Hi Siestas!
I pray that each of you have great delight in your memory work!
I am pretty much positive I am not the only “planner” in this SSMT group. right? My life is busy in every direction, I need a plan. But also I do dearly love a plan. I like a plan for my family, for myself, and of course for a team project, which all my co-workers would be quick to smile and confirm – actually I like a plan for doing nothing. But, I bet like many of you, my plans don’t always land as expected. Truly, there have been occasions when I leave my house with my nice neat plan for the day and by the time I make my very short drive to the office, my plan has morphed into a totally different direction. Then I come face to face with the choice of believing: failure (of my plans) or faith (in His plans).
This simple verse has engulfed my soul! God is faithful to us in the details of life, the steps we take and He has the perfect plan.
Sabrina Moore from Houston, Texas:
“People can plan what they want to do, but it is the LORD who guides their steps.”
Proverbs 16:9 (ERV)
As I looked up a ton of different translations I loved the revealing truth about “my plans.” What looks like a direction or an action item, actually begins with my heart, my thoughts, my needs.
This I know, I need Him!
This I pray, Lord, You lead.
Praying His faithful guiding steps bless you and your days!
Love, Sabrina
Forest, VA
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
–John 13:34-35 NIV
Donna from Beavercreek, Ohio
the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say: Rev 4:10 (NIV)
Leah, Kansas City, MO
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 Lord’s people.
Ephesians 6:18 (NIV)
Diana, North Attleboro, MA
But the Lord is faithful; He will strengthen and guard you from the evil one.
2 Thessalonians 3:3 HCSB
Carolyn, Dover, Ohio
“How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to Your word.” Psalm 119:9 NIV
Stacy from Hoston, TX
“Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,”
Philippians 3:13 NIV
Kay from Deer Park, Texas
“But the one who is rich should take pride in his low position, because he will pass away like a wild flower.”
James 1:10 NIV 1984
Wilmer,AL
I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one: I in them and you in me.
May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.
John 17::22-23. NIV
Marilyn from Rochester Hills, Michigan
“Let the morning bring word of your unfailing love, for I put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul.” Psalm 143:8 NIV
I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the HOPE to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his people.
Ephesians 1:18 NIV
Teresa, Walla Walla, “The LORD is good and does what is right; He shows the proper path to those who go astray.” Psalm 25:8 NLT
Billie, Yucca Valley, CA
“For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its blossom falls and its beauty is destroyed. In the same way, the rich will fade away even while they go about their business.”
James 1:11 (NIV)
Berni, Albuquerque
If your gift is serving others, serve them well.
If you are a teacher, teach well. Romans 12:7 NLT
Meredith B
Collierville Tn
“I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robes of righteousness like a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest and a bride adorns herself with her jewels.”
Isaiah 61:10 New Revised Life Application Bible
Missy Newman Andersonville, TN
But, as it is written, “What no eye has seen nor ear heard, nor of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him.”
I Corinthians 2:9 ESV
Gayla Stephens
Cedartown, GA
“He came and took the scroll from the right hand
of Him who sat on the throne.”
Revelation 5:7 NIV
Debbie McElroy from Zachary, LA: “Rejoice in the Lord ALWAYS; again I will say rejoice.” Philippians 4:4 (NASB)
Psalm 119:18
“Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of Your law.” (ESV)
Becky Burns, Beaverton OR
Romans 8:17-18 NIV
Now if we are children, then we are heirs–heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.
I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.
Melissa, Sulphur, LA
And masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Do not threaten them, since you know that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him. Ephesians 6:9 (NIV)
Janet from Richmond, Tx
John 1:14 NIV “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.”
Connie, Moss Bluff, LA
And masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Do not threaten them, since you know that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him. Ephesians 6:9 (NIV)
Lynette, Nashville, TN
“For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.”
Hosea 6:6 ESV
Ohio
10. A little while, and the wicked will be no more though you look for them they will not be found.
11. But the meek will inherit the land and enjoy great peace.
Psalm 37:10&11 NIV
Christy, St. Clements, Ontario
“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.” Psalm 23:4 NIV
Hannah Hancock from Winter Haven, FL
“Oh, fear the Lord, you His saints! There is no want to those who fear Him.”
Psalm 34:9 (NKJV)
Jennifer from San Antonio, TX
“Teach me your way, O LORD, that I may walk in your truth; unite my heart to fear your name” (Psalm 86:11 ESV).
Ellie Gosnell, Lady Lake, FL
Know that the Lord has set apart His faithful servant for Himself; the Lord hears when I call to Him.
Psalm 4:3 NIV
For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
1 Corinthians 1:18, NIV
Michelle V, Hewitt, TX
God chose him as your ransom long before the world began, but now in these last days he has been revealed for your sake.
1 Peter 1:20 NLT
Ann Medford, Sunset, TX.
Matthew 11:28-30 (ESV) Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 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.”
Stacey Masterson, Hanscom AFB, MA: The Lord will fight got you; you need only to be still. Exodus 14:14 NIV
Tammy Causey, Humboldt, TN USA
But now you must also put away all of the following: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and filthy language from your mouth. Colossians 3:8 HCSB
Chris Laughlin from San Antonio, Texas
Leviticus 18:2b-4 NIV
I am the LORD your God. You must not do as they do in Egypt, where you used to live, and you must not do as they do in the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you. Do not follow their practices. You must obey my laws and be careful to follow my decrees. I am the LORD your God.
Psalm 91: 9-10 ESV
Because you have made the Lord your dwelling place-
the Most High, who is my refuge-
no evil shall be allowed to befall you,
no plague come near your tent
julie from Nederland texas
Callee from Houston, TX: “I tell you the truth, you can say to this mountain, “May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and it will happen. BUT you must really believe it will happen and have no doubt in your heart.I tell you, you can pray for anything and if you believe that you’ve received it, it will be yours.” -Mark 11:23-24 NLT
Amy7634 from the Midwest:
“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”
Galatians 2:20 (NIV)
Joy- Georgetown, TX – “If I flew on mornings wings to the far western horizon,” Psalm 139:9 The Message
Mary Saul
Houston, TX
2 Timothy 1:9 He has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began. (HCSB)
Gail Peacock, Longview, Texas
“And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.”
2 Corinthians 5:15 NIV
Carol B., Conyers, GA “Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness.” Titus 2:2 (ESV)
Natalia Dryer, Longview, Texas
“When I remember God, I moan; when I meditate, my spirit faints. Selah”
Psalms 77:3 ESV
Jane from Geneseo, Illinois
This is love for God: to obey his commands. And his commands are not burdensome.
1 John 5:3 NIV
Mary, Atlanta: “Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children.
And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us,
a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.” EPH 5:1-2 (ESV)
Janet Baker from Waterloo, Ontario: “Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.” Ephesians 3:20 NLT
Jennifer Bass from Fort Worth, TX:
“Make every effort to come to me soon,”
2 Timothy 4:9 HCSB
Shelley from Fairfax, Virginia, “But when the kindness of God our Savior and his love for mankind appeared, he saved us—not by works of righteousness that we had done,but according to his mercy—through the washing of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit. He poured out his Spirit on us abundantlythrough Jesus Christ our Savior so that, having been justified by his grace, we may become heirs with the hope of eternal life.” Titus 3:4-7 CSB
Karlys, La Place, LA
praying at all times in The SPIRIT, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints.
Ephesians 6: 18 ESV
Deanna Columbia,SC
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
John 10:11 (CSB)
Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. Matt: 24:42 NIV