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
With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God.
James 3:9 ESV
Victoria, SLC, UT
Psalm 34:8a
“Taste and see that the LORD is good…”
Cindy from Lusby, Maryland
Hide not your face from me. Turn not your servant away in anger, O you who have been my help. Cast me not off, forsake me not, O God, of my salvation.
Psalm 27:9. (ESV)
I was in the hospital & I think I missed posting this verse.
D’Anna Nowack
New Braunfels, Tx.
Isaiah 54:4
Do not be afraid; you will not be put to shame. Do not fear disgrace; you will not be humiliated. You will forget the shame of your youth and remember no more the reproach of your widowhood.
He will not always chide: neither will he keep
his anger forever.
Psalm103:9
KJV
Esther. Jonesborough TN. Titus 2:3b-4 ESV. (Older women) are to teach what is good and so train the younger women to love their husbands and children.
Joni, Port Neches, TX. “just as you learned it from Epaphras our beloved fellow servant. He is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf and has made known to us your love in the Spirit.” Col. 1:7-8, ESV
Tammy Shaw Clark, MO
Colossians 3:14 And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. Colossians 3:14 KJV
“Great peace have those who love your law, and nothing causes them to stumble.” Psalms 119:165 NKJV
Jennifer R. Houston, TX “You, however, are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, since[g] the Spirit of God lives in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him.” Romans 8:9 HCSB
Dana Pace, FL
When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, “Surely the Lord is in this place and I was not aware of it.”
Genesis 28:16
Sarina Grasham Richmond, TX
Isaiah 40:29-31
29 He gives strength to the weary
and increases the power of the weak.
30 Even youths grow tired and weary,
and young men stumble and fall;
31 but those who hope in the Lord
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.
The Lord said to Samuel do not consider his appearance or height for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance but the Lord looks at the heart.
Janet T, Midland, TX
And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
2 Corinthians 9:8 NIV
Johnine from Anna, Texas
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
Michelle, 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
He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded
us according to our iniquities.
Psalm103:10
KJV
Granbury, TX
Giving a gift can open doors; it gives access to important people! Prov. 18:16 NLT
Carol
Carthage, NY
I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.
Ephesians 1:17 (NIV)
Cindy, Beaumont, Texas. You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day, Psalm 91:5 ESV
Kim from Chatham, IL
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God
Philippians 4:7 (NIV)
Tammy Clark, MO
Colossians 3:15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be he thankful. Colossians 3:15 KJV
Michelle from Queen City TX,NLT Colossians 3:2
Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth.
Valerie, West Bloomfield MI
The Lord will guide you always;
he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land
and will strengthen your frame.
You will be like a well-watered garden,
like a spring whose waters never fail.
Isaiah 58:11 NIV
Teri Wymore in Millington, TN
He guides the humble in what is right
and teaches them his way.
PSALM 25:9 NIRV
Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank Him for all He has done.
Philippians 4:6 (NLT)
Elizabeth Clevenger
Brownwood, Texas
Isaiah 55:2
Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of fare.
Haleigh Clevenger
Brownwood, Texas
Isaiah 55:2
Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of fare.
Conyers, GA. 1 Peter 5:9 KJV
Whom resist steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
Debbie Christensen from OH says: But if Christ is in you, then even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit give life because of righteousness. Romans 8:10 NIV
Amanda from Cooper, TX
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, do not depend on your own understanding.
Proverbs 3:5 NLT
Dawn
Silver Spring, MD
“There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.” (Romans 8:1-2, ESV)
Tanya from Lorton, VA
Isaiah 51:1-2 NIV
Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness and who seek the Lord:
Look to the rock from which you were cut and to the quarry from which you were hewn;
Look to Abraham, your father, and to Sarah, who gave you birth.
When I called him he was only one man, and I blessed him and made him many.
Cara, Parker, CO, Instead, he gave up his divine privileges,
he took the humble position of a slave
and was born as a human being. Philippians 2: 7 NLT
Addie Ables, Marble Falls, TX
“If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,” Psalm 139:9 ESV
Missie Ables, Marble Falls, TX
“For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last He will stand upon the earth.” Job 19:25 ESV
Jana Reser, Wilmington, Ohio
Psalm 25:12 NIV
Who, then, is the man that fears the Lord? He will instruct him in the way chosen for him.
For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great
is his mercy toward them that fear him.
Psalm103:11
KJV
Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer;
And give heed to the voice of my supplications! Ps 86:6
Timothy 2:24-26New King James Version (NKJV)
24 And a servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient, 25 in humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God perhaps will grant them repentance, so that they may know the truth, 26 and that they may come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him to do his will.
Laura J., Katy, TX
Isaiah 43:19 See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.
NIV
Tammy Shaw Clark, MO
Proverbs 15:4 A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit. Proverbs 15:4 KJV
As far as the east is from the west,
so far hath he removed our transgressions
from us.
Psalm 103:12 KJV
Sharon Modesto,ca.
For the LORD ALMIGHTYis with us. The GodofJacob IS our fortress!!!
Psalms 46:11
Tammy Shaw, Clark MO Titus 2:1 But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine. Titus 2:1 KJV
Tracey Knight ~ Arkadelphia AR
In this way, they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life. 1 Timothy 6:19 NIV
(posting late but not giving up!)
Sara, Indiana
the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness. – Romans 12:8 (esv)
Natalie-Austin, Tx
Col 3:16
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom and as you sings psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.
So he subjected them to bitter labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help. Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. He brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness, and broke away their chains. Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind,
Psalm 107:12-15 NIV