The Talking Piece

VERSE: PSALM 30: 6-12; 6  When I was secure, I said, “I will never be shaken.” 7  Lord, when You showed Your favor, You made me stand like a strong mountain; when You hid Your face, I was terrified. 8  Lord, I called to You; I sought favor from my Lord: 9  “What gain is there in my death, if I go down to the Pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it proclaim Your truth? 10  L...

VERSE: Psalm 25:1-8: DEPENDENCE ON THE LORD 1  Lord,[ a ] I turn to You.[ b ] 2  My God, I trust in You. Do not let me be disgraced; do not let my enemies gloat over me. 3  No one who waits for You will be disgraced; those who act treacherously without cause will be disgraced. 4  Make Your ways known to me, Lord; teach me Your paths. 5  Guide me in Your truth and...

VERSE: PSALM 21:1-7; 13: The King’s Victory For the choir director. A Davidic psalm. Lord, the king finds joy in Your strength. How greatly he rejoices in Your victory!   2 You have given him his heart’s desire and have not denied the request of his lips . Selah 3  For You meet him with rich blessings; You place a crown of pure gold on his head. 4  He asked You for life, and Yo...

VERSE: PSALM 16:5-8: 5  Lord, You are my portion[ c ] and my cup of blessing; You hold my future. 6  The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.   7  I will praise the Lord who counsels me— even at night my conscience instructs me. 8  I keep the Lord in mind[ d ] always. Because He is at my righ...

VERSE: PSALM 11:4-7:4 The Lord is in His holy temple; the Lord’s throne is in heaven. His eyes watch; He examines[ c ] everyone. 7 For the Lord is righteous; He loves righteous deeds. The upright will see His face. (HCSB). TALK: THE LORD IS IN HIS HOLY TEMPLE! THE LORD IS ON HIS THRONE IN HEAVEN! HIS EYES ARE WATCHING AND EXAMINING WHAT I DO AND THE ACTIONS THAT I TAK...

VERSE: PSALM 34:15-19; 15  The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are open to their cry for help. 16  The face of the Lord is set against those who do what is evil, to erase[ e ] all memory of them from the earth. 17  The righteous[ f ] cry out, and the Lord hears, and delivers them from all their troubles. 18  The L...

VERSE:   PROVERBS 10:9 Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but he who makes his ways crooked will be found out. (HCSB) TALK: TAKING OWNERSHIP FOR MY FAILURES IS WHERE I AM STARTING AT TODAY! I ASKED GOD TO FORGIVE ME FOR DROPPING THE BALL, ON MAKING A MISTAKE; AND NOT BEING HONEST ABOUT THE MISTAKE! I CHOOSE TODAY, TO WALK IN INTEGRITY! I AM NOT GOING BACK TO SLAVERY EVER AGAIN! I...

VERSE: PSALM 1;2: 2  Instead, his delight is in the Lord’s instruction, and he meditates on it day and night. TALK: I AM GOING BEYOND WHAT I SEE WITH GOD, IN 2023! THE BOOK OF PSALM IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE BOOKS! IN THE FIRST CHAPTER THE BOOK OF PSALM, TALK ABOUT GOING TWO WAYS. EITHER OBEDIENCE IN GOD WORD, WILL AND WAY, IN EVERY AREA, AND ARENA OF MY LIFE AND LIVING, OR SERVING THE DEVIL...

VERSE: PSALM 34:17 17  The righteous[ f ] cry out, and the Lord hears, and delivers them from all their troubles. (HCSB) PRAYER/DESCRIPTION: GOD HAS GOT ME! IT TELLS ME IN THE WORD OF PSALM 34:17. THAT WHEN I CRY OUT AND PRAY UNTO GOD! THE LORD HEARS ME! THE LORD WILL DELIVER ME FROM ALL CIRCUMSTANCES, SITUATIONS, IRRATIONS, SETBACKS, MYSELF, TROUBLE OF EVERY KIND! IN EVERY ARE...

VERSE:  PHILLIPIANS 4: 4-9: 4  Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!  5  Let your graciousness be known to everyone. The Lord is near.  6  Don’t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.  7  And the peace of God, which surpasses every thought, will...

