My name is Becky Jo and I’m a wannabe Southern Belle who married a Northern Hunting Man! So, now I reside in the chilly state of Michigan – quite a switch up for this Arizona girl!!! I am madly in love with Jesus, my man, my kiddos and my grand babies. My hobby is coffee … always coffee!
The verse I’ve chosen is Psalm 118:5-6 MSG
Pushed to the wall, I called to God;
from the wide open spaces, he answered.
God’s now at my side and I’m not afraid;
who would dare lay a hand on me?
God’s my strong champion;
I flick off my enemies like flies.
Far better to take refuge in God
than trust in people.
I chose this verse because I have an old book mark from my grandma that says that this is the center of the Bible (vs.8), and I want to ALWAYS be at the center of His Will. Far better to take refuge in God than trust in people, indeed. AMEN!
Charlotte, Claremore, OK.
“Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.”
Hebrews 4:16 NIV
“My heart is confident in you, O God; no wonder I can sing your praises with all my heart!” (Psalm 108:1, ESV)
Beverly, Midlothian, VA
Ephesians 6:16-17 ESV
In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,
Holly Cox, Greenwood, SC
“…even so, every detail of your body and soul-even the hair on your head!-is in my care; nothing of you will be lost. Staying with it-that’s what is required. Stay with it to the end. You won’t be sorry; you’ll be saved.”
Luke 21:16-19 (MSG)
“The Lord will fight for you and you shall hold your peace” Exodus 14:14
Judy – Huntsville Alabama:Psalm 139: 5-6 (NLT) You go before me and you follow me; You place your hand of blessing on my head… Such knowledge is too wonderful for me – too great to understand!Psalm 139: 5-6
Jody from Sarcoxie MO says:
Share with God’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.
Romans 12:13
Stacey DeYoung-Morocco,In.
Ecclesiastes 11:5 NLT
Just as you cannot understand the path of the wind or the mystery of a tiny baby growing in its mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the activity of God, who does all things.
Ruth, Odin, IL
“I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.”
-Romans 8:18 (NIV84)
Jill Hill in Houston – James 1:9-10 Believers in humble circumstances ought to take pride in their high position. But the rich should take pride in their humiliation, since they will pass away like a wildflower.
2 Cor 2:15 NIV
For we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.
Theresa, Glendale, AZ “For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of His son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers. ” Romans 1:9 NKJV
Maryse Sturm, Hoofddorp, the Netherlands, europe.
Wees net zo geduldig en houd moet, want de heer zal spoedig komen.
Jakobus 5:8 NBV
Cheryl in Fairhope, AL – “For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.” (Romans 8:2) KJV
Chris
Canton, NC
When hard pressed, I cried to the LORD, he brought me into a spacious place. The LORD is with me, I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?”
Psalm 118:5-6
Leslie – Effingham IL
“Blessed are those who find wisdom. those who gain understanding.”
Proverbs 3:13 (NIV)
Maria, Louisville, KY
Continuing my sequence of verses!
Ephesians 2:8-9 NKJV
For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.
Julie Brock, Myrtle, MS “But You, O LORD, are a shield for me, my glory, and The lifter of my head.” Psalm 3:3 (AMP)
/ “But You, GOD, shield me on all sides; You ground my feet, You lift my head high;” Psalm 3:3 (MSG)
Wendy Puckett from Mayfield, KY
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 of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
2 Corinthians 12:9 (ESV)
“Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18. (NIV)
But now you must also put away all the following: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and filthy language from your mouth. Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old self with its practices, and have put in the new self. You are being renewed in knowledge according to the image of your creator. Colossians 3:8-10. Holman Christian Standard Bible.
Shannon Porter
Gipsy MO
Proverbs 29:11 A fool uttereth all his mind: but a
wise man keepeth it in till afterwards. KJV
Suzy Adams, Wheelersburg, OH – Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips. NIV
Renee Hui, British Columbia, Canada
Love does no harm to its neighborhood. Therefore, love is the fulfilment of the law. (NIV)
Deanna – Harwood, MD
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.” Matthew 5:43-45 (NIV)
Sarah, Montrose, CO:
Psalm 16:11 (ESV)
You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
Draw close to God, and he will draw close to you. James 4:8
may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth
Ephesians 3:18 ESV
Debbie
Portland, OR
Janene Ford, Henley, MO
“But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.”
Isaiah 40:31 (ESV)
Katherine Emerson, Livingston Tx
When I said, “My foot is slipping,” your unfailing love, Lord, supported me. When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy. (Psalm 94:18-19 NIV)
Dear Friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
1 John 4:11 NIV
Jeanette Dahm Lake Oswego, OR Ephesians 4:22-23
You took off your former way of life, the old man that is corrupted by deceitful desires…
being renewed in the spirit of your minds.
You keep in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You. Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD, is the Rock eternal.
Isaiah 26:3-4. NIV
Peggy C Crews
Starke, FL
Beverly – Jackson, TN
“When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put aside childish things. For now we see indistinctly, as in a mirror, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, as I am fully known.
Now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.” (HCSB)
Beverly – Jackson, TN
OOPS….1 Cor. 13:11-13 (HCSB)
Diana, Round Hill, VA In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 1:1
“Stay alert stand firm in the faith, show courage, be strong. Everything you do should be done in love.”
1 Corinthians 16:13-14 NET
Midlothian, Tx
My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
John 10:27 NIV
Shan Copeland Salina, KS
But now that you have been SET FREE from sin and have become slaves to God, the benefit you reap leads to HOLIINESS, and the result is ETERNAL LIFE.
Romans 6:22 NIV
Sheila Johnson, Beckley, WV She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life. Proverbs 31:12 NIV
Sherry, Perry, Georgia
“Ask, and it will be given to you;
seek, and you will find;
knock, and it will be opened for you.”
Matthew 7:7 NKJV
Carol Hartley Montgomery, Al
12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Ephesians 6:12 (NIV)
Sue-Iron Mountain, MI
For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
Psalm 139:13-14 (NIV)
Claudia, Raeford, NC The Lord reigns forever; he has established his throne for judgment. (Psalm 9:7 NIV)
Jan Hixson, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.
Psalm 37:4 NASB
Shiffra, Kalamazoo, MI
“For You have been my help; in the shadow of Your wings I rejoice; my heart clings to You; Your right hand supports me.” Psalm 63:7-8 (CJB)
James 4:15 ESV
Instead you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.”
Marie from Post Falls, Idaho –
“For You will light my lamp; the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.” – Psalm 18:28 (NKJV)
Lisa Walden – Grand Prairie Tx
Psalm 112:7 NIV
They will have no fear of bad news; their hearts are steadfast trusting in the Lord
Paula Rockwood, Brunswick ME
“Even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me.” Psalm 139:10. ESV
Denise from Walters, Ok
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. (1 Peter 2:9 ESV)