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.
Barb, Lakewood CO
Luke 11:13 “If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in Heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”
When I think of how much I love our two sons–with complete abandon–I think of how much more God loves me and find it absolutely overwhelming–what a GIFT! Love to all, B
Adrienne
Jasper, TN
“Be joyful always; Pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NIV
Sarah, Marion, KS, “I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, and his incomparably great power for us who believe.” Ephesians 1:18-19a, NIV
Today is my boy’s 5th birthday and this is my prayer for him, Lord make him a might man after Your own heart!!!
“If a man denounces his friends for reward the eyes of his children will fail.”
JOB 17:5 (NIV)
Nakeisha
Houston, TX
Michelle, West Des Moines, IA
The Lord stood at my side and gave me strength.
2 Timothy 4:17a NIV
Melissa Vevay, Indiana For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a bond-servant of Christ. Galatians 1:10 NAS
Shiffra, Vicksburg, MI
“Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ G-d forgave you.” Ephesians 4:30-31 NIV
Therefore, to one who knows the right thing to do and does not do it, to him it is sin.
James 4:17 NAS
“All your sons will be taught by the LORD, and great will be your children’s peace.”
~ Isaiah 54:13 NIV
Rosie, Tacoma Wa
If it is possible, as much depends on you, live peacable with all men.
Romans 12:18 NKJV
Hannah, Perry, MI
“Do you see what we’ve got? An unshakable kingdom! And do you see how thankful we must be? Not only thankful, but brimming with worship, deeply reverent before God.”
Hebrews 12:28, The Message
Barb, Medina, OH
Eph 1:4-5
For He chose us in Him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in His sight. In love He predestined us to be adopted as His sons through Jesus christ in accordance with His pleasure and will-
NIV
Amy, Snellville GA
Psalm 1:5 (NIV) “Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.”
Kelly Watson
Greer, SC
“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” Gal. 6:9 (NIV)
“In everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thess. 5:18 (NAS)
Lori
Friendswood, TX
Deb, Becker
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Heb 12:1-2 (NLT)
Michele
Liverpool, NY
κύριον δὲ τὸν Χριστὸν ἁγιάσατε ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ὑμῶν, ἕτοιμοι ἀεὶ πρὸς ἀπολογίαν παντὶ τῷ αἰτοῦντι ὑμᾶς λόγον περὶ τῆς ἐν ὑμῖν ἐλπίδος 1Peter 3:15, NA27
Lisa Elmhurst, IL
“You have heard it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you…”
Matthew 5:43-44 NIV
Sara, Kansas
They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share.
1 Timothy 6:18 ESV
Holly, Boulder
Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
1 Peter 4:8 NIV
Cassie; Fulshear, TX:
“Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.” Colossians 4:2 (NIV)
Rachel, Rochester, NY: “Is this the kind of fast I have chosen, only a day for people to humble themselves? Is it only for bowing one’s head like a reed and for lying in sackcloth and ashes? Is that what you call a fast, a day acceptable to the LORD?” ~ Isaiah 58:5 (NIV)
Sherry; Fulshear, TX:
“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and for ever.” Hebrews 13:8 (NIV)
I Peter 5:8,9 (NIV)
“Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your fellow believers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings.”
Sherry
Indianapolis
Kim ~ Niceville, Florida
Be joyful always;
pray continually;
give thanks in all circumstances,
for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NIV)
Becky, Temecula, CA
Jeremiah, 31:25 NIV
“I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint.”
Denise, Ocean Springs,MS – May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed. We will shout for joy when you are victorious and will lift up our banners in the name of our God. May the Lord grant all your requests. Psalm 20:4-5
Tammy, Monroe,Ga.
“March on, my soul, be strong.” Judges 5:21b
Sharie, Chillicothe, MO
Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being, And in the hidden part You will make me know wisdom.
Psalm 51:6 NASB
MiChal in College Station, TX
“O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel…”
1 Kings 18:36b (ESV)
Brandy, San Angelo, TX Psalms 4:8 “In peace I will lay down and sleep, for you alone, O Lord, will keep me safe.” KJV
Remember Lot’s wife! Luke 17:32 NIV
(It is short, but it speaks volumes to me.)
Cindy-Fort Worth, TX
For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:6 NASB
Colleen, Mae Sot, Thailand
I desire to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart. Psalm 40:8 NIV84
Hannah; Maryland; Psalm 71:2 “Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape : incline thine ear unto me, and save me.” (KJV)
Kristine, La Crescent, MN:
This is a shout out to all MOPS moms 🙂
God does not want us to be shy with his gifts, but bold and loving and sensible. 2 Tim. 1:5, The Message
Jane, Irvine, CA
“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”
Romans 12:21 NIV
Kim, Missouri
Yet I still belong to You;
You hold my right hand.
Psalm 73:23 (NLT)
Psalm 119:14
“I rejoice in following Your statutes as one rejoices in great riches.”
Becky
Owasso OK
“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 about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”
2 Corinthians 12: 9-10 NIV
Donna, Loganville, PA
Micah 7:7
But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me.
Leanne
Mississippi
Never stop praying. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 NLT
Isaiah 46:4 NIV
Dawn in Monett, MO
Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.
Roxie, Jerseyville, Psalm 46:4-6 NIV
“There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells. God is within her she will not fall; God will help her at break of day. Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall; He lifts His voice, and the earth melts.”
Patty…Vicksburg, MS
“Let your words always be with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should respond to each person.” Col. 4:6 NASB
Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.
Ephesians 6:16-17 NIV
Celeste, Los Angeles & Toronto: Stand, therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, Ephesians 6:14 NKJV
You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:13, NIV
Sandra, Swainsboro, GA
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. Psalm 19:11 NIV
Ephesians 5:20 NIV
Always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.