The Word Trybe

CHRISTIANITY BEYOND THE AESTHETICS: ARE YOU GROWING OR JUST POSTING? Matthew 15:8 NIV ‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Proverbs 4:23 Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.

‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭29‬:‭11‬ ‭NIV‬‬ For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. AFFIRMATION My future is secure, God’s plan for me is unstoppable

‭‭1 Timothy‬ ‭4‬:‭12‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.

‭‭Lamentations‬ ‭3‬:‭24‬ ‭NIV‬‬ I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him. AFFIRMATION God is shaping me beautifully in my waiting season

‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭4‬:‭23‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.

‭‭Amos‬ ‭3‬:‭3‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Do two walk together unless they have agreed to do so?

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭32‬:‭8‬ ‭NIV‬‬ I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.

‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭3‬:‭5‬-‭6‬ ‭NIV‬‬ 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. AFFIRMATION God is directing my steps, I am right where I need to be

‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭7‬:‭34‬ ‭NIV‬‬ An unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the Lord’s affairs: Her aim is to be devoted to the Lord in both body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world—how she can please her husband.

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭139‬:‭13‬-‭14‬ ‭NIV‬‬ For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. AFFIRMATION I am uniquely and wonderfully made and my journey is mine

Proverbs 19:21 Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails. AFFIRMATION God's purpose for me is unfolding, I am not behind!

Isaiah 54:5For your Maker is your husband— the Lord Almighty is his name— the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; he is called the God of all the earth. AFFIRMATION I am loved by God first, my identity is secure in Him

Ephesians 2:10For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. AFFIRMATION I am God's masterpiece, I am created for a divine purpose

Philippians 1:6 being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. AFFIRMATION God's hand is on my life, my story is beautiful and unfolding

Matthew 5:14 You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. AFFIRMATION I shine God's light wherever I go

Isaiah 40:31 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. AFFIRMATION My waiting season is not wasted, it is building you

Song of Songs 8:4 Daughters of Jerusalem, I charge you: Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires. AFFIRMATION I deserve a love that honours God and protects my heart

Proverbs 13:20 Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm. AFFIRMATION I choose healthy friendships that help me grow

John 10:27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. AFFIRMATION I can hear God's voice because I belong to Him

Proverbs 16:3 Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans. CHALLENGE: Write one dream for your future and pray over it AFFIRMATION God has a plan for me, even right now!

Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. CHALLENGE: Write down 3 goals for your future that doesn't involve a romantic relationship AFFIRMATION My value is in God's calling, not in being chosen by a boy

Ephesians 2:10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. CHALLENGE: Write a list of 10 things you love about yourself (physically or within) AFFIRMATION I am fearfully made, beautifully designed and completely loved

Jeremiah 1:5 Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.

Isaiah 43:1 But now, this is what the Lord says— he who created you, Jacob, he who formed you, Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. AFFIRMATION I already belong to God, I don't need to prove anything

Psalms 139:14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. CHALLENGE (SAY TO YOURSELF EVERY DAY) I am fearfully and wonderfully made