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.
“This is a faithful saying: If we died with Him, we shall also live with Him. If we endure, we shall also reign with Him. If we deny Him, He also will deny us. If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself.” 2 Timothy 2:11-13 NKJV
Suzanne, Harrisville
Isaiah 58:14 NIV (continued from last month)
Then you will find your joy in the LORD, and I will cause you to ride on the heights of the land and to feast on the inheritance of your father Jacob.
Cynthia, Massanutten, VA
“For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ.”
-Galatians 1:10 (NIV) (sorry, been sick)
Kimberly Orr–Zionsville, Indiana
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain. 1 Corinthians 15:58 ESV
and
This God–his way is perfect, the word of the LORD proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him. Psalm 18:30 ESV
Linda & girls, Pauls Valley, OK I Cor. 13: 9, 10 “What we know now is not complete. What we prophesy now is not perfect. But when what is perfect comes, the things that are not perfect will pass away.” Children’s Bible
Vanessa, Florence, SC:
Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart. Colossians 4:2 (NLT)
Andrea, Louisville, KY
“So the Lord gave Israel all the land which He had sworn to give to their fathers, and they possessed it and lived in it.
Joshua 21:43
Pam~ Rome, GA
“I am not trying to please people. I want to please God. Do you think I am trying to please people? If I were doing that, I would not be a servant of Christ.”
Galatians 1:10 (CEV)
Diana
Seekonk, MA
“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 NIV
Ada
Rochester, MI
Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1
Peter and the other apostles replied: ” We must obey God rather than human beings!”
Acts 5:29
NIV
Elizabeth
Rochester, MI
Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1
Rene, Abilene, TX “Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.” Colossians 4:2 NIV
Yolanda, Queen City, Texas
Ephesians 1:4 NIV
For He chose us in Him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless in His sight.
Pickering, Ontario, Canada
“Know therefore, that the Lord your God is God,the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations.” Deut. 7:9 ESV
Kristin- Nashville, TN
2 Timothy 1:7 (AMP)
“For God did not give us a spirit of timitdity (of cowardice, of craven and cringing and fawning fear), but He has given us a spirit of power, and of love, and of calm and well balanced mind and discipline and self control.”
Tiffany, Columbus, OH: “In those days when you pray, I will listen. If you look for me wholehearteldy, you will find me. I will be found by you, says the LORD. I will end your captivity and restore your fortunes.” Jer. 29:12-13a, NLT.
…”Let the weak say, I am strong”. Joel 3:10
Teresa, Orange City
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. Ephesian 1:3 (NIV)
Peggy, Yorktown, VA
Eph6:15 (NRSV) As shoes for your feet put on whatever will make you ready to proclaim the gospel of peace.
Linda, Delray Beach, FL
“I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him,
he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.”
John 15:5 (NIV)
“…but we also rejoice in our afflictions, because we know that affliction produces endurance, endurance produces proven character, and proven character produces hope. This hope does not disappoint, because God’s love has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
Romans 5:3-5
Holman Christian Study Bible
I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. That I may gain Christ and be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ. Phil. 3:7-9 NIV
Jeantelle, Lafayette, LA
For I am the Lord, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.
Isaiah 41:13 NIV
Samantha
Menomonie, WI
James 1:25 (NAS)
one who looks intently at the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer, this man shall be blessed in what he does.
Karen, Naples
But as for me, I trust in You, O LORD,
I say, “You are my God.”
My times are in Your hand;
Psalm 31:14-15a
NASB
Lara. Greenville, Ky
“rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!”
Philippians 4:4 NIV
No one has ever seen God, but if we love one another God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.
1 John 4:12
Peggy, Cheyenne, “For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay.”
Habakkuk 2:3
Natalie Austin, Tx
I can do everything through him who gives me strength.
NIV Phil 4:13
Mary Beth, St. Louis
“Your life is a journey you must travel with a deep consciousness of God.”
1 Peter 1:18 The Message
Bettie, Wendell, NC
Psalm 25:15 (NET)
“I continually look to the Lord for help, for He will free my feet from the enemy’s net.”
I think I am a little behind on posting. Can I catch up here or do I need to go back to the orginal postings? Hopefully this will be ok.
Julie Elrod, Smyrna, GA:
9-15 Therefore, do not let sin reign in your mortal body, so that you obey it’s desires. And do not offer any part of it to sin as weapons for unrighteousness. Romans 6:12-13
10-1 But as those who are alive from the dead, offer yourselves to God, and all the parts of yourselves to God as weapons of righteousness. Romans 6:13
10-15 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Phil. 4:4-5
11-1 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Phil. 4:6
diane, Baraboo, Wisconsin
But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.
Peacemakers who sow in peace raise a harvest of righteousness. James 3:17-18 NIV
Michele, Cumming, GA
Joshua 1:8
This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do all that is written in it, for then you will make your way prosperous and then you will have success.
LuAnn, Winfield, Eph 3:18 NLT And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, and how deep His love is.
LINDA, N FT. MYERS
Proverbs 3: 5-6
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.
PROVERBS 3: 5-6 NIV
Psalm 25:17 (NIV) Relieve the troubles of my heart and free me from my anguish.
Mary
Houston
“Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.” Psalm 91:1 NIV
Kristi Walker, SC
Kathy
Dow, IL
O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!
Psalms 8:9 NIV
And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. Ephesians 3:18, NLT
Deb in Bremen, IN
In everything you do, stay away from complaining and arguing.
Philippians 2:14 The Living Bible
Mandy, Idabel,
As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him; for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust. Psalm 103:13-14
April, Vermilion
“For I the LORD, love justice; I hate robbery and wrongdoing.. In my faithfulness I will reward my people and make and everlasting covenant with them.”
~Isaiah 61:8 (NIV)
Melinda, Oconomowoc, WI: Colossians 4:2 (NIV) Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.
KaRetha, Denham Springs, LA
“He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted.” Job 9:10 j(NKJV)
Adele-Alys from Matthews, NC
1 Peter 2:1-3 Jerusalem Bible
Be sure, then, that you are never spiteful, or deceitful, or hypocritical, or envious and critical of each other. You are new born, and like babies, you should be hungry for nothing but milk – the spiritual honesty which will help you grow up to salvation – now that you have tasted the goodness of the Lord.
Shelley, San Angelo
My eyes are ever on the Lord,
for only he will release my feet from the snare.
Psalm 25:15 NIV
Marsha, Lexington Park MD
But the king will rejoice in God;
Everyone who swears by Him will glory,
For the mouths of those who speak lies will be stopped.
Psalm 63:11 NAS
Beverly, Prosper, TX
Col 3:12 And so, as those who have been chosen of God, holy & beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness & patience. (NAS)