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!
Bartlett, TN
Never stop praying.
I Thessalonians 5:17 (NLT)
For My name will be great among the nations, from the rising of the sun to its setting. Malachi 1:11a, HCSB
Courtney, Houma, LA
Teri Moss, Browns Summit NC
I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in His word do I hope. Psalms 130:5 KJV
Shelley, Tennessee
My Grace is sufficient for your for My power is made perfect in weakness.
2 Corinthians 12:9 NIV
Bobbie, Radium Springs NM
Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, long suffering…
Colossians 3:12 NKJV
Carol ~ Webb City, MO
I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
Psalm 139:14 (NIV)
Debbie,Tennessee
Jesus said,”I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth in me should not abide in darkness.” John 12:46 KJV
Maggie, Atlanta, Georgia
so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ.
NLT Philippians 1:10
Penny Burke, Cincinnati, OH
“Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” Matthew 26:41 NIV
Lori, Ft. Walton Beach, FL
The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.
Psalm 37:23-24(KJV)
Alisha, Hoschton, Georga
If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him. Matthew 7:11 NKJV
Elaina, Heber Springs, Arkansas
O my people, trust in him at all times. Pour out your heart to him, for God is our refugre.
Psalm 62:8 NLT
Carrie Hammons, Arlington, TX – Direct me in the path of your commands, for there I find DELIGHT. Psalm 119:35
Donna, Ponder, TX Psalm 73:26 NLT My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; he is mine forever.
Amy – Rapid City SD
Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.
ROM 8:26 ESV
Windsor, CO
1 Peter 5:7 “Give all your worries and cares to God for he cares about you.” NLT
Carolyn, Chicago, Illinois
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
I Peter 2:9 NIV
Amanda T, Genoa City, Wi
“For the Lord God is a sun and sheild; The Lord will give grace and glory; No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.” Psalm 84:11 NKJV
Kelli Gatewood, Avon IN
And how from infancy you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy 3:15
Julie, Chesterland, OH
“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might.”
Ephesians 6:10 ESV
Christina Luther
Roseburg, Oregon
Psalm 62:8 (NIV)
Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.
Martha Blacklock
Lubbock, TX
Jeremiah 29:13 “And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.”
NASB
Paige Atlanta,GA NLT
Psalm 27:8
My heart has heard you say, “Come and talk with me.”
And my heart responds, “Lord, I am coming.”
“Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance. It is the Lord Christ whom you serve.”
Colossians 3:23-24 NASB
Carol, Farmers Branch, TX:
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
Colossians 1:15
Leslie, Cedar Grove, NC
“Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.” Pslam 37:4 NIV
Sorry I’m so late!
As far as the east is from the west, so far He removed our transgressions from us. Psalm 103:12 NKJV
Michelle Crane, American Canyon, CA – sorry this is late
“To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write:
These are the words of him who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open. I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.” Revelation 3:7-8 (NIV)
Lindsey, Scenery Hill, PA
Galatians 6:1 ESV
Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted.
Lamentations 3:22 NIV
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, His mercies never come to an end.
Rebekah McAnally
HCSB Psalm 23:5
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
LaMoniqué J. Katy, TX “A soft answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger.” (Proverbs 15:1 NKJV)
Lise, Cumming, GA
And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.
Hebrews 11:6 (NAS)
Julie, Prescott, AZ
“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroy and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
Matthew 6:19-21 ESV
How precious are Your thoughts to me, O God! If i should count them, they would number the sand!
Psalm 139:17-18
Deana Johnson from Visalia, California: “And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.” 2 Corinthians 9:8
Melody, Jefferson Ga.
2Cor. 12:9a MSG
“My grace is enough; it’s all you need. My strength comes into
its own in your weakness.”
Liz Allen, Wooster, OH
“…submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.”
Ephesians 5:21, ESV
Susan Kreider, Bird in Hand, PA
may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ,
Eph 3:18 NIV
Robin Myers, Salem, Induana, They remembered that God was their rock, the Most High God their redeemer. Psalms 78:35
Amy Storms
Joplin, MO
Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.
Proverbs 13:20 NIV
Lydia Thrift, Gadsden, Alabama
“far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.” Ephesians 1:21 NIV (continuing work on a larger passage of Ephesians.)
Sandy—Deming, NM
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Be still and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the Nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” Ps 46:10
Jen, West Palm Beach, FL
Romans 14:13 NIV
” Therefor Let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind to not put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister.”
Gail Ouimette, Tumalo, Oregon
Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 9 Be miserable and mourn and weep; let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy to gloom. 10 Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.
James 4:7-10 NASB
Jamie, Coupeville, WA
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might.
Ephesians 6:10, NASB
Martinez, CA
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)
Nicola Evans, Oceanside, CA.
Job 33:(NIV) 4 The Spirit of God has made me;the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
Eutawville, SC
No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and He will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation He will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it. 1 Corinthians 10:13
whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord not sir human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. Colossians 3:23-24 NIV