VERSE: PHILLIPIANS 4: 4-9: 4  Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!  5  Let your graciousness be known to everyone. The Lord is near.  6  Don’t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.  7  And the peace of God, which surpasses every thought, will guard...

VERSE: PSALM 34:1:   1  I[ b ] will praise the Lord at all times; His praise will always be on my lips. (HOLMAN CHRISTIAN STANDARD BIBLE) TITLE: LIFETIME OF PRAISE: BIRTHDAY TODAY! 53 YEARS OF AGE PRAYER/DESCRIPTION: I LOVE THE LORD! I LOVE THE BOOK OF PSALMS! OH MY! DAVID WROTE 73 OF THE PSALMS! PSALM 34 IS JUST ONE OF THE PSALM, THAT I TAKE GREAT PLEASURE IN READING! TO...

VERSE: PSALM 34:8 TASTE AND SEE THAT THE LORD IS GOOD (HOLMAN CHRISTIAN STANDARD BIBLE). PRAYER/DESCRIPTION: TASTE AND SEE THAT THE LORD IS GOOD! GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME! AND ALL THE TIME GOD IS GOOD! THAT  IS PRAISE AND CONTINUALLY PRAISE TO GOD! MY HEART REJOICES! MY HEART IS FILLED WITH OVERFLOW OF PRAISE TO GOD! I AM OVERFLOWED WITH THE PEACE OF GOD, THAT I CAN TASTE IN MY HEART, MY SPIR...

VERSE: PSALM 34:1 I WILL BLESS THE LORD AT ALL TIMES HIS PRAISE WILL ALWAYS BE ON MY LIPS! (HOLMAN CHRISTIAN STANDARD BIBLE) PRAYER/DESCRIPTION: PRAISING GOD PAST THE HOLIDAY SEASON, WITH ITS HUSTLE AND BUSTLE IS REAL! JUST WAKING UP EACH MORNING AND SAYING, "THANK YOU GOD, FOR BLESSING ME TO SEE ANOTHER DAY!" IS REAL THANKSFULNESS! LET US NOT FORGET AS THE PSALM OF DAVID SAYS, "TO BLESS THE LORD...

VERSE: 1 CHRONICLES 16: 8 OH, GIVE THANKS TO THE LORD! CALL UPON HIS NAME TITLE: PRAISING GOD BEYOND LIP SERVICE! PRAYER/DESCRIPTION: I COME TO KNOW THAT GIVING THANKS TO GOD, GOES BEYOND MY LIP SERVICE! IT MEANS ALSO, THAT I TRUST GOD, AND I RELY UPON HIS WORD, AND WHAT IT REALLY MEANS TO CALL UPON HIS NAME! PRAISING GOD BEYOND LIP SERVICE, IT IS TO PLACE MY TRUST IN HIM. I RELY ON THE ACTIONS OF...

VERSE: 1 CHRONICLES 16:7-11: 7 ON THAT DAY DAVID FIRST DELIVERED THIS PSALM INTO THE HAND OF ASAPH AND HIS BRETHREN, TO THANK THE LORD: 8 OH, GIVE THANKS TO THE LORD! CALL UPON HIS NAME; MAKE KNOWN HIS DEEDS AMONG THE PEOPLES! 9 SING TO HIM, SING PSALMS TO HIM; TALK OF ALL HIS WONDROUS WORKS! 10 GLORY IN HIS HOLY NAME; LET THE HEARTS OF THOSE REJOICE WHO SEEK THE LORD! 11 SEEK THE LORD AND HIS STR...

VERSE: 1 THESSALONIANS 5:16-18; 16 REJOICE ALWAYS, 17 PRAY CONTINUALLY, 18 GIVE THANKS IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES; FOR THIS IS GOD'S WILL FOR YOU IN CHRIST JESUS. (NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION) PRAYER/DESCRIPTION: I BELIEVE GRATEFUL & GRATITUDE GO HAND IN HAND! I STARTED A GRATITUDE LIST EARLIER THIS YEAR. EVERYDAY, I WRITE TO GOD WHAT I AM GRATEFUL FOR!  I KNOW THAT, THIS IS WHERE MY CONTINUOUS R...

