*This post is coming to you a few days early as our staff travels with Beth, which you will read more about below.
Hey, Everybody! It’s May! We are making progress, Girls! By now you are getting some verses down in your bones. I was thrilled two weekends ago when we had our clandestine Siesta picture after the end of our Albuquerque Living Proof Live and a bunch of them brought their spirals. Talk about teacher’s pets! Here they are:
OK! I’ve done a little video – a really, really short one this time – where I say my verses to you while I’m on a walk in our woods so this stands as my official entry for Verse 9! I’m doing memory work right now out of Ephesians Chapter Four and it is so powerful. As you’ll hear in this segment, God seems to have a tremendous partiality to the number ONE.
Y’all, I love doing this with you. I love an SSMT year. You are so dear to us. By the time you’re submitting your verses, I’ll be speaking in London at Hillsong Colour Conference. Our whole LPM staff is coming and many of our volunteers. Melissa is with me and will be heading up a short tour with our volunteers after the Hillsong conference ends, giving emphasis to several figures in Christianity who had tremendous influence on Spiritual formation. We are looking extremely forward to it. Her suitcase weighed 10 whole pounds more than mine strictly from books. Made me grin. The girl is a book nerd if you’ll ever meet one. We were so sad Amanda couldn’t come on this trip but she needed to be home with her very busy family this round. We miss her like nobody’s business. Would all of you please pray for us as we labor in this gorgeous field of harvest? Please ask Jesus to pour out His Holy Spirit lavishly upon us and to give us such hearts of love for every person we serve.  When I say, ask Jesus to pour out His Spirit, I mean like GUSHES. FLOODS, TIDAL WAVES of Living Water. Understand what I’m saying? PRAY BIG. Get in there with your faith if you’d be willing and ask God to be enormously present among us here. Ask for many to be saved, many to be delivered from strongholds, healed, and made whole in Jesus. Ask for multitudes to awaken to the breadth and length and height and depth of the borderless love of Jesus. Thank you! I owe you a debt of love which I gladly, joyfully pay.
Ok, Girls! Hit it with those verses!
Marty, Clarksville, TN
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all ways submit to Him and He will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6. NIV
Brenda Ammons, Byhalia, MS “You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek You; I thirst for You, my whole being longs for You,in a dry and parched land where there is no water.” Psalm 63:1-8 NIV
Charlotte Skadal, Houston, Texas
“Remember the word to Your servant,
In which You have made me hope.
This is my comfort in my affliction,
That Your word has revived me.”
Psalm 119:49-50
Amanda Gozur, Albuquerque, NM
“And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others.” (2 Corinthians‬ â€9‬:â€8‬ (NLT)
Nancy Dal Pian, Port Charlotte, Florida.
Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you! See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me. Isaiah 49:15-16 NIV
Kimberly Mason Tuscaloosa, al
1Corinthians 15:58 NIV
“Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of The Lord, because you know that your labor in The Lord is not in vain.”
Blessings on your trip! Praying!
Ruth Somers
Baton Rouge, LA
That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might by His Spirit in the inner man.
Ephesians 3:16
A son honors his father and a servant his master. Then if I am a father, where is my honor and if I am a master, where is my respect, says the Lord of host to you, o priests who despise my name. But you say, “How have we despised your name? Malachi 1:6 NASB
Terri Fullerton, Abilene, TX
I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Eph 3:16-17
Meleah Spencer, Springfield, MO. “All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.” Proverbs 14:10. TNIV
Perri Lee, Shallowater TX
We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps. ~ Proverbs 16:9 NLT
Kathy, Austin Exodus 14:14 The Lord will fight for you, you need only to be still.
Kat, Fargo, ND
Isaiah 41:10
Fear not for I am with you
Be not dismayed
For I am your God
I will
Strengthen you
Help you
Uphold you
With my righteous right hand.
Isaiah 41:10
Kristy Sanders; Madison, Ms; Jeremiah 32:27 NIV “I am The Lord, the God of all mankind. Is anything too hard for me?”
Jo, Columbia, MO
John 15:8 This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples. (â€John‬ â€15‬:â€8‬ NIV)
Sherry Pearcy
Choctaw, OK
He will not always chide, nor will he keep his anger forever.
Ps. 103:9 ESV
Susie McNeely, Russellville Arkansas
Proverbs 8:17 (NIV) I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me.
