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.
Muriel in Ontario 2 Corinthians 4:3 (NIV)
“And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.”
Louisville KY
Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. Psalm 1:5 NASB
Ruth from Shawnee, KS
1 Peter 5:10 (ESV) –
And after you have suffered a littlew hile, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen and establish you.
Mansfield, TX
Isaiah 12:2 NIV
Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord Himself, is my strength and my defense; He has become my salvation.
Donna Huneycutt, Mt. Pleasant NC
My soul will make its boast in the LORD; the humble will hear it and rejoice.
Psalm 34:2 NASB
Rachel in Goose Creek,SC
I am the gate. If anyone enters through me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture. John 10:9 BSB
Jenny – Midland, TX
“Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful;”
1 Corinthians 13:4-5 ESV
Lani from Wilton, Ca
Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us Eph 16:20 ESV
Verse 5: 2 Peter 1:10. NASB. Therefore, brethren, be all the more diligent to make certain about His calling and choosing you; for as long as you practice these things, you will never stumble.
Reann, Sioux City,IA
Proverbs 10:19 (ESV)
When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.
Laura K, Spearfish, SD
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord, Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort” 2 Corinthians 1:3 ESV
Ada Rochester, MI
Do not have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels.
2 Timothy 2:23
Kelly from Dripping Springs, TX: Isaiah 53:6
“Weatherford all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.” NIV
Kelly from Dripping Springs, TX: Isaiah 53:6
“We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.” NIV
Cathy from Amarillo, Texas
Romans 15:4 KJV
For whatsoever things were written afore time were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.
Laurie robinson, Leander, TX. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Romans 12:12 NIV
Debra – Illinois
Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess,
for He who promised is faithful.
Hebrews 10:23 NIV
Laura Proctor, Madison, MS:
The one whose walk is blameless,
who does what is righteous,
who speaks the truth from their heart;
Psalm 15:2 NIV
Laura Lee from Prosper, TX
2 Corinthians 1:3 NIV
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,
Psalm 103:2
Let my whole being bless the Lord! Let everything inside me bless his holy name!
DeeDee Martin
Katy, Texas
Prov. 15:1 NLT
A gentle answer deflects anger, but harsh words make tempers flare.
Cindy Dowden, La Grande, Oregon
Before a word is on my tongue you, Lord, know it completely. Psalm 139:4
Proverbs 3:6 NLT
“Seek his will in all you do,and he will show you which path to take.”
Margie Davis: Beaverton, oregon
John 15:5 NIV
“I am the Vine; you are the branches. If you remain in Me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from Me, you can do nothing.”
“Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do.”
James 1:8 NIV
http://bible.com/111/jas.1.8.niv
Arlene from Anderson SC
Romans 12:5 ( NIV)
so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others
Suzy – Smyrna, GA
You have set our iniquities before you, our secret sins in the light of your presence.
Psalm 90:8 ESV
“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out & trampled under food. You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.”
– Matthew 5:13-14 (NIV)
Ann, Pawleys Island, SC
O LORD, you have searched me and You know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; You perceive my thoughts from afar.
Psalm 139: 1-2 NIV
Kristel from Russellville, AR
Proverbs 13:17 NLT
Wise people think before they act; fools don’t and even brag about it!
Nicole from Amherstburg, ON: “Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you”. 1 Peter 5:7 NIV
Jennifer Tinsley, Indianapolis, IN
Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.
Psalm 25:5 NIV
Allison Brown, Hickory, NC
Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.
Ephesians 6:14-15 (NIV)
Linda Howard from Frankenmuth – 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
Linda, Holts Summit, MO
Philemon 1:5 NIV
Because I hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints.
Heidi From DeLand, FL:
Continuing… Ecclesiastes 3:5 – “…a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,”
(NIV)
Tami from Franklin, TN
Luke 10:27 NIV He answered: Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind; and, Love your neighbor as yourself.
Barbara Dunton from Midland, Texas
“Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in the time of need.”
Hebrews 4:16 (ESV)
Shanda from Longview, TX
“For they are life to those who find them, and healing to all their flesh.” Proverbs 4:22 ESV
Shelley from Brigham City, Utah
Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.
Romans 12:12, ESV
in Corpus Christi, TX. Isaiah 30:16 0 JPS Tanakh Translation
“No”, you declared.
“We shall flee on steeds” –
Therefore you shall flee!
“We shall ride on swift mounts” –
Therefore your pursuers shall prove swift!
Mitzi from Long Beach, CA
If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is LORD,” and believe with your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
Romans 10:9
Isaiah 33:6 And there shall be stability in your times; abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge; the reverent fear and worship of the Lord shall be your treasure and His.
Shari from Long Beach, California says:
Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high because he has known my name. He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him. With long life will I satisfy him, and show My salvation. Psalm 91:14-16 (NKJV)
Marsha, Murrells Inlet, SC.
Strengthen the feeble hands, steady the knees that give way; say to those with fearful hearts, “Be strong, do not fear; your God will come, he will come with vengeance with divine retribution he will come to save you.”
Isaiah 35:3-4 NIV?
Romans 12:12 KJV
Rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing instant in prayer.
Jeanne from Floyds Knobs, IN
Because of the Lord’s faithful love we do not perish, for His mercies never end. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness!
Lamentation 3:22-23 (HCSB)
Valerie Kyte from Sparks, Nevada
For we walk by faith, not by sight.
2 Corinthians 5:7 ESV
Syneva Mullins, Topeka, KS
Psalm 139:5 (ESV)
5 You hem me in, behind and before,
and lay your hand upon me.
Norman, Oklahoma
But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.
II Corinthians 3:18 NKJV