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!
Janet, Midlothian, Texas
But be sure to fear the Lord and serve Him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things He has done for you.
I Samuel 12:24 NIV
Mindy – McDonough, GA
Psalm 46:10 (NIV)
He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”
Heather Evans, Bryan, TX.
“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 be faint.”
Isaiah 40:31
Lynette Cumming,GA
Satisfy us in the morning with Your unfailing love, that we may sing and be glad all our days. Psalm 90:15 NIV
Deuteronomy 6:7 NIV
Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
ShaNada Williams
Birmingham, AL
Luke 1:45 ESV
And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.
Frances, Orange, TX
Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always.
1 Chronicles 16:11 NIV
Jackie, Noblesville, IN
Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in him. Psalm 62:5 NLT
Robin Byrd, Columbia SC
Ephesians 3:17. NIV
“So that Christ may dwell in your hearts
through Faith. And I pray that you,
Being rooted and established in Love”…
Stephanie with daughter Madison, Louisville KY
Eph 3:19 NIV
And to know this love that surpasses knowledge that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
Marie Skipper of Granger, Tx.
Psalms 16:3. NIV
“Commit to The Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.”
Catherine Lisle, Albuquerque NM. “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us” Heb. 12:1 NIV.
Downtown Tonya Brown from Watauga, Texas:
“Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:7-8, NIV
Angela; Monroe, GA
This is my comfort in my affliction, That Your word has revived me. (Psalms 119:50 NASB)
Linda Speer Edmonton,AB
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Matthew 6:34 NIV
Jamie, Wichita KS
“…kindness, benevolence, faithfulness, meekness, self-restraint. Against such things there is no law that can bring a charge.”
Galatians 5:23 Amplified
Lindsay ~ Bangor, Maine
“It shall be done for you as you have believed.”
~Matthew 8:13a (AMP)
Frederika E Myles, St.Petersburg, FL, Matthew 7:7
Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask our imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout allgenerations, forever and ever! Amen!
Ephesians 3:20-21 niv
Brentwood, TN
You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you. Isaiah 26:3 (NIV)
Linda
Peoria, Arizona
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” NIV
Melanie Anderson, Groesbeck, TX
“but made Himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death–even death on a cross.” Philippians 2:7-8
(…continuing in this chapter…)
oops…NIV (1984)
Anita Moore, Fort Worth,TX
Matthew 5:6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. NIV
Leah Adams
Blairsville, GA
1 Thessalonians 1:10 (NKJV)
…and to wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, even Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Lead me in the path of your commandments, for I delight in it. Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain! (Psalm 119:35-36 ESV)
Angie Wilt, Kansas City, Missouri. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. James 1:5 NKJV
Natalie
Anchorage AK
2 Corinthians 4:16 (NIV)
Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.
Brady Bradshaw, Cedar Rapids IA. For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love, and of self-discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7 (NIV)
Rachel, Mt. Carmel, PA – “Whether 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
Paige Woodard Mitchell, Minden, La:
“For my part, even though I am not physically present, I am with you in spirit. . . .” 1 Corinthians 5:3
(For my grandmother, “Booie”–a true child of God with a selfless servant’s heart–who went to be with our Heavenly Father on Mother’s Day.)
And look out for one another’s interests, not just for your own.
Philippians 2:4 GNT
Kim Freeman Fort Worth, Texas Luke 5:4-5
When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon, Put out into the deep [water]and lower your nets for a haul. And Simon answered, Master, we toiled all night [exhaustingly]and caught nothing. But on the ground of Your word, I will lower the nets [again].
Kelly Sonderby San Clemente, CA
You should clothe yourselves instead with the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God.
1 Peter 3:4 NLT
Linda
Peoria, Arizona
Let me try entering my verse again…..I forgot to put the Book and verse!!
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”
Romans 15:13 NIV
Karen, Clarksville, “No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields the fruit of peace and righteousness to those who have been trained by it.” Hebrews 12:11 HCSB
Kassi Rushing – Ridgeland, MS – See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. (Isaiah 43:19 NIV)
Ruth Moore Winston-Salem North Carolina
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. (Psalm 103:1-5 ESV)
Debbie Baker, Las Vegas, NV
“The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and BELIEVE the good news!”
Mark 1:15 NIV
AdeleAlys from Matthews NC
Matthew 5:14 The Message
“Here’s another way to put it: You’re here to be light, bringing out the God-colors in the world. God is not a secret to be kept. We’re going public with this, as public as a city on a hill.
Abigail Dubbe, Red Lion PA, Psalm 45:11 (NIV) The King is enthralled by your beauty; honor him, for he is your lord.
Doretta, Ada, OK
“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 29:11 NIV
Nancy
Newmarket, ON Canada
“So He took me in the Spirit to a great, high mountain, and he showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God.”
Rev 21:10 (NLT)
Susan Innes, Andover, KS – “…so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.”
1 Corinthians 2:5 (NIV)
Yael Hernandez New york, NY
Ephesians 3:18 ESV
may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth
John 1:10 (NIV) – “He was in the world, and though the world was made by Him, the world did not recognize Him.”
Julie Webb City, MO
But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: John 1:12 NKJV
Janessa Ford, Cookeville, TN (Changed since May 1st!)
You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. Hebrews 10:36, NIV
Marilyn, Dearborn, MO.
Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to
stand against the schemes of the devil.
Ephesians 6:11 ESV
Kelly, Merritt Island, FL:
Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it. Hebrews 13:2 NIV
When I read what I had posted, I realized I go one word wrong. It should be…”though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him.”