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
Barbara from North Potomac , Maryland says:
“May God, the source of hope, fill you with all
Joy and peace by means of your faith in him,
so that your hope will continue to grow by the
power of the Holy Spirit.”
Romans 15:13 NET
““As for God, his way is perfect: The LORD’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him.”
-2 Samuel 22:31 NIV
Maureen, Pascoag, RI
Do not think that I have come to abolish the
Law or the Prophets;
I have not come to abolish them
but to fulfill them.
Matthew 5:17
NIV
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”
John 1:5 NIV
Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the LORD will bring you today. Exodus 14:13 (NIV)
Mary Lupo, Novi, MI
“One thing God has spoken, two things have I heard: that you, O God are strong, and that you, O Lord, are loving. Surely you will reward each person according to what he has done.”
Psalm 62: 11-12 NIV
Tara from Greensboro, NC
You have been born again-not from perishable seed but imperishable-through the living and enduring word of God.
1 Peter 1:23
Lisa from Mesquite, TX: When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone, but the righteous stand firm forever. Proverbs 10:25 NIV
Beth Lewis, Story City, Iowa
“If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,”
Psalm 139:9, NKJ
Judy S.
Simpsonville, SC
I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety,
Psalm 4:8
Melissa, Redmond, OR
“Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.”
1 Thessalonians 5:11 ESV
Joyce from Rockford IL
(Hezekiah said) “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged because of the king of Assyria and the vast army with him, for there is greater power with us than with him. With him is only the arm of flesh, but with us is the Lord our God to help us and to fight out battles!” ~2 Chronicles 32:7-8a NIV
April from Kentucky
For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
eph.2.10.NIV
Cyndi Patterson
Bloomdale, Ohio
“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)
I love this verse- I hope you don’t mind if I do it too in the ESV!
Jenn M. (Cincinnati, OH) “The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.” – Proverbs 16:9 ESV
michelle v
woodstock, vt
Ephesians 6:10-11 NASB
Finally be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil.
Jeanni Goormastic, Westland, MI
As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. John 15:9 KJV
Bobbi from Lake City, FL. “So don’t worry about these things, saying, what will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear? These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your Heavenly Father already knows your needs.” Matthew 6:31-32 (NLT)
Kristin Mitchell from Dunmor, KY
“People can plan what they want to do, but it is the LORD who guides their steps.”
Proverbs 16:9 (ERV)
Jackie, Buchanan,GA
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.”
Proverbs 3: 5-6
ESV
Candice Simpson in Bloomington, Indiana
James 2: 11 – 16 (HCSB)
For He who said, Do not commit adultery, also said, Do not murder. So if you do not commit adultery, but you do murder, you are a lawbreaker. Speak and act as those who will be judged by the law of freedom. For judgment is without mercy to the one who hasn’t shown mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment. What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can his faith save him? If a brother or sister is without clothes and lacks daily food and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, keep warm, and eat well,” but you don’t give them what the body needs, what good is it?
Kathy Rowland
Fort Wayne, IN
Remember not the sins of my youth or my transgressions;
according to you steadfast love remember me for the sake of your goodness, O Lord.
Psalm 25:7 (ESV)
Joan (Coppell, TX): My son, do not let wisdom and understanding out of your sight; preserve sound judgment and discretion;
Proverbs 3:21 NIV
Jan, Gulf Breeze, FL SSMT Verse 9 “And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.” Hebrews 11:6 NIV
Lily, TN
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 NIV
Lori Collins, Columbus, GA
Psalm 25:9 ESV
He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way.
Stacey, Kerrville, TX – 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
Jackie, Noblesville, IN
You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever.
Psalms 16:11 NLT
Cheryl Paganelli, Medford, NJ: ” I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which He had called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in His holy people.
Ephesians 1:18 (NIV)
Susan Young, Fairhope, AL
“If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea,” Psalm 139:9 (NIV)
Hannah from Elmira, ON
“If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in him and he in God.” 1 John 4:15 NIV
Jeanne Sutton from Sacramento CA
Surely He will save you from the fowler’s snare
and from the deadly pestilence.
Psalm 91:3 NIV
Beth Reid, London, ON
Romans 8:28-29 NIV
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. For those God foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image of his son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.
Kim-Hickory NC
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him so the you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13 NIV
Elise, Houston Texas
He gathers the waters of the sea as a heap; he puts the deeps in storehouses.
Psalms 33:7 ESV
Connor from Greenwood, SC
For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.2 Timothy 1:7 (NIV)
Conyers, GA
1 Peter 5:2a,4 KJV 2a Feed the flock of God which is among you, 4 And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
Tracey Moyers from Loganville, GA
“Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved,a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.”
2 Timothy 2:15 ESV
Kelly (Fowler, IN)
PSALM 86:11 NLT
11: Teach me your ways, O LORD, that I may live according to your truth! Grant me purity of heart, so that I may honor you.
Michelle. Logan, NM
My Dear Brothers and Sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry.
James 1:19 NIV
Katie Melton from Loganville, GA
“and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God” Eph. 6:17 ESV
Megan from Lafayette, LA
9 yet for love’s sake I prefer to appeal to you—I, Paul, an old man and now a prisoner also for Christ Jesus—
Philemon 9
JulieB
Sharpsburg Ga.
Phil 1:9 NIV
“And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, “
Debbie Weaver, Cumming, GA
“And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God’s will.” Romans 8:27 NIV
Hummelstown, Pa
Psalms 27:7
“Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.”
King James Version (KJV)
Sandra Larrañaga Bowe San Jon, NM
He guides the humble in what is right
and teaches them his way.
Psalm 25:9 NIV
Barbara, Medina, Oh
But if anyone does not have them, he is nearsighted and blind, and has forgotten that he has been cleansed fro his past sins.
2 Peter 1:9 NIV
Dottie Morrow of Mansfield, TX
“When you lie down, you will not be afraid; yes, you will lie down and your sleep will be sweet.”
Proverbs 3:24 NKJV
Bethany, Hawley, TX
“For the idolaters eagerly seek all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.”
Matthew 6:32 HCSB
June Greenstreet from Bradford Ontario
“You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.” Psalms 16:11 ESV