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
Kathy, Houston TX
James 1:1 NIV
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations: Greetings.
Grace, UK
He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way.
Psalm 25:9
“Who is he, this King of glory? The LORD Almighty— he is the King of glory.”-Psalm 24:10 NIV
Georgia from Webb City, MO
“They will continue to grow stronger, and each of them will appear before God in Jerusalem.” Psalms 84:7 NLT
Cheryl, Harleysville PA
With it (the tongue) we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God. From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so. James 3:9-10 ESV
Terri, Harrison Township, Mich
I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters by the mercies of God to present your bodies as a Living Sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.
Romans 12:1 ESV
He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel:
Psalm 103:7 NIV
Lindsay ~ Dedham, Maine
A pretentious, showy life is an empty life; a plain and simple life is a full life.
Proverbs 13:7 (MSG)
Lorrie Moudy, El Dorado, AR, says: “I will remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.” Psalm 27:13
Amy in Liberty Township, Ohio
“casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.”
1 Peter 5:7, ESV
Wendy Bashor, Lone Butte, BC: “Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. Ephesians 6:11 NIV
Tracey from Shawnee, Kansas
“The sorrows of those who run after another god shall multiply; their drink offering of blood I will not pour out or take their names on my lips. ” Psalm 16:4 (ESV)
Laura Grassi, Denver, CO
I know that whatever God does, It shall be forever.
Nothing can be added to it, And nothing taken from it.
God does it, that men should fear before Him. Eccl 3:14 NKJV
Linda, Buckeye, As
“A time to tear apart and a time to sew together; A time to keep silent and a time to speak” Ecclesiastes 3:7 AMP
Becky Lawrenceville, GA
Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.
Isaiah 59:1-2 (KJV)
Amy
Buda, TX
Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. 1 Corinthians 6:13 NIV
Amy Andrews, Bellaire, TX
For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.
Ephesians 2:8-9 NKJV
Misty Ingalls from Yakima, Washington:
“Do what you learned and received from me, what I told you, and what you saw me do. And the God who gives peace will be with you.” Philippians 4:9 NCV
Kristine from Welland, ON
May the God of peace provide you with every good thing you need in order to do his will, and may he, through Jesus Christ, do in us what pleases him.
Hebrews 13:21 (GNT)
Amy from Everett, WA
(Love)… “It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.”
1 Corinthians 13:7 (NIV)
Joyce Jones, Colleyville,TX,
“If I ride the wings of the morning, if I dwell by the farthest oceans, Psalm 139:9 NLT
Dian from Cocoa Beach,
God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through
Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and a gave him great pleasure.
Ephesians 1:5 (NLT)
Olda from Huntsville, Al
“You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.” 2 Timothy 2:1-2 ESV
Jen Lesak from Richmond, TX:
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.”
1 Corinthians 13:4-8 NIV 1984
Kelly from Delaware, OH
Luke 18:27(NIV): Jesus replied, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.”
Kerry, Nederland TX
Accept other believers who are weak in faith, and don’t argue with them about what they think is right or wrong. ..for God has accepted them.
Romans 14:1,3. NLT
Amber Darrow Newnan, GA
Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. Jeremiah 17:7
Ellen Hollenshead, Albuquerque, NM
He will not fear bad news; His heart is steadfast, trusting [confidently relying on and believing] in the LORD.
Psalm 112:7, AMP
1 John 2:7-14
“7Beloved, I am writing you no new commandment, but an old commandment that you had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you have heard. 8At the same time, it is a new commandment that I am writing to you, which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining. 9Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness. 10Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him there is no cause for stumbling. 11But whoever hates his brother is the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
12I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven for his name’s sake. 13I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I write to you, children, because you know the Father. 14I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God aides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.”
For God has not destined us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, 1 Thess. 5:9
Heather, Tallahassee
Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming on you. James 5:1 NIV
Sara Martin, Humble, TX: “Do not hide your face from me, do not turn your servant away in anger; you have been my helper. Do not reject or forsake me, O God my Savior.” Psalm 27:9 NIV
Britt Felix, Tucson, AZ
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. 1 Cor 13:13
Gilbert, AZ Ephesians 6:17 KJV – “And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.”
Isaiah 44:2A NIV
This is what the Lord says-he who made you, who formed you in the womb, and who will help you.
HCSB Psalm 16:8
I keep the Lord in mind always. Because He is my right hand,I will not be shaken.
Susan from Slidell, LA
. . .in whom the whole building, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, . . .
Ephesians 2:21 NKJV
Liz Scherer
Fort Worth, TX
“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.”
Isaiah 40:31 NIV
Lisa Curtis
Jackson, MO
He lets me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. Psalm 23:2 HCSB
Donna
Athens, Georgia
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be yours as well.
–Matt.6:33 (RSV-2CE)
Cindy, Lancaster OH
Before the mountains were born,
before you gave birth to the earth and the world,
from eternity to eternity, you are God.
Psalm 90:2 (HCSB)
Seaside, Or.
Romans 15:13
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope in the power of the Holy Spirit
I am trusting in God to help me lose the extra weight I have gained and to get on a healthy eating program.
Gail-Tyler, TX
Therefore know this day, and consider it in your heart, that the LORD Himself is God in heaven above, and on the earth beneath; there is no other.
Deuteronomy 4:39 NKJV
Julia Posel, Munich, Germany. “Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise Him again— my Savior and my God!” (Psalms 42:11 NLT)
Psalm 16:11 NKJV
You make known to me the path of life; in Your presence there is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
Becky Jo
Chesterfield MI
Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, And uphold me by Your generous Spirit.
Psalm 51:12 NKJV
Kathleen, Georgetown, TX
He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way.
Psalm 25:9 NIV
Nance, Newmarket ON Canada
Revelation 7:11New Living Translation (NLT)
“And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living beings. And they fell before the throne with their faces to the ground and worshiped God.”
Tracee, Morristown, TN
Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom He has delivered from the hand of the adversary.
Psalm 107:2 AMPC
Cindy, North Potomac, MD: Don’t you have a saying, “It’s still four months until harvest”? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields? They are ripe for harvest!John 4:35 NIV