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
Ephesians 6:15
For shoes, put on the peace that comes from the Good News so that you will be fully prepared. NLT
Chaundel – Lake Forest, CA
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,
Hebrews 12:1(NIV)
Lisa from Sussex, WI
9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
if I settle on the far side of the sea
Psalm 139:9 (NIV)
“Don’t sin by letting anger control you. Think about it overnight and remain silent. Interlude”
Psalms 4:4 NLT
“Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.”
James 1:12 NIV
http://bible.com/111/jas.1.12.niv
Nancy from Drew,Ms. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path. PS 119:105. KJV
Linda O’Neill, Elk Grove, CA:
In those days when you pray, I will listen. Jeremiah 29:12
Brigette Brock
Morehead, KY
But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect. 1 Peter 3:15 NIV84
Sheri
Georgetown TX
God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown Him as you have helped his people and continue to help them. Hebrews 6:10 (NIV)
Debi, Alva, FL
Isaiah 54:10 Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed,yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed,” says the Lord, who has compassion on you. (NIV)
Sherry Spencer from Momence, IL
“I will sing to the Lord, for he has been good to me!”
Psalm 13:6
Madeleine Corrales: This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. Romans 3:22 NIV
Nikki Gack, Park Rapids, MN
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
John 1:5 NIV
Carmella Culp from Elgin, TX: “Similarly, encourage the young men to be self-controlled.” Titus 2:6 NIV
Brenda Loyd from Talala, Ok says, Isaiah 41:18 I will make rivers flow on barren heights, and springs within the valleys. I will turn the desert into pools of water,and the parched ground into springs. NIV
Carol J from Naperville Il, He will not let you stumble; the one who watches over you will not slumber. Psalm 121:3. NLT
I’m so late on this one….UGH!
Betsy from Nashville;
For the flesh desires what is against the Spirit; and the Spirit desires what is against the flesh; these are opposed to each other, so that you don’t do what you want. Galatians 5:17
Sandy, Deming NM
Sandy Deming, NM
cont. Ps. 8:6-9 NKJV
You have made him to have dominion over the works of your hands and have placed all things under his feet…O LORD our Lord how excellent is your name in all the earth!
Stephany Pracht from El Dorado, KS “I alone am the Lord, and there is no savior except Me.” Isaiah 43:11 (GW)
Brenda Lyon from Wagoner, OK: “You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed.” ~ Psalm 139:16 NLT
Patience Nason, Citrus Heights, CA
“For we are not proclaiming ourselves but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your slaves because of Jesus.” 2 Corinthians 4:5 HCSB
Shelly, Rochester MN
For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self discipline. 2 Tim 1:7 NIV
Sandy from Ft. Gibson, OK
Each of you should look not only to your own interests but also to the interests of others. Your attitude should be the same as that of Jesus Christ. Phillipians 2:4-5 NIV
Linda, Las Vegas, NV
Psalm119:9 NIV
How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word.
Simone ~ Houma,LA
I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron: (KJV)
Stacey Vicenti, Albuquerque, NM
“For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.”
2 Timothy 1:7 NLT
Diane, Williamston,SC – “For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.” Romans 8:14 ESV
“Wisdom has built her house; she has carved it’s seven columns. She has prepared a great banquet, mixed the wines and set the table. She has sent her servants to invite everyone to come. Proverbs 9:1-3 NLT
Vickie Bartnicki from Brownstown Michigan. But some man will say. How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come? 1 Corinthians 15:35 KJV
Vickie Bartnicki from Brownstown Michigan. But some man will say. How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come? 1 Corinthians 15:35 KJV
Kim from Pittsburg
“Jesus replied, ‘If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? As for you, follow me.'” John 21:22
Patti Lechner from Grovetown, GA;
Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. The saying is trustworthy, for: if we have died with him, we will also live with him; if we endure, we will also reign with him; if we deny him, he will also deny us;
2 Timothy 2:10-12, ESV
Judith from Tri-Cities area, Tennessee
‘I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.”
Matthew 1618, NASB
Cindi Latson, Madison, MS
“I’ve seen their sinful ways, but I’ll heal them. I will guide them and give them rest. I will comfort them and their mourners. I will create praise on their lips: ‘Perfect peace to those both far and near.’ I’ll heal them, says the Lord.” Isaiah 57:18-19. (GWT)
Hallsville, TX
For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. Matthew 12:30
Victoria, Salt Lake City, UT
“Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, ‘I believe; help my unbelief!'”
Mark 9:24 (ESV)
Angie Miller from Macon, MS
As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. John 15:9, NIV
Psalm 34:17 NLT
“The LORD hears his people when they call to him for help,
He rescues them from all their troubles.
The LORD is close to the broken hearted;
He rescues those whose spirits are crushed.”
Claudia from Edmond, OK
“I will praise you as long as I live, lifting up my hands to you in prayer.” Psalm 63:4. (NLT)
Jody in Huntsville, AL NIV
Psalm 63:7
“Because You are my help, I sing in the shadow of Your wings.”
Rachel, Vancouver, WA “But about the Son he says, Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever; a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.” Hebrews 1:8 NIV
Cindy C., San Diego, CA
But those who seek to destroy my life shall go down into the depths of the earth;
Psalm 63:9 (ESV)
God is within her. She will not fall.
Psalm 46:5
(NIV)
Consider what God has done: Who can straighten what he has made crooked?
Ecclesiastes 7:13 NIV
Gwen from Coweta, OK
“Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy.”
Micah 7:18 NIV
http://bible.com/111/mic.7.18.niv
Lauren Gross, Pineville, LA
“Urge bondslaves to be subject to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative”
Titus 2:9 NASB
Laura Proctor, Madison, MS:
“I sought the Lord, and He answered me;
He delivered me from all my fears.”
Psalm 34:4 NIV
Marilyn Brown in The Plains, OH says:
” This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” Ps.118:24 NIV
Janis Nelson in Bryan/College Station, TX says:
(Continuing I Corinthians 13)
“But when perfection comes the imperfect disappears.”
I Corinthians 13:10 NIV
Carrie Smart. Liberty, TX
“All of these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance, admitting that they were foreigners and strangers on earth. People who say such things prove that they are looking for a country of their own.” Hebrews 11:13-14 (NIV)