Hi! I am K-Mac, the 2nd Kimberly M. in the office, hence the nickname. I couldn’t be happier to finally at least sound like I was cool with this name.
I have had the privilege of being a part of Living Proof Ministries in either a volunteer or staff role for about 13 years. [Every time I have to calculate the years, I think, “How can that be?!” Grin.]
When trying to focus in on what my next memory verse would be, a single verse kept coming to mind: the familiar Matthew 6:33, Seek first the kingdom of God… It kept showing up in sermons, in devotionals, on Instagram, at church, etc. so I figured I had better start there, even though it seemed a bit of a cop-out because I already knew the verse. So I started looking up different translations and finally landed on including the little section of 9 verses in Matthew 6 that ends with verse 33. Having done a fair amount of “casting my cares” (1 Peter 5:7) to God last year regarding anxiety, I was blown away to find this section also addresses anxiety. I guess Jesus and I still have some ground to take in this area. [If you also struggle with areas of anxiety, I highly recommend you watch Beth’s TV teaching called “The Basket Case” on our LPM App, and especially take the time to do the Action Guide once you get to Part 4!] And how fun is this: I just learned that this teaching will re-air on TBN beginning tonight!
I love knowing that what I felt might have been a random selection of Scripture, He has a strategic purpose. And, wow, have I found choosing a portion of Scripture is much easier for my mind to remember than scattered verses!
Keep keeping at it, my SSMT partners!
Matthew 6:25-33 (ESV) – Do Not Be Anxious
25 “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?26 Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27 And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? 28 And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin,29 yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31 Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’32 For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
Naomi Stephens from Calhoun City, MS
“You go before me and follow me. You place your hand of blessing on my head.” Psalm 139:5 NLT
Paula Rutherford, Decatur, Tx–
“My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods; With singing lips my mouth will praise You.”
Psalm 63:5 (1985 NIV)
Cynda
Valley Park, MO
2 Corinthians 1:20 AMP/ HCSB
For every one of the promises of God, in Christ they are all answered “Yes”. Therefore, our “Amen” is also spoken through Him (Christ) by us for God’s glory
Amanda Porter. Kansas City, Missouri. “If you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.” -Proverbs 3:24 (ESV)
Psalm 16:4 (NIV)
The sorrows of those will increase who run after other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood or take up their names on my lips.
I’m memorizing through Psalm 16 🙂
Tina, Zalma, MO These things I have spoken to you, that 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)
Kathy M from Tulsa, OK – James 4:7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Amber from Newnan, GA
Cast all your anxieties on Him because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7
Cara Railey from Springfield, Missouri: “A fool’s displeasure is known at once, but whoever ignores an insult is sensible.” Proverbs 12:16 HCSB
Regina, Floydada, Texas
” I sought the LORD, and He answered me and delivered me from All my fears.”
(Continuing in Psalm 34) Psalm 34:4 ESV
“For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ” Ephesians 3:14 NKJV
Cheryl, Austin
Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.
Matthew 11:29, 30 (ESV)
Kim, Gaithersburg MD
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you. Psalm 32:8 (ESV)
Charlotte Busbee from Concord, CA. “If anyone thinks himself to be religious and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man’s religion is worthless.” James 1:26 NASB
Avis, Ore City, Texas
“The Lord your God in your midst,
The Mighty One, will save;
He will rejoice over you with gladness,
He will quiet you with His love,
He will rejoice over you with singing.”
Zephaniah 3:17 (NKJV)
“Wait on the LORD; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the LORD.” Psalms 27:14 NKJV
Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.” Matt. 16:24, NIV
JulieB
Sharpsburg, Ga.
Psalm23:3 NIV
“he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his names sake.”
Marie from Post Falls, Idaho –
“Fearfulness and trembling have come upon me,and horror has overwhelmed me.” – Psalm 55:5 (NKJV)
Glennell Strawn, Buda Texas
Psalm 34:5(ESV)
Those who look to him are radiant,
and their faces shall never be ashamed.
Linda, Bartelso,IL. He predestined us to adoption as sons through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will, Ephesians 1:5 NASB
Jill Greer, Medina, TN
“The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him.”
Nahum 1:7 NIV
Psalms 86:5. ESV. “For You O Lord are good and forgiving, abounding in love to all who call upon You.”
Michele F, Centreville, AL
Matthew 6:25(NIV)
“Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
Rancho Palos Verdes. CA
Psalm 27:14. NIV
Wait on the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.
Angie from Bixby, Oklahoma:
“He will not allow your foot to slip. He who keeps you will not slumber.
Ps. 121:3 (NAS)
Kim Auvenshine, Fort Worth, Tx
“How kind the LORD is! How good he is! So merciful, this God of ours!”
Psalms 116:5 NLT
Leah Cullen – Ramona, CA
My soul clings to the dust; give me life according to your word! – Psalm 119:25 (ESV)
Phil 4:6 NIV
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, preset your requests to God.
Teri from Kalamazoo, Michigan –
“Let no one look down on your youthfulness, but rather in speech, conduct, love, faith and purity, show yourself an example of those who believe.” 1 Timothy 4:12 (NAS)
Margo Burlington On
For the Lord is good, and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.
Psalm 100:5 NIV
Aj Schwanz from Newberg, OR: “Dear lady, I’m not writing you a new command. I’m writing a command we’ve had from the beginning. I’m asking that we love one another,” 2 John 5 NIRV
Jennifer from Greensburg, LA
“But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)”
Ephesians 2:4-5 KJV
Joyce
Seneca, SC
‘Bless the Lord O my soul and forget not all his benefits.’
Psalm 103:2
Berni, Albuquerque
Because of the privilege and authority God has given me,
I give each of you this warning: Don’t think you are better
than you really are. Be honest in your evaluation of
yourselves, measuring yourselves by the faith God has
given us. Romans 12:3 NLT
Leigh Clemmons, Shorter, Alabama: Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:11 NKJV
Jill, Plano TX
Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Psalm 73:25-26 NIV
Suzanne: Ridgefield, WA
He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
Colossians 1:17 NASB
Suzanne: Ridgefield, WA
(I posted the wrong verse – sorry about that)
18 He is also head of the body, the church; and He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will come to have first place in everything.
Colossians 1:18 NASB
Sarah Whitt, Fort Worth, TX
“I wait for Yahweh; I wait and put my hope in His word.”
Psalms 130:5 HCSB
its susan from long island. still studying the second part of gal 5 22-23
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
“Your words were found, and I ate them; and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart, for I am called by Your Name, O Lord, God of hosts.” Jeremiah 15:16 (ESV)
Sheila Johnson, Beckley, WV
But seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Matthew 6:33 NKJV
Kimberly Kleimann, Chico,CA Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
Ephesians6:13 KJV
Nancy Kenney, Abingdon, MD. “We love because He first loved us.” 1 John 4:19 (NIV)
Pamela Shaw, Bangor, Northern Ireland.
‘For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his tabernacle and set me high upon a rock.’ Psalm 27:5 (NIV)
Connor Forrester from Greenwood, SC
“Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
1 Thessalonians 16-18 NIV
Brooke Gage, Highlands Ranch CO
You hem me in behind and before, and You lay Your hand upon me. Psalm 139:5, NIV
Ephesians 6: 17-18
“take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lords people.” NIV
Kim, Amherst, Ohio
Gal. 5:22-23 NIV
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience,
kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.
Big Lake, MN
But you are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you. (And remember that those who do not have the Spirit of Christ living in them do not belong to him at all.) Romans 8:9 nlt