Hey Siestas!
I’m Kimberly, the Prayer Chaplain for Living Proof Ministries! I pray you are all having MUCH success with your memorization!
I have chosen to memorize my life verse in a different version:
Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praise shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life. Philippians 4:6-7 MSG
God has used this verse in my life to teach me to pray, and not to worry. Worry does NOTHING for the glory of God! Worry just makes us sick and tired…doesn’t bring the change we are hoping for, and will affect our health in a negative way. If we continue in worry, I’ve noticed, it makes things harder and more intense. It’s an energy drainer and joy stealer.
When life happens, and it does, don’t worry! PRAY. Let our praises and petitions shape our worries into prayers. Pray with thanksgiving, letting God have our concerns in exchange for His peace. Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle us down, as Christ displaces worry at the center of our lives.
As I add this version of this verse into my memory bank, it’s clear in the actions for the ending reward! I challenge you to try it, the next time worry pops it’s head up in your sweet life!
Blessings in abundance to you all!
Kristen Johnstone, Boulder CO
“and gathered in from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south. Some wandered in desert wastes, finding no way to a city to dwell in; hungry and thirsty,their soul fainted within them.” Psalm 107:3-5 ESV
Cathy Pernsteiner Clarkston, WA
So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh.
Romans 8:12 ESV
Kelsey Richert ( and fiancé John….. 51 days!!)
Waverly Iowa
even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day,
for darkness is as light to you.
Psalm 139:12 NIV
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit all who listen.
Ephesians 4:29, NIV
Forgot to say…Anne from Parma, Ohio!
Joan from Baytown, TX
Thus says the Lord of Hosts: “Return to Me,” says the Lord of Hosts, “And I will return to you,” says the Lord of Hosts.
Zechariah 1:3
NKJV
Tammy Gabbard from Livingston, KY ~Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord. ~ Psalm 34:11 KJV
Carol King; Ft Worth, TX
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body; and be thankful
Col 3:15 NASB
Jan, Cleburne, TX
“It is God who arms me with strength, And makes my way perfect.” Psalms 18:32 (NKJV)
Lisa S. in Montgomery,TX
Romans 12:12New Living Translation (NLT)
12 Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying.
“Joshua told the people, ‘Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do amazing things among you.'” – NIV
Regina, Floydada, Texas “Come, O children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.” ~ Psalm 34:11 ESV
Kimberly, Chico CA
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
2 Timothy 1:7 KJV
tricia Christenson, Campbell CA
“I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.” Ezekiel 36:26 (HCSB)
Phylis Wright, Rio Rancho, NM
“This will be a sign to you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”
Luke 2:12 NIV
Hannah from Elmira, ON
“There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.” 1 John 4:18 NIV
Edna Grace C. from Torrance, CA
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.
Philippians 2:3 NIV
This is what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel, says: “Only in returning to me and resting in me will you be saved. In quietness and confidence is your strength. But you would have none of it.” Isaiah 30:15 NLT
Meredith B
Collierville Tn
“The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.””
Zephaniah 3:17 NIV
Redfield, AR
Psalms 31:24 (NKJV)
[24] Be of good courage,
And He shall strengthen your heart,
All you who hope in the LORD.
Stacey – Kerrville, TX – All scripture is God breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness – 2 Timothy 3:16 NIV
Jane Baker from Pontiac, IL: “Praise be to you, O Lord; teach me your decrees. Psalm 119:12 (NIV 1984)
Pamela Shaw, Bangor, N. Ireland
‘Though my father and mother forsake me, the Lord will receive me.’ Psalm 27:10 (NIV)
Meredith in Johnstown, OH: Peace I leave you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let you hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. -John 14:27 (NIV)
Dian from Cocoa Beach,
He has showered his kindness on us,
along wisdom and understanding
Ephesians 1:8 (NLT)
Carrie Lagas, North Potomac MD
“if we endure, we will also reign with him. If we disown him, he will also disown us;” 2 Timothy 2:12 NIV
Michelle Moultrie, Jacksonville FL “as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.” 2 Corinthians 4:18 ESV
Lesley from California: “Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.” Ephesians 4:2 NIV
Melissa from Sacramento, CA “The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed and bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom. To Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.” 2 Timothy 4:18, ESV
“If we endure, we will also reign with Him. If we disown Him, He will disown us.” 2 Tim 2:12, NIV
Diana Scott, Romulus, MI
In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name. Psalm 33:21 NLT
Jennifer Bass, Fort Worth, TX:
“I have sent Tychicus to Ephesus.”
2 Timothy 4:12 HCSB
Joni, Port Neches, Texas. “May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy, giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.” Colossians 1:11-12, ESV
Ginger, Wetumpka, AL
Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved. Acts 16:31 ESV
Sherry
Indianapolis, IN
Psalm 34: 12,13
“Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days, keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies.”
Ali C., Pleasanton, CA- 7 For one who has died has been set free from sin. Romans 6:7 (ESV)
Emily Ince from Danville, Va
“He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever;”
Psalm 103:9 NIV
Cristi from Lindale, TX:
“The Lord is GREATER than the giants you face!” ~1 John 4:4
Christy, St. Clements, Ontario
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” Matthew 6:13 NIV
Sallie Russ, Greenwood, SC “Now in a large house there are not only gold and silver bowls, but also those of wood and clay, some for honorable use, and some for dishonorable. 21 So if anyone purifies himself from anything dishonorable, he will be a special instrument, set apart, useful to the Master, prepared for every good work. 22 Flee from youthful passions, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.” 2 Timothy 2:20-22 HCSB
Christy, St. Clements, Ontario
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” Matthew 6:13 NIV.
Abbey Towles Russ, Greenwood, SC “Now in a large house there are not only gold and silver bowls, but also those of wood and clay, some for honorable use, and some for dishonorable. 21 So if anyone purifies himself from anything dishonorable, he will be a special instrument, set apart, useful to the Master, prepared for every good work. 22 Flee from youthful passions, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.” 2 Timothy 2:20-22 HCSB
Billie, Greenville, KY “For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with out weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.” Hebrews 4:15 ESV
Fremont, Nebraska
“You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.”
Psalm 32:7 NIV
Susanne Buckley from Boise, Idaho commits to hiding God’s word in her heart. NET 2 Tim.3:6 “for some of these insinuate themselves into households and captivate weak women who are overcome with sins and let Along by various Passions.
Dianna Douglass, Franklin, Tennessee
Adding another verse to Romans 11!
24 For if you were cut out of that which by nature is a wild olive tree, and grafted contrary to nature into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these natural branches be grafted into their own olive tree? TLV
Yvonne Gearing – Kingman, AZ
Love does no wrong to others, so love fulfills the requirements of God’s law. Romans 13:10 NLT
Gina from Naperville, Il “But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord , I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me.
Micah 7:7 NIV
http://bible.com/111/mic.7.7.NIV
Traci Williams, Santa Clarita, CA: “Who is the man who fears the Lord? Him will he instruct in the way that he should choose”. Psalm 25:12, ESV
Kim Emmerich
Dickinson, ND
They shall speak of the glory of Your Kingdom and tell of Your power. Psalm 145:11 ESV
Jennifer Millican from Spring, TX:
The cords of the wicked have encircled me,
But I have not forgotten Your law.
At midnight I shall rise to give thanks to You
Because of Your righteous ordinances.
I am a companion of all those who fear You,
And of those who keep Your precepts.
The earth is full of Your lovingkindness, O Lord;
Teach me Your statutes.
Psalm 119:61-64 NASB