**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.
Romans 12:21 NLT
Don’t let evil conquer you, but conquer evil by doing good.
Ps. 34:19 ESV
Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him out of them all.
Charlie, Mississippi
2 Corinthians 12:9 NIV
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses so that Christ’s power may rest on me.
Vickie, Louisville, KY “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.”
September 15, 2011 at 3:10 pm
Vickie, Louisville, KY “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
Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours but God’s. 2Chron.20:15b
Joann-
That is a favorite of mine!
Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory which far outweighs them all.
2 Corinthians 4:16-17 (NIV)
Beth. Rome, GA
“And if you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
Matthew 21:22 HCSB
Pickering, Ontario, Canada
Leviticus 19:11 (NIV) “Do not steal. Do not lie. Do not deceive one another.”
Candace, Colorado Springs
“The eyes of the Lord search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to Him.” 2 Chronicles 16:9a NLT
Ann K, San Antonio, TX – Do not be afraid of them; the LORD your God himself will fight for you. Deut. 3:22 (NIV)
“Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good? But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. Do not fear their threats; do not be frigtened. But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord.” (1 Peter 3:13-15) NIV
Jaclyn, Houston. “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me.” John 14:1 NIV (1984)
Michelle, Seattle: “You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.” Romans 6:18 NIV
She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. Prov. 31:27 NIV
Caroline Cordle Auburn, AL
“If I ride the wings of the morning, if I dwell by the farthest oceans, even there your hand will guide me, and your strength will support me. I could ask the darkness to hide me and the light around me to become night- but even in the darkness I cannot hide from you. To you the night shines as bright as the day. Darkness and light are the same to you.”
Psalm 139:9-12
Jenn, Katy, TX
“The eyes of the Lord search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him.” 2 Chronicles 16:9 NLT
Psalm 34:8
“Taste and see that the Lord is good;blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him.”
Regan, Conroe. “For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.” 2 Timothy 1:7 ESV
Janice, Bakersfield, CA
Psalm 100:4
Enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.
Lindsay, Albuquerque, NM
“Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread.” Proverbs 30:8 NIV
Kelsie (15), Albuquerque, NM
“Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God” 1 Peter 5:6 ESV
Alysa (11), Albuquerque, NM
“He breaks the proud spirit of rulers. The kings of the earth have respect for him.” Psalm 76:12 NIrV
“But I trust in you, O Lord, I say, “You are my God. My times are in Your hands.”
Psalm 31:14-15(a) NIV
Isaiah 26:3
You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on you. Because he trusts in you.
“He will cover you with His feather and under His wings you will find refuge. His faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.” ~ Psalm 91:4 NIV
Judy, Tyler. “For Thou dost light my lamp; the Lord my God illuminates my darkness.” Psalm 18:28
Matia, Fort Worth
“Therefore, since we have been declared righteous by faith, we have peach with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” Romans 5:1 HCSB
Juliana
Livermore, CA
Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails
Proverbs 19.21 NIV
Dawn from Lafayette, LA
The Sovereign Lord has given me an instructed tongue to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being taught.
Isaiah 50:4 NIV
Janice, Tulsa.
“The LORD is my strength and shield. I trust him with all my heart. He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving.” Psalm 28:7 NLT
Rebecca – Boise, Idaho
John 1:13 NIV
Children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.
Becky
Choctaw, OK
“Don’t you know me Phillip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father.” John 14:9
Kay – Round Rock – IThess. 5:16 (NIV)
Be joyful always.
Angela – Natchitoches, LA
For we live by FAITH, not by SIGHT. 2 Corinthians 5:7 NIV
Meredith Barr, Trabuco Canyon, CA
Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you, unless you abide in Me. I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me, and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing.
John 15:4-5 NIV
Hannah, La Grange TX “For all the promises of God find their Yes in Him. That is why it is through Him that we utter our Amen to God for His glory.” 2 Corinthians 1:20 ESV
Becky, Alberta, Canada
Praise be to the Lord, for he has heard my call for mercy. The Lord is my strength and my shield: my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song.
Psalm 28: 6,7 NIV
Lauren, Decatur, TX (was Stephenville, TX… I moved over the summer)
“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
“And I pray that Christ will be more and more at home in your hearts as you trust in him. May your roots go down into the soil of God’s marvelous love.” 1 Ephesians 3:17
Anita
Austin, TX
Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Col 3:12 (NIV)
Kaitlyn from Gainesville, FL
Psalm 73: 26
“My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.”
NIV translation
Jessica, Toronto
“In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight.” proverbs 3:6 (NASV)
“Heal me, O Lord, & I will be healed; Save me & I will be saved, for You are the One I praise.” Jeremiah 17:14
Brandy, San Antonio
Vicki from Loveland – Heb 12:3 NIV 1984
Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
“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 wrong doers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God when he appears.” 1Peter 2:11-12
Federal Way, WA
She opens her mouth with wisdom and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. She looks well to the ways of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. Proverbs 31:26,27 ESV
Evangeline, Loveland- CO
For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8:38-39 NKJV
Lori
Bangor, Maine
Acknowledge Him in all your ways, and He will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:6 (NET)
God rewrote the text of my life when I opened the book of my heart ot his eyes. 2 Samuel 22:25, NIV
Richmond, VA
“He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” (NIV)
Richmond, VA
Forgot to post scripture – Psalms 91:1-2
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 NIV
Brenda, Greenville SC
Rev. 17:14, NIV
They will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will overcome them because he is Lord of Lords and King of Kings – and with him will be the called, chosen, and faithful followers