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!
Jenni, Elk Grove, CA, Hebrews 12:15 (ESV), See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no “root of bitterness” springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled.
Zephaniah 3:17 NIV
“The Lord your God is with you,the Mighty Warrior who saves.He will take great delight in you;in his love he will no longer rebuke you,but will rejoice over you with singing.”
Angela~Tempe AZ
Who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.
2 Corinthians 1:4
Dawn Doty
Tijeras, NM
Isaiah 55:11 NLT
It is the same with my word. I send it out and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send it.
Flint, Texas
And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as unto the Lord and not unto men.
Colossians 3:23
KJV
Kenna, Overland Park, KS
Ps. 139:23 & 24 “Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there be any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” (NIV)
Sherie
The Woodlands,TX
“May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, as ours does for you. 1Thessalonians 3:12 NIV
“Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life.”
Proverbs 13:12 NLT
Search me, o God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
Psalm 139: 23024 (KJV)
Jennifer Wilson, Brentwood, CA
“Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.” Psalm 84:10 NIV
And to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God, Eph. 3:19 NASB
Matthew 5:44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them that despitefully use you, and persecute you.
Kelly, CA
“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.” Ephesians 3:20-21
This, over the last several weeks is the longest verse I’ve ever memorized. Eph. 3:14-21
Psalm 94:18-19
When I said “My foot is slipping your unfailing love Lord supported me. When anxiety was great within me.
Kathy White, Modesto, Californi
” …COME WITH ME BY YOURSELF TO A QUIET PLACE AND GET SOME REST”
MARK 6 : 31b NIV
Amanda Grasza, Calgary, AB
But you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall. Malachi 4:2 ESV
Irene from White Pigeon MI- Ephesians 5:2 NCV- Live a life of love just as Christ loved us and gave himself for us as a sweet-smelling offering and sacrifice to God.
Lori smith. Little rock Arkansas
For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. (Romans 12:3 NIV)
Colossians 3:23-24(NIV)
23 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, 24 since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
Linda Johnson, High Point, NC
“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose”. Romans 8:28 NIV
Connie Johnson, Pittsboro, NC
7 “But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him. 8 They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.” Jeremiah 17:7-8 NIV
Deborah E. Bell, Bridgeton, New Jersey
NOW FAITH is the assurance (the confirmation, the title deed) of the things [we] hope for, being the proof of things [we] do not see and the conviction of their reality [faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses.]
Hebrews 11:1 AMP
Pamm W. from Albuquerque, NM
He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me.
2 Samuel 22:20 (NIV)
Susie McNeely Russellville Arkansas
For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars. (2 Chronicles 16:9 KJV)
Amy Villa, Auburn, WA
“and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filed with all the fullness of God.” Ephesians 3:19 ESV
Psalms 16:5-6 HCSB
Lord, You are my portion
and my cup of blessing;
You hold my future.
The boundary lines have fallen
for me
in pleasant places;
indeed, I have
a beautiful inheritance.
Sheree Campbell, Phoenix, AZ
“For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks” Matthew 12:34 ESV
RaeLeen, Bloomington IN:
God will fight the battle for you. And you? Keep your mouths shut. Exodus 14:14 Message
Jeannine Anderson, Pelican Rapids, MN
Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you. Psalm 63:3 ESV
Psalm 143:8 “Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life.” NIV
Idle hands are the devils workshop and lips are his masterpiece. Proverbs 16:27 living bible
Idle hands are the devils workshop and lips are his mouthpiece. Proverbs 16:27. Living Bible
Idle hands are the devils workshop and lips are His mouthpiece. Proverbs 16:27. Living Bible
Christy Jones, Summit, MS; “My God, whom have I in heaven but you: And earth has nothing I desire besides you. Psalm 73:25 NIV
NIV Isaiah 43:11
I, even I, am the Lord, and apart from me there is no Savior.
Lynn Greene, Shelby, NC James 4:7 NIV
“Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”
Rene’ from Mineola, TX
Luke 6:45 (NASB)
“The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth what is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth what is evil; for his mouth speaks from that which fills his heart.”
Kannapolis, NC
…may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ,
Ephesians 3:18 NIV
Shauna K., River Falls, WI.
Jeremiah 29:12 (NIV) -“Then you will call upon Me, and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.”
Darcy Arnold. Elizabethtown, KY. “Count it all joy my brothers when you meet trials of various kinds for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have it’s full effect that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.” James 1:2-4 ESV
Kelly Snodgrass
Rogersville, TN
1 John 2:16 HCSB
For everything that belongs to the world – the lust of the flesh, & the lust of the eyes, and the pride in one’s lifestyle – is not from the Father, but is from the world.
Gina, Upper Hutt, NZ
Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.
Psalm 62:8 NIV
Patrice Mcmurtrey, Crestwood KY
I Love those who love me, and those who seek me find me. Proverbs 8:17 NIV
The Holy Spirit will give you the right words when you need them. Luke 12:12
Liz Kelley, college station, tx
Psalm 145:18 (NIV)
The Lord is near to all who call on Him, to all who call on Him in truth.
Allison L., Tulsa, OK
Even if I am to be poured out as a drink offering upon the sacrificial offering of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all. Likewise you also should be glad and rejoice with me. I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, so that I too may be cheered by news of you. For I have no one like him, who will be genuinely concerned for your welfare. For they all seek their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.
Philippians 2:17-21, ESV
Mightier than the waves of the sea is his love for you.
Psalms 93:4
and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge,
that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
Eph.3:19 ESV
Cindy Rhoads in Broken Arrow, OK
Joshua 1:9 NLT
This is my command-be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.
Dianne. Lafayette, LA
Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus
Phil. 2:5. NIV.