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!
do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others.
Philippians 2:4 NASB
Vicki Smith, Cleveland, Texas “A person without self-control is like a house with it’s doors and windows knocked out.” Proverbs 25:28 (MSG)
Krista Valdes Zamora. Round Rock, TX
“Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last; but a woman who fears the Lord will be greatly praised.” Proverbs 31:30 NLT
Jan Horne
Bossier City, LA
1 Corinthians 3:16 ESV
Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?
1 Corinthians 3:16 ESV
Tracy Baker, Kountze, Tx.
saying, “Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from Me; yet not My will, but Yours be done. Luke 22:42 NASB
Lynne Brown, Jackson, Alabama
“I will instruct you in the way which you should go; I will counsel you with My eye upon you.”
Psalm 32:8 (NASB)
Theresia Whitfield, Indianapolis, IN
“Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”
Teresa, Chadron, NE
Rejoice always,give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. (1 Thessalonians 5:16, 18 NIV)
Lisa O in Little Rock
“Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy.”
Psalm 33:3 (NIV)
Tami, Denver, CO
from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. Eph 3:16 (NIV84)
Rose Gillespie ~ Hot Springs, AR
Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for He hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.”
Hebrews 13:5 KJV
Jaime Weaver, Klamath Falls, OR
He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with him. 1 Thessalonians 5:10
James 21 ESV
Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. Bethany, Okla
Missy B., Fuquay Varina, NC
“For the lord God is our sun and our shield. He gives us grace and glory. The lord will withhold no good thing from those who do what is right.” (Psalm 84:11, NLT)
I know this is late but God reminded me of this fact this morning. ….
God’s gifts and his call are irrevocable. Romans 11:29 TNIV
I needed this for my life today.
Diana-Indianapolis-1 John 4:19 NIV
We love because he first loved us.
Rebecca Jordan, Winston-Salem, NC
“When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.” Proverbs 3:24, NIV
Rebekah, Ralph, All
“Show hospitality to one another without grumbling.” 1 Peter 4:9
Emily Griffin, Tifton, Ga.
“You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.” Isaiah 26:3
Vicki Knott, Greenwood, SC
“Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.” Romans *:1-2 (NIV)
Alana McCullough, Lorton VA. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. Colossians 3:13-14 NIV
cassie Pattillo, boiling springs SC “through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God.” Romans 5:2 NIV
Tara Milligan, Stigler, OK John 14:21, NIV “Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them.”
Jenn, Marana, AZ
“Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you.” ~Psalm 63:3 NIV
Emily in Puyallup, WA
“God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.”
Hebrews 6:10 NIV
Melissa, Vicksburg, MS “I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life so that you and your children may live.” Deuteronomy 30:19b NIV
Rebecca, Chattanooga, TN
“Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; and rend your hearts and not your garments.” Return to teh LORD your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love; and he relents over disaster.
Joel 2:12-13 ESV
Kitty Schlosser, Zamora, CA
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Romans 12:12 NIV
Andrea Thibodeaux, Carencro, LA
I will study your commandments and reflect on your ways. I will delight in your decrees and not forget your word. (Psalms 119:15-16 NLT)
Kathy, Leamington, Ontario, Canada
“Not by might nor by power
but by my Spirit, says the Lord.”
Zechariah 4:6 NIV
Sheryl Hanson of Neenah, WI. “Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.” Jeremiah 33:3 NIV
Ephesians 6:1-2 Children, obey your parents in the LORD, for this is right. Honor your father and mother which is the first commandment with a promise.
Shannon, Columbia, SC
“I am now giving you the choice between life and death, between God’s blessing and God’s curse, and I call heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Choose life.”
-Deuteronomy 30:19 Good News Translation
Kiva, Irvine, CA
” I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears.”
Psalm 34:4 NIV
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28
and thus to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God. Ephesians 3:19 NET
Sherilyn, Warsaw, IN
Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of scripture, to preaching and to teaching.
I Timothy 4:13 NIV
2 Corinthians 4:17 (NET)
For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever!
Megan Flora, Oak Ridge, TN.
“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” Proverbs 4:23
Phoebe, Knoxville, TN
“And also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel,”
Eph. 6:19 ESV
Jeanne Gammon, Renton, WA:
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High Will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the LORD, “My refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust!” (Psalms 91:1-2 NASB)
sarah w, east Liberty OH
Little children, let us stop just saying we love people;
let us really love them, and show it by our actions.
1 John 3:18 (The Living Bible)
Claire Veronie, Bryan, TX
“Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me.” John 14:1 NASB
connie thornton
elberton ga
james 5 vs 13
KJV
Is any among you afflicted?let him pray.Is any merry?let him sing psalms.
Kathryn, Oceanside, “You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did.” James 2:22 NIV
Casey, Renton, WA
But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.
2 Thessalonians 3:3 (NIV)
Melissa Fancher, Marble, AR
In Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.
John 16:33 – NKJV
Lauren Fancher, Marble, AR
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart as working for the Lord not for men.
Colossians 3:11 – NIV
“The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in your; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.” Zephaniah 3:17 NIV
May 15, 2015
Kara Ida Grove, Iowa.
Colossians 2:8 NIV
See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ.