:12
NIV
Laurie T.
Richmond, ME
I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle, be patient bearing with one another in love.
Eph. 4:1-2
Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believe, you would see the glory of God.”
John 11:40
Create in me a new heart, O God, renew a right spirit within me. Psalm 51:10 KJV
Stacy, Magee, MS “Come to me all you who are weary, and burdened and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28 NIV
Elizabeth
Wilmette, IL
We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to God.
2 Corinthians 10:5 NIV
Miranda M.
Colorado Springs, CO
“Let us not grow weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap harvest if we do not give up.”
Galatians 6:9
“Come near to God and He will come near to you.” James 4:8a (NIV)
Sarah, St. Peters, MO
Lea Ann Bethany, Clinton, MS
I will instruct you and teach in the way you should go, I will guide you with my eye.
Psalm 32:8 NIV
Brenda B. Hudsonville, MI
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!
Sandy, Dallas, ESV – Phil 4:11, Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content.
Crystal springs, 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 Corinthians 15:58
Lori Todd, San Angelo, Texas
Therefore, my dear brothers, 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 Cor 15:58 NIV
Marlene, Harleysville, PA “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
Queen City, TX
Be Wise in the way your act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Colossians 3:4 TNIV
Stephanie S, Houston:
And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. Romans 8:28, NLT