Hey girlfriends,
*******First, I want to announce the winners of Noelle Dey’s book, Transformation by Truth. Thank you for all the wonderful divine appointment stories you shared on her post as well as mine the week before. We both were so touched at how God is moving in your midst. Noelle, thank you for gifting these women with the nuggets of wisdom that fill the pages of your book.
The winners are:
Kathleen who posted on October 2, 2012 at 2:32 pm
JaneFromSC who posted on October 2, 2012 at 3:02 pm
Deanne who posted on October 2, 2012 at 5:18 pm
Please e-mail me at deuteronomysix@aol.com with your full name, e-mail address, and mailing address so Noelle can send you a signed copy of her book. *******
I just love being a part of Proverbs 31 Ministries. We received an e-mail last week informing us that Women of Faith has graciously given us tickets to the Charlotte Women of Faith Conference the weekend of October 19-20, 2012, and we want to share them with you!! So throughout this week several of the speakers on our speaker team, including me, will be giving away two tickets on our blogs!
If you have not been to a Women of Faith Conference, it is a wonderful place to fellowship with other believers, hear inspirational speakers, sing your heart out, laugh and cry all at the same time. This year’s theme is “Celebrate What Matters.” The entire weekend focuses on God’s great love for us.
For an opportunity to win, please leave me a comment and share your favorite Scripture on God’s love. I will choose one winner from your comments to receive two tickets.
Check out the Proverbs 31 Facebook page throughout the week to learn which of our other speakers will be giving away two tickets to increase your chances of winning.
And guess what? More great news. Our own Lysa TerKeurst will be joining the Women of Faith speaker team in 2013!
Please don’t forget to leave a comment with your favorite verse about God’s love for us for a chance to win the tickets for you and a friend. Even if you live far away and cannot attend the Women of Faith Conference, please leave a verse. I cannot wait to see the comment page COVERED with the Word of God!! I will announce the winners on Thursday.
Also, I will be hosting a new on-line study that will begin in a few weeks and will share more about it next week. It is a new study I just finished writing entitled “Living So That:” Our Call to Action. We will be studying the many “so that” Scriptures found in the New Testament.
To register for the study, simply visit my sidebar and click on “Sign Up For Wendy’s On-Line Bible Studies.” Place your e-mail address in the box and click “Subscribe.” Doing this registers you for this study and ensures you will receive invitations for all future studies. If you have registered for an on-line study in the past, you do not need to re-register.
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Blessings to you,
Hidden Joy in a Dark Corner: The Transforming Power of God's Story 
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Wendy!
Thank you so much for letting me ride on your coattail. Your divine appointment in the midst of a typical errand lit my heart on fire!
One of my favorite verses about God’s love is Romans 5:8. I tend to feel heroic when I do an act of kindness for someone who irritates me. BUT GOD… Who else would shower love like this… Who would sacrifice His Son… to the point of a horrible, unimaginable death? And for SINNERS? For people who would turn their backs on Him? It’s a love beyond my comprehension. I’ll spend my entire life trying to understand the magnitude!
How exciting Women of Faith will be in your hometown! I wish I could be there! But, I’m certainly hoping for She Speaks 2013! I love you, friend!
One of my favorite scriptures is 1 Peter 5:6-7 Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.
God loves us so much that he wants us to give Him all our stuff.
Struggling and always encouraged by your writings. Thank you!
Psalm 103:1-5, 8-14
1 Praise the Lord, my soul;
all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
2 Praise the Lord, my soul,
and forget not all his benefits—
3 who forgives all your sins
and heals all your diseases,
4 who redeems your life from the pit
and crowns you with love and compassion,
5 who satisfies your desires with good things
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
8 The Lord is compassionate and gracious,
slow to anger, abounding in love.
9 He will not always accuse,
nor will he harbor his anger forever;
10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve
or repay us according to our iniquities.