VERSE: 2 CHRONICLES 34: 31 THEN THE KING STOOD AT HIS POST AND MADE A COVENANT IN THE LORD'S PRESENCE TO FOLLOW THE LORD AND TO KEEP HIS COMMANDS, HIS DECREES, AND HIS STATUTES WITH ALL HIS HEART AND WITH ALL HIS SOUL IN ORDER TO CARRY OUT THE WORDS OF THE COVENANT WRITTEN IN THIS BOOK. PRAYER/DESCRIPTION: JUST AS KING JOSIAH DECIDED IN HIS HEART TO FOLLOW THE LORD AND KEEP HIS COMMANDS ALL THE DA...

VERSE: PROVERBS 4:23 GUARD YOUR HEART ABOVE ALL ELSE, FOR IT IS THE SOURCE OF LIFE. (HOLMAN CHRISTIAN STANDARD BIBLE) PRAYER/DESCRIPTION: I TALK ABOUT THE HEART SO MUCH IN THE TALKING PIECE PODCAST! IT IS THE CENTER OF LIFE AND LIVING IN EVERY AREA AND ARENA OF MY LIFE! PROVERBS 23: 4 HAS MADE THAT VERY CLEAR. INDIVDIUALLY, THAT VERSE IS SAYING THE HEART IS THE LIFE SOURCE OF GOD! THIS MEANS THAT...

VERSE:  1 PETER 1:5-7: 5 God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble.[ d ] 6  Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that He may exalt you at the proper time,[ e ] 7  casting all your care on Him, because He cares about you PRAYER/DESCRIPTION: I ASK GOD TODAY, TO TEACH ME HOW TO BE HUMBLE TO LISTEN. OFTEN TIMES I AM SO MUCH IN A HURRY TO SAY...

VERSE: 1 CHRONICLES 16:8-12; 8 Give praise to the LORD, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done. 9 Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts. 10 Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice. 11 Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always. 12 Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he p...

VERSE: PSALM 37: 30-31;   30 THE MOUTH OF THE RIGHTEOUS UTTERS WISDOM; HIS TONGUE SPEAKS WHAT IS JUST. 31 THE INSTRUCTION OF HIS GOD IS IN HIS HEART; HIS STEPS DO NOT FALTER. PRAYER/DESCRIPTION: FATHER GOD, LET THE EYE OF MY HEART BE YOUR MOUTH! LET THE EYE OF MY HEART'S MOUTH, BASK IN RIGHTEOUSNESS OF WISDOM, TRUTH, AND YOUR UNCONDITIONAL LOVE! LET MY UNDERSTANDING, LEARNING AND KNOWLEDGE BE...

VERSE: 2 CORINTHIANS 10:1-6: 1 Now I am going to appeal to you personally, by the gentleness and sympathy of Christ himself. Yes, I, Paul, the one who is “humble enough in our presence but outspoken when away from us”,  2 and begging you to make it unnecessary for me to be outspoken and stern in your presence. For I am afraid otherwise that I shall have to do some plain speaking to those of y...

VERSE: PROVERBS 21: 3 DOING WHAT IS RIGHTEOUS AND JUST IS MORE ACCEPTABLE TO THE LORD THAN SACRIFICE. PROVERBS 21:23 THE ONE WHO GUARDS HIS MOUTH AND TONGUE, KEEPS HIMSELF OUT OF TROUBLE. PRAYER/DESCRIPTION: GOD LET ME DO RIGHT WITH MY MOUTH! I LEARN SOME THINGS AT THE NEW 24 HOUR SPEED QUEEN ABOUT MY MOUTH! THAT I AM THE RIGHTEOUS OF GOD.  I AM A SPEED QUEEN IN THE EYES OF GOD! I NEED TO GO...

VERSE: 1 JOHN 4:7 7 DEAR FRIENDS, LET US LOVE ONE ANOTHER, BECAUSE LOVE IS FROM GOD, AND EVERYONE WHO LOVES HAS BEEN BORN OF GOD AND KNOWS GOD. LUKE 10:27: AND JESUS ANSWERED: "YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND, AND YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF." PRAYER/DESCRIPTION: MY FEAR OF REJECTION FROM OTHERS HAS BEEN AB...