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
Valerie Kyte from Sparks, Nevada
And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue His work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.
Philippians 1:6 NLT
Proverbs 17:1 (NIV)
Better a dry crust with peace and quiet, than a house of feasting with strife.
Judy, Louisville, KY
Psalm 38:9 NIV “All my longings lie open before You, Lord, my sighing is not hidden from You.”
Lisa in Winnsboro TX
Ephesians 6:18 NIV
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.
and with Your blood You purchased for God persons from every tribe and language and people and nation.
Revelation 5:9b (NIV)
Loretta, Murrayville, GA
Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding; Proverbs 3:5 NIV
Kerri, Woodsboro, MD
When the angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon, he said, “The Lord is with you, mighty warrior.” Judges 6:12 NIV
Deb from Lancaster, PA
Happy are those who hear the joyful call to worship, for they will walk in the light of your presence, LORD. Psalm 89:15 NLT
The law of the Lord is perfect, restoring the soul; The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. Psalm 19:7 NAS
Maribeth, Jackson, MS
People can plan what they want to do, but it is the Lord who guides their steps. Proverbs 16:9 ERV
Nedra Gordon Hoover, Blue Springs, MO “And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men, by which we must be saved.” Acts 4:12 NASB
Sarah Miller, Atlanta, Georgia, “If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,” Psalms 139:9 ESV
Nancy, Virginia Beach
I have hidden your word in my heart
that I might not sin against you.
– Psalm 119:11 NIV
Debbie, Portland, OR
The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.
Ecclesiastes 12:13 ESV
Belinda Shrader from Grundy, VA
The name of the Lord is a strong tower;
The righteous run to it and are safe. Proverbs 18:10 (NKJV)
Michelle from Bossier City, LA
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Romans 8:28 NIV
Kristi ~ Clovis, CA
He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy
Job 8:21 NIV
But even the archangel Michael, when he was disputing with the devil about the body of Moses, did not dare to bring a slanderous accusation against him, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”
Jude 9 NIV (pre2011)
Teresa from Tyler, TX
“You made me; you created me. Now give me the sense to follow your commands”
Psalm 119:73 NLT
Annette, Houston, Texas
“He who guards his mouth preserves his life,
But he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction.”
Proverbs 13:3 (NKJV)
Dorelle from Hot Springs, AR, “I wait quietly before God, for my salvation comes from Him.” Psalm 62:1(NLT)
Wow! This is really, really late…yikes!!
Maureen, St. Clair Shores, MI. “…Seats them among the honored guests, a place of honor among the brightest and best.” (Psalm 113:8 Msg)
Leisha from Luverne, AL
“Set your mind on things above, not on earthly things.”
Colossians 3:2 NIV
Poorna Diaz, Reston, Virginia: “Christ brought us together through his death on the cross. The Cross got us to embrace, and that was the end of the hostility. Christ came and preached peace to you outsiders and peace to us insiders. He treated us as equals, and so made us equals. Through him we both share the same Spirit and have equal access to the Father.” Ephesians 2.16-18 (MSG)
Jamie Wellman
Grandview, MO
For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith;
Ephesians 3:14-17a NASB
Kay Tucker, Elyria, OH
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance against such there is no law.” Galatians 5:22, 23
Emily Miller from Greensburg, Louisiana
5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Proverbs 3:5-6 KJV
Wanda
Osborn, Missouri
Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good;
Blessed is the woman who trusts in Him!
Psalm 34:8 (NKJV)
Marie, Franklin, TN
May the Lord show you his favor and give you His peace.
Numbers 6:26 NIV
rhonda
gilmer
Jude 9 (NKJV)
Yet Michael the arcangel, in contending with the devil, when he disputed about the body of Moses, dared not to bring against him a reviling accusation, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”
Lizzie- El Dorado Hills, CA
3 Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
4 perseverance, character; and character, hope.
Romans 5:3-4 (NIV)
Dawn, from Pottsville, Arkansas…He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the LORD. Proverbs 18:22. (NIV)
Mayela Parsons, Tamaha, OK.
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me. (Rev. 3:20 ESV)
He aquí, yo estoy a la puerta y llamo; si alguno oye mi voz y abre la puerta, entraré a él, y cenaré con él, y él conmigo. (Rev. 3:20 R60)
Melanie Beaudin, Winchester, VA “That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double minded man, unstable in all he does.” James 1:7-8, NIV
Debbie, from Orlando
Psalm 94:15
“Lord, when doubts fill my mind, when my heart is in turmoil, quiet me and give me renewed hope and cheer.” TLB
Kris Braun, Shakopee, MN
Yet you, Lord, are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand. Isaiah 64:8 NIV
Debbie:“Good and upright is the LORD; therefore he instructs sinners in his ways.”
Psalm 25:8 NIV
http://bible.com/111/psa.25.8.niv
Cathy Morris Sedona,AZ
“They speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty
And I will meditate on your wonderful works.
They tell of the power of your awesome works
and I will proclaim your great deeds.”
Psalm 145:5-6 NIV
“O Lord, save the king! May he answer us when we call.” Psalms 20:9 ESV
Stacey, Bossier City, LA
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weakness, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 2 Corinthians 12:9 NIV
I’m a week behind …but standing firm!
Carole Tucker, Kerrville, TX. ” For this reason take up the full armor of God, so that you may be able to resist in the evil day and having prepared everything to take your stand” Ephesians 6:13 CSB
Psalms 25:8 NIV
Good and upright is the Lord;
therefore he instructs sinners in his ways.
Sandy Harper
Ringgold,GA
“Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and everyone that loveth is born of God and knoweth God.
I John 4:7 (KJV)
Emily
San Francisco, CA
“For even the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
Mark 10:45, NIV
Better late than never!!
Ashley Schroeder
Georgetown, TX
This salvation was something even the prophets wanted to know more about when they prophecies about this gracious salvation prepared for you.
1 Peter 1:10 NLT
Donna Talasek
Angleton, Texas
Remember not the sins of my youth or my transgressions; according to your steadfast love remember me, for the sake of your goodness, O Lord!
Psalm 25:7 ESV
Liz from Bronx, NY:
““As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love.”
John 15:9 NIV
Shelley from San Angelo, Texas
My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all;
no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand.
John 10:29 NIV
Kathy from Bryant, AR:
I will give them a heart to know me,
that I am the Lord.
They will be my people,
and I will be their God,
for they will return to Me
with all their heart. Jeremiah 24:7
Our Fathers disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, that we may share in His holiness.
Hebrews 12:10 NIV