11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is his love for those who fear him;
12 as far as the east is from the west,
so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
13 As a father has compassion on his children,
so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;
14 for he knows how we are formed,
he remembers that we are dust.
Zephaniah 3:17 The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.
Isn’t it great to know our God is rejoicing over us with GLADNESS, quieting us with His unfailing love, and singing over us?!? If that doesn’t make you smile and feel loved, I don’t know what will!
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13
When my mother passed away in 1987, this scripture spoke to me like no other and has stayed with me always.
DO NOT FEAR for I am with you, DO NOT BE AFRAID, for I am your GOD; I qill STRENGTHEN you, I will help you.
Isaiah 41:10
Amen I need this verse every day how awesome is our God! He loves us no matter how we act, His steadfast love endures forever!!
“And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.” Exodus 34:6-7
Although maybe not a traditional “love” verse persay, I LOVE this verse because Moses says show me your glory, and God says this is it! This is what I am famous for! And even the last part though it can sound intimidating, just lets us know that He is a just and faithful God!!! And He LOVES us!
Love you Wendy!!!! Miss you!!!!!
You know I don’t live anywhere near Charlotte, but here’s the first verse about God’s love which came to mind…
He is not here; He has risen, just as He said. Come and see the place where He lay. ~ Matthew 28:6
Three little words…”It is finished.” God’s greatest love story wrapped up in the cross where Christ willingly spilled His innocent blood for the sake of washing us clean of our sin. But if that were the end of the story, His death would mean nothing, He would be like any other man on earth who has tasted death…sooooo
PRAISE GOD! Christ is RISEN! Our sins that were as scarlet are now white as snow! His love knows NO bounds! Our King laid down His crown of glory to pick up a crown of thorns, because of His great love for us!
<3 Heather
I have wanted to go to a WOF Conference for years, but even if I don’t win, this is a great blog to participate in! Two of my faves are below.
Proverbs 13:24 Those who love their children care enough to discipline them. (NLT)
This speaks to me right now because my teen and I have been struggling for a little over a year to see “eye to eye”. I have to keep reminding myself (and her) that I discipline her because I LOVE her. I know she doesn’t understand now, but she will thank me one day for being and involved (sometimes overly involved) parent. Seeing changes with prayer!
1 Corinthians 13:4–8a
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 … (NIV)
This verse just says it all about love.
Have a great day!!
Mary
Thank You for your encouraging words! Your writings have he[ped me when I was at my lowest!!
Would love the opportunity to attend Women of Faith Conference.
I am holding fast to this scripture!!!!!
For I am persuaded beyond doubt (am sure) that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities, nor things impending and threatening nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8: 38-39
When I think of God’s love John 3:16 always pops into my head. There are so many awesome verses about His love but for me it all begins with this one. This is where we all have to begin with Him. Thank you for this Wendy. I enjoy reading all the other comments!!
Hi there what an awesome way to remember his LOVE. One of my favorites. Is
ROMANS 8:37-39
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Amen as NOTHING can separate us from his LOVE!
Since I continuously feel my faith is far too weak, this scripture keeps me going.
Jeremiah 29:13-14
You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you declares the Lord….
Thank you for the upcoming study. I am eagerly waiting. This conference sounds so great. I have never been to one of those but I hear they are amazing.
I love how your blog it encourages me, and well I am going to women of faith this weekend in Orlando Fl. I’m actually serving as a volunteer, been to so many woman of faith conferences, I love, <3 them. Any how just wanted to say Thank-you Wendy for being so authentic and so real. One of my favorite verse is: Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your paths straight. (Prov. 3:5-6). Oh what's really funny is someone sent me a chain letter on sharing verses todayin my email. And then I had a devotional that said let's read a scripture and meditate on it. As the Pastor was speaking it. I guess God really wants us to mediate on his words. What revelation today. Praise the Lord!!! He is worthy to be praised morning/noon and night. Amen!!
