What???? Are you kidding me??? Verse 21?!?
We’re just four verses from the finish line, Sisters! To God’s great glory, we’re doing this thing! I grinned from ear to ear two weeks ago when someone posted “Jesus wept” as her verse. That’s fair game! All of us could use a little catch from time to time. You guys bring me so much joy. May God cause His love and power to explode within you because you’ve worked so hard and fought so many distractions to get to this point.
OK, Girlfriends, here’s mine:
Beth, Houston. “Just as each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of the varied grace of God. Whoever speaks, let it be with God’s words. Whoever serves, do so with the strength that God supplies, so that in everything God will be glorified through Jesus Christ. To Him belong the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.” 1 Peter 4:10-11 The NET Bible
Let me hear yours!
Stay the course, Sweet Things. You are so dearly loved and planned for by God.
Nicole, Ocean Springs, MS –
“Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.” ~2 Corinthians 5:20 (NASB)
CIndy, Clarksville TN: Direct my steps by Your Word and let no iniquity have dominion over me. Psalm 119:133 NKJV
Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
Matthew 7:12
KJV
Leslie, Tulsa, OK, And have mercy on those who doubt, save others by snatching them out of the fire; to others show mercy with fear, hating even the garment stained by the flesh. Jude 1:22-23(ESV)
Joelle, Abilene
“A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.”
Proverbs 15:1 (NIV)
Janell~Frisco~My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declared the Lord! Is 55:8 NIV Thank goodness 🙂
Tami, Palm Coast, FL: I will come to you and fulfill my gracious promise to bring you back to this place. 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. Jeremiah 29:10-11 (NIV)3
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, so that the surpassing greatness of the power will be of God and not from ourselves; NASB
Psalm 25:2 (NIV1984)
To You O LORD I lift up my soul, in You I trust, O my God. Do not let us be put to shame nor let our enemy triumph over us
Tracy Carden
Whitesburg, TN
Every good and perfect gift is from above…James 1:17 NIV
Stacy Indianapolis, Acts 4:12 ESV And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.
Michele-Lubbock
I Timothy 4:8-9
“For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things,
having promise of this life that now is, and of that which is to come.
This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation.” NASB
Kim, Corning, NY. “‘You are my witnesses,’declares the Lord, ‘and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me and understand that I am He. Before me no god was formed, nor will there be one after me'” (Isaiah 43:10 NIV).
Sandra
Wichita Falls, TX
Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord is my strength and my song; He has become my salvation. IS 12:2 NIV
Joyce
Sparta, NJ
“For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like.” James 1:23-24
Ashley Sullens
Kings Mountain, NC
Psalm 16:11 – NIV
“You have made known to me the path of life, you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.”
Judy, Tyler, Texas: “The God Who girds me with strength and makes my way blameless, He makes my feet like hinds’ feet, and sets me upon high places.” Psalm 18:33
Janice, Steinbach, MB- “Eat honey, my son, for it is good; honey from the comb is sweet to your taste. Know also that wisdom is sweet to your soul; if you find it, there is a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off” (Prov 24:13-14)
Sarah Miller, New Palestine, Indiana
Philippians 4:19 NIV
“And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.”
Laura Eloise, Austin – Therefore since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders us and the sin that so easily entangles and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Hebrews 12:1
Victoria, Fort Worth TX, “Light shines in the darkness for the godly. They are generous, compassionate, and righteous.” Psalm 112:4 NLT
Tess
Cartersville, GA
Nahum 1:7 ESV
“The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; He KNOWS those who take refuge in Him.”
Heather
Little Rock, AR
“Do everything without complaining or arguing.” Philippians 2:14 (NLT)
Allyson
League City TX
Psalm 34:5-6 ESV
Those who look to Him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed. The poor man cried, and the LORD heard him and saved him out of all his troubles.
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greetings. Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces stedfastness. James 1:1-3 (ESV)
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:8
The Lord is good to those who wait for him. To the soul who seeks him. Lamentations 3:25 NKJV
Kathy, Easley: “And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.”
Acts 13:52 NIV
Kathy, Akron, Ohio,
“…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 faint.”
Isaiah 40:31 (NIV)
Christy in Justin, TX – Deuteronomy 31:6 – “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; He will never leave nor forsake you.”
Debbie, Walpole, MA
Isaiah 26:3 NIV
“You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you.”
Humble yourselves before the Lord and He will lift you up.
James 4:10 NIV
Shari, Augusta, GA
“You will tread upon the lion and cobra, the young lion and the serpent you will trample down. ‘Because he has loved Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him securely on high, because he has known My name’.”
Psalm 91:13-14 NASB
Lawan, lawton, OK –
Do not gloat over me, my enemies!
For though I fall, I will rise again.
Though I sit in darkness,
the Lord will be my light. (Micah 7:8 NLT)
Sarah, West Monore, La
“My brothers and sisters, consider it nothing but joy when you fall into all sorts of trials, because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance.” James 1:2-3 (NET)
Carol, Santa Maria, Colossians 1:13-14 NIV (cont’d), “For He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son He loves, in Whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.”
Valerie from Taylors: Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Psalm 139:23
Valerie, I absolutely love the picture of your dog smiling from dog ear to dog ear!
Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance. 1 Cor. 13:7 NLT
Susan, Longwood: “I will not die but live and will proclaim what the Lord has done.” Psalm 118:17 NIV
Jerri, Cookeville, TN
See that no one repays anyone evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to everyone.
1 Thessalonians 5:15 NIV
Linda/Augusta
Proverbs 3:5-7 NLT
Trust in the Lord with all your heart;
do not depend on your own understanding.
Seek his will in all you do,
and he will show you which path to take.
Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom.
Instead, fear the Lord and turn away from evil.
Then you will have healing for your body
and strength for your bones.
Patty Pierce
Searcy AR
1Peter3:15 NIV
But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope you have, but do this with gentleness and respect
Will you be attending the Celebration in Houston come January? I would like to go but looking for someone to go with.
Monique, Elizabethtown, Ky. In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 NKJV
Laurie Chester
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present you requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6-7 NIV
sheila, oklahoma
Zephaniah 3:17 The Lord your God is with you,
he is mighty to save.
He will take great delight in you,
he will quiet you with his love,
he will rejoice over you with singing.
NIV
Cindy, Lexington, KY – For our sake He made Him to be sin who know no sin, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God. 2 Corinthians 5:21 ESV
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.
Psalm 32:8 NIV
Debbie ~ Highland, MI
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame and is set down at the right hand of the throne God. Heb. 12:2 KJV
He reveals deep and hidden things. He knows what lies in darkness; and light dwells in him. Daniel 2:22 NIV
Valerie, Omaha, NE
Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me.
2 Corinthians 12:9