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!
Pat Wagar Huntsville, AL 5-15-15
“Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ.” Galatians 6:2 NLT
Sara Martin, Houston, TX: In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, Isaiah 30: 15, NIV
Susan C., Houston, TX
‘Love must be without hypocrisy. Detest evil, cling to what is good.’ Romans 12:9 HCSB
Susie, Northville, MI
so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ. Philippians 1:10 NIV
Linda from Chester, VA
“The Lord isn’t slow about keeping his promises, as some people think he is. In fact, God is patient, because he wants everyone to turn from sin and no one to be lost.”
2 Peter 3:9 CEV
“And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God. Philippians 1:9-11
Hailey Boone, Wilmington, NC. “No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up on the last day.” John 6:44 NASB
Tracy, Holland MI
“His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.” 2 Peter 1:3 NIV
Dottie Morrow, Mansfield, Texas
“Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.”
Hebrews 7:25 NKJV
Ellen K., Chester, VA
may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, (Ephesians 3:18 ESV)
May I add: I chose Ephesians 3:14-21 for 2 reasons. Beth encouraged us to memorize passages so am taking the challenge. 2nd, I have prayed this prayer for my children & others for years. It is my heart for all believers and thereby to be true disciples of our LORD.
Tina
Boise. ID
Isaiah 43:2 (NLT)
“When you go thru deep waters, I will be with you
When you go thru rivers of difficulty , you will not drown
When you walk thru the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up;
The flames will not consume you”
WooHoo!! Promises abound!!
Candy from St Louis
and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. (Ephesians 3:19 NIV) (continuation)
Sherry Chong, Orlando, FL
You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand. Psalm 16:11 NIV
Julie Lohr, Gahanna, OH
” You will keep him in perfect peace,
Whose mind is stayed on You,
Because he trusts in You.” Isaiah 26: NKJV
Barbara Ford, Troy, MO – “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
John 3:16 NIV
Finally, brothers, whatever is true,whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable – if anything is excellent or praiseworthy – think about such things.
Philippians 4:8 NIV
That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
John 1:9 KJV
Margaret Neil, Jackson, TN
And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love. NLT
Carla Kaney, Adel, Iowa ” For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation,” Ephesians 2:14 NKJV
Eleanor
Memphis, TN
Ps. 119:5 ESV
Oh that my ways may be steadfast in keeping your statutes!
Vanessa Szanto Corrales, NM
So my spirit grows faint within me; my heart within me is dismayed. Psalm 143:4 NIV
Karen from Powell, Ohio
Who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion,
Psalm 103:3-4 (NIV)
Karoletha Stone Longview, TX
Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
I Thessalonians 5:18
Sally Reed, Houston, Texas. I Peter 5:6-7. NIV. Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
Sara O’Dell, Missouri City, TX
A beautiful woman who rejects good sense is like a gold ring in a pig’s snout. Proverbs 11:22, HCSB
Karen Laughlin – Deweyville, TX
That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
(Romans 10:9, NIV)
Kim, Amherst, Ohio
Jn. 15:5 NIV
I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and
I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.
Kezia Lewis. Krabi, Thailand. “He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.” Psalm 91:1 (NKJV)
I Thessalonians 5:15 NIV
make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else.
Glennell Strawn Buda, TX
Romans 8:6(ESV)
For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.
Ann, Ramona, CA
“And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. To him be the power for ever and ever. Amen.”
I Peter 5:10-11
Mona Huston, Bossier City, LA Psalm 94:18-19(NIV)18 When I said, “My foot is slipping,” your unfailing love, Lord, supported me.19 When anxiety was great within me,your consolation brought me joy.
Shawna Bates City MO
“But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered then in her heart.” Like 2:19 NIV
Katie – Dallas, TX: “Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.” John 15:4 (NIV)
Jill, Clearwater FL,
You see that a person is justified by what he does and not by faith alone.
James 2:24 NIV
Teresa, Walla Walla, Proverbs 12:24 NLT
“Work hard and become a leader; be lazy and become a slave.”
Kristy Sander; Madison, Ms
Romans 8:15 NIV; “You did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, ‘Abba Father.'”
Amy Andrews, Edmond, OK
Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you,
Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. (NKJ)
Isaiah 41:10
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
Galatians 5:22-23 (NIV)
Melani Shock, Alexandria, LA
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.”
Proverbs 9:10 (KJV)
Rhonda Beck Winston Salem, N.C.
“You use steel to sharpen steel,
And one friend sharpens another.”
Proverbs 27:17 (MSG)
Anna, Little Elm, TX
“I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go. I will give counsel – My eye is on you.”
Psalm 32:8 (TLV)
Susie, Harrisburg, PA
From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.
~ Luke 12:48 NIV
Amy, Arlington, VA “Let me hear of your unfailing love each morning, for I am trusting you. Show me where to walk, for I give myself to you.” Psalm 143:8 NLT
San Bernardino Ca.
So teach us to number our days,that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. Psalms 90:12 Kjv.
Hernando, Mississippi
Look among the nations! Observe! Be astonished! Wonder! Because I am doing something in your days– you would not believe if you were told! Habakkuk 1:5
“‘After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.” Acts 4:31 NIV
Fawnda Dooley Denton,TX
“may have the 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
Lynn Hildenbrand, Easton, MD
My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry.
James 1:19 NIV
Geneseo, Illinois
We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:5. NIV