**Siesta Celebration is January 20-21, 2012**
Hey Sweet Things!
We’ve made it to September 1st! That is great news for those of us who live in 3-digit temperatures for most of August! It won’t be an eternity before cool breezes start blowing golden leaves off the trees. I love Autumn best of all seasons. Bring it on, Jesus! September 1st is also great news for those of us planning to attend our SSMT Grand Celebration in January! We’re getting closer and closer to our big weekend. I hope so much that many of you will be able to come. We at LPM are making big plans toward it. Travis will be there to lead us in worship and he and I talked last weekend in Salt Lake City about how we can hardly wait.
Since my last post went on…and on…and on…and on, I will keep this one short and sweet. I don’t think I’ve ever relished my memory work more than this year. God has caused the Scriptures in my bones to spring to life in my heart these last 8 months and I pray that the same is true for you. Here’s mine this time around:
Beth, Houston. “Dear friends, I urge you as foreigners and exiles to keep away from fleshly desires that do battle against the soul, and maintain good conduct among the non-Christians, so that though they now malign you as wrongdoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God when He appears.” 1 Peter 2:11-12 The NET Bible.
I’m crazy about you guys! Keep hiding those Scriptures in your heart. THEY MATTER.
And you matter. You are so deeply loved by the Lord Jesus. May He reveal Himself to you this day.
“For as the heavens are high above the earth,
So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him;
As far as the east is from the west,
So far has He removed our transgressions from us.”
Psalm 103:11-12 NKJV
Jane, Gulfport – “Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him.” Psalm 37:7 (NASB)
Sue in Grand Rapids, Mi
But, as it is written, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him”–these things God has revealed to us through the Spirit.
1 Corinthians 2:9-10a ESV
So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?” Heb. 13:6 (NIV)
Dyane, Edmond, OK “Cease striving and know that I am God” Ps 46:10 NASB
O LORD, you have searched me and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. Psalm 139:1&2 NIV
Bethany
Clyde, TX
“And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.” I John 4:16
Denise – Meredith NH
“In the fear of the LORD there is strong confidence,
And His children will have a place of refuge.” Prov 14:26 (NKJV)
Leslie, San Antonio: “…I am the Lord; in its time I will do this swiftly.” NIV
Susie, Knoxville, TN:
Proverbs 20:24, NLT: “The Lord directs your steps, so why try to understand everything along the way?”
Emily Jordan
Virginia Beach, VA
Have I not commanded You! Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.
Joshua 1:9 NAS
Thomasine, Rio Rancho, NM
Be strong and courageous. Do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.
Joshua 1:9 NIV
Continuing in Isaiah 40…
He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, and its people are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a canopy, and spreads them out like a tent to live in.
Isaiah 40:22 NIV
Melana Cummings
Sheridan Wyoming
Selena – Albany,Ga
I will sing to the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God while I live. – Psalm 104:33
Kaiva in Glen Ellyn, Illinois:
Keep on asking and you will receive.
Keep on seeking and you will find.
Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you.
Matthew 7:7 NLT
However,as it is written
“No eye has seen no ear has heard,no mind has conceived what God has prepared for thoes who love him” NIV
1 Corinthians 1;9
Karen, Sacramento, CA
“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)
Anne, San Jose, CA… This is my first time joining the SMVT! 🙂 Beth, Amanda, and Melissa, I appreciate you so much– thank you for uplifting my heart everytime I read! Here’s my verse: “I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. And the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.” Galatians 2:20, NASB
Ashley, Huntsville, AL: “You, O Lord, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light.”
-Psalm 18:28, NIV
Abbie, Omaha So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper. I will not be afraid. What can man do it me?” Hebrews 13:6 (NIV)
Melissa Clovis, CA “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.” (Philippians 4:8, ESV)
Priscilla Mesa, AZ
Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me- put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
Philippians 4:9
Dinah from Baraboo, WI
“As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said.” Luke 10: 38-39 NIV
(I’ll be working on the whole passage this month!)
“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid. For the Lord, your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you or abandon you.” Deut. 31:6 NLT
Judy, Virginia
Susan, Andover,KS:
“But David found strength in the LORD his God.”
1 Samuel 30:6 (NIV)
1 Peter 3:6 NIV
Like Sarah, who obeyed Abraham and called him her lord. You are her daughters if you do what is right and do not give way to fear.
Pam
Brighton, CO
Alisa Taylor
Clinton, MS
For all that is in the world,the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world.
1 John 2:16 NASB
Judy, Spokane, WA
“…so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ…” ~ Ephesians 3:17-18 NIV
Amber – Vienna, WV (In honor of my new beautiful niece):)
“For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works;my soul knows it very well. Psalm 139:13-14 ESV
Cheryl, Leesburg, IN
Be joyful always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
I Thessalonians 5:16-18 NIV
Tara N., Stevensville, MD:
“Dear friends, I urge you as foreigners and exiles to keep away from fleshly desires that do battle against the soul, and maintain good conduct among the non-Christians, so that though they now malign you as wrongdoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God when He appears.” 1 Peter 2:11-12 The NET Bible.
Raines, Albany, GA: Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path. Psalm 119:105 NIV
Kelly Erwin, TN
Proverbs 16:3 NIV
“Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.”
Deanna – Psalm 121:1-2 (NIV): I lift up my eyes to the hills–where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.
Amy
Walnut Cove, NC
And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.
John 8:32 NLT
“Keeping our eyes on Jesus, the source and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that lay before Him endured a cross and despised the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of God’s throne.” Hebrews 12:2 HCSB
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus.
Titus 2:11-13 NASB
Mildred Fayetteville, AR
“For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.” Ps 107:9 (NLT)
Stacey, Albuquerque, NM But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head hight. Psalm 3:3 NIV
Betty, Austin, Texas
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
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.
Joshua 1:9 NIV
Colima, Klamath Falls, OR
Stefanie McClurg- White Oak, Tx- Galations 1:19 “Am I now trying to win the approval of men, or God? Or am I trying to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.” NIV
Charlotte – Columbus
“Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the
Lord.”
Hebrews 12:14
Barb, Prescott Valley
Jeremiah 31:16 NET
‘The Lord says to her, “Stop crying! Do not shed any more tears! For your heartfelt repentance will be rewarded. Your children will return from the land of the enemy. I, the Lord, affirm it!”‘
Mary K, Tn
Isaiah 57:1-2, NASB
The righteous man perishes, and no man (A)takes it to heart;
And devout men are taken away, while no one understands.
For the righteous man is taken away from (B)evil,
2 He enters into peace;
They rest in their [a]beds,
Each one who (C)walked in his upright way.
Psalm 37:1-7a ~ NIV
Do not fret because of evil men, or be envious of those who do wrong; for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away.
Trust in the LORD and do good;dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. Delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this: He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.
Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him.
~Allison Moldenhauer, Huntsville, TX
Erika, San Antonio, TX:
“Be still, and know that I am God.
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth!”
(Psalm 46:10 ESV)
Brenda, Collinston, La. My dear brothers and sisters, how can you claim to have faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ if you favor some people over others? James 2:1
Julie/Deer Park, TX/Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life. Proverbs 4:23 NLT
Lynda, Ocala, FL: All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. Psalm 139:16 (NIV)