Sara Weick, Jonesboro, AR
Romans 8:26 (NIV)
“In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express.”
South Portland, Maine
Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness. and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; (â€Ephesians‬ â€6‬:â€13-15‬ NASB)
Sharon Andreasen,
Fresno, California
“Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete not lacking anything.” James 1:4 (NIV)
Cheryl Paganelli, Medford, New Jersey. Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience.
Colossians 3:12 (ESV)
Eternal Lord, with Your outstretched arm and Your enormous power You created the heavens and the earth. Nothing is too difficult for You. Jeremiah 32:17 The Voice
Susan Canham, Bismarck ND
“In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.”
-Ephesians 6:16 NIV
Lisa Waghorn, Vernon, British Columbia:
“No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening – it’s painful! But afterward there will be a peaceful harvest of right living for those who are trained in this way.”
Hebrews 12:11 NLT
Shannon, Shelby, MT
“Fear not, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east, and from the west I will gather you.”
Isaiah 43:5 ESV
Connie Kempf, Eugene, OR
“But with it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the similitude of God.” NKJV James 3:9
Connie Kempf, Eugene, OR
“With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the similitude of God.” NKJV James 3:9
Caitlin Long, Demopolis, AL
“We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain.”
Hebrews 6:19 ESV
Karen, Dallas, TX: (verses for mid April and first part of May)
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him, endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
Hebrews 12: 2-3 (NIV 1984)
Dear Beth,
Thank you for posting your verses early and sharing with us about the conference. I’m so excited that Melissa is with you. I share your joy!!!! LOVE the picture and was inspired to take a selfie with MY spiral, but I’m too technically challenged to import it here. I am honored to be a part of this group and am hitting the floor to pray as I post this.
Much much MUCH love
Lynn
PS I won’t be able to watch the video because it is 1:09 am and I don’t want to wake my husband (tee hee) but simply can’t wait to see it tomorrow! ❤️❤️
Connie, London, England
The Lord is with you and He will take great delight in you. He will rejoice over you with singing.
Zephaniah 3:17 (NIV)
Leah Adams
Blairsville, Georgia
1 Thessalonians 1:9 (NKJV)
For they themselves declare concerning us what manner of entry we had to you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God,
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 you nor forsake you.” (â€Deuteronomy‬ â€31‬:â€6‬ NIV)
2 Corinthians 12:9; New Living Translation (NLT)
9 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.
Marilyn, Houston, TX “Wether you turn to the right or to the left your ears will hear a voice behind you saying, “this is the way walk in it”. Isaiah 30:21 NIV
Olda, Huntsville, AL.
So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 10:31 (ESV)
In Him we have an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast.
Hebrews 6:19. NKJV
Vivienne B, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything you do. Try to please them all the time, not just when they are watching you. Serve them sincerely because of your reverent fear of the Lord. Colossians 3:22 NLT
Mary, Lilburn GA This is what the LORD Almighty says: Administer true justice, show mercy and compassion to one another. Zechariah 7:9 NIV
Frances Selner. From Fort Worth, TX
“The angel of the LORD encamped around those who fear Him, and rescues them. O taste and see that the LORD is good , how blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!”
Psalm 34:7-8
But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a helmet.
1 Thessalonians 5:8 NIV
Mary, Atlanta, GA – I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them;
I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh.
Ezekiel 11:19 NIV
Shannon, Buda, TX
Their descendants will be known among the nations and their offspring among the peoples. All who see them will acknowledge that they are a people the Lord has blessed.
Isaiah 61:9 NIV
Melanie Fanara, Blue Springs MO
And to know this love that surpasses knowledge-that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Ephesians 3:19 NIV
Samantha from Texarkana, AR
built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. (â€Ephesians‬ â€2‬:â€20‬ NIV)
Annette. Bonaire GA. Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good. Romans 12:9 NKJV
Terri Assael – State College, PA
God has not given us a spirit of timidity but of power and love and discipline.
2 Timothy 1:7 NIV
Carol M – Canton Mi
And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?
James 2: 16 (KJV)
Shani Ratliff,Waukegan, IL: “…but who delight in the law of the Lord and meditate on his law day and night. They are like a tree planted by streams of water which yields fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither -whatever they do prospers”. Psalm 1:2-3TNIV
Stacey. Belton, TX. 2 Corinthians 3:17 NIV
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.