Planting on Purpose

“Don’t pay back evil with evil. Be careful to do what everyone thinks is right. If possible, live in peace with everyone. Do that as much as you can. My dear friends, don’t try to get even. Leave room for God to show his anger. It is written, “I am the God who judges people. I will pay them back,” (Deuteronomy 32:35) says the Lord.” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭12‬:‭17‬-‭19‬

“Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” Hebrews 11:1

“But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve…but as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” (Joshua 24:15)

In John 17:23 Jesus prays to God, “I will be with them, just as you are in me. This is so that they may be brought together perfectly as one.”

God loved us before we were even formed in the womb. He surrounds us on the daily, protecting us from evil and harm (Psalm 121:1)

“True worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth. They are the kind of worshippers the Father is looking for. God is spirit. His worshippers must worship Him in the Spirit and in truth.” John 4:23-24

“The grass withers and the flowers fade, but the word of our God stands forever.” (Isaiah 40:8)

Philippians 2:3-4 says, “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit.

“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” (Hebrews 13:8)

“She is clothed with strength and dignity: she can laugh at the days to come. She speaks with wisdom and faithful instruction is on her tongue.” Proverbs 31:25-26

Psalm 73:26: "My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion forever.”

¨See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown in the fire, will he not much more clothe you-you of little faith?¨ Matthew 6:28-30

Philippians 1:12-13 “Brothers and sisters, here is what I want you to know. What has happened to me has actually helped to spread the good news. One thing has become clear. I am being held by chains because I am a witness for Christ. All the place guards and everyone else know it.”

“The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” Galatians 5:14

‘Set free those who are held by chains without any reason. Untie the ropes that hold people as slaves. Set free those who are crushed. Break every evil chain.” -Isaiah 58:6

“Choose this day whom you will serve….but as for me, I will serve the LORD!” -Joshua 24:15

1 John 4:8 says, “God IS love.”

“I look up to the mountains. Where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord. He is the Maker of Heaven and earth.” Psalm 121:1-2

“Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” 2 Peter 3:18

“‘You will certainly not die,’ the serpent said to the woman. ‘God knows that when you eat the fruit from that tree, you will know things you have never known before. Like God, you will be able to tell the difference between good and evil.’” Genesis 3:4-5

“Though one may be over powered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.” Ecclesiastes 4:12

Proverbs 3:5-6, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him and He will make your paths straight.”

“I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12

“Whoever wants to be my disciples must say no to themselves. They must pick up their cross and follow me.” Matthew 16:24

“But suppose we walk in the light, just as he is in the light. Then we share life with one another. And the blood of Jesus, His Son, makes us pure from all sin.” 1 John 1:7