For the sake of his great name the Lord will not reject his people, because the Lord was pleased to make you his own. I samuel 12:22
So happy the Lord will never reject me, He will never leave me alone, He has made me His own.
Hallelujah!!
I would SO SO SO love to attend the conference, just so happens I have those days scheduled off so a win would be really nice!! Thanks so much for the opportunity to share a verse about my Saviour’s love for me.
John 3:16…..it says it all.
Psalm 63:7
“Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.”
What gives us the right to praise a mighty God?
He does. His sons blood.
I’m a worship leader and it’s is my honor to sing before others. To share in the blessing of our NEED for Jesus, to bare my heart open to my God before His children.
He is our help and that is why we can sing during the storms, during the joys, during the current, durning our journey. He is our protector. It’s in understanding our need to be COVERED that gives us the ability to sing through LIFE.
Although I do live far away, if I won tickets, I would do my best to attend. I believe God will work out all the details. I am going to include two of my favorite verses on God’s love because I could not choose between them.:-)
Jeremiah 31:3…I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.
God drew me before I knew Him when I was walking in sin and unaware of His great plan for each of us. He continues to draw me to Himself and to His word.
Psalm 103:13-14 Like a father pities his children, so the Lord pities them that fear Him.For He knows our frame; He remembers that we are but dust.
Although the word ‘love’ is not mentioned, these verses characterize God’s compassionate love for us. I am so thankful that in my imperfection, He still loves me.
Thank You, Lord.
Ephesians 2:4-5 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ— by grace you have been saved—
There are many…John 3:16 always comes to mind as does Corinthians, but 1 John 4:7-21 is what’s on my heart today. So much truth in this passage! Just a couple verses – “Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.” (11 and 12)
God’s love is so good, as the verses above prove, but if we want that love to be made complete we must share it with others. He’s asking me to do just that with my little people today!!!
Whoever diligently seeks God seeks favor, but evil comes to the one who searches for it. Proverbs 11:27.
Isaiah 40:31, They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with
wings as eagles, they shall run and not be weary they shall walk and not faint.
How true this has proven to be in my life.
I’ve never been to one of the conferences and would love to win the tickets. What a great opportunity. Thanks for doing his. Jean
This just shows how awesome of a God we have, He loves us like this and if we can only do our best to model it all times, this world would be sooo full of LOVE!!
1 Corinthians 13:4–8a
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 …
For me this is the one verse that truly shows God’s love: John 3:16 NIV – For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
I would love to win tickets to attend this awesome conference.
So many wonderful submissions- I wonder how you’ll choose? Thinking, baking and reflecting today on God’s purpose for me. My twitter account led me here…oddly enough the WoF is being held in Charlotte, which is the home town of a very close friend who recently lost her 3.5 year battle with colon cancer. She would have gotten us tickets even in failing health. Some time ago, Psalm 143:8 stood out for me and really spoke to me. “Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul.” Even though I haven’t been consistent this verse grinds me back to a halt and reminds me who needs to be in charge. Nothing else matters…not nice clothes, cars or money in the bank. Life matters. Guess what? God makes our life matter. We matter to him. He matters to us. That’s my reminder verse. -thank you
Not in a position to attend the WOF Conference but want to share a scripture that has been very important in my life. Lamentations 3:22-23 in the NIV 1984.
“‘Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”
I have found God faithfully provides the love, grace, and mercy we so desperately need and desire.
Thanks for giving these tickets away! My favorite Bible passage about the love of God is 1 John 4:18: “There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears has not been made perfect in love.”
Thank you!
Love these verses: Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope:
Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness. (Lamentations 3:21-23 NIV)
Wendy-
I just love keeping up with you on your blog. Pray for you often and it makes me smile just to think about you. What a sweet giveaway!
soo many I love on God’s love. A few years ago while living in Nepal I memorized Romans chapter 8. WHat a powerpacked chapter on God’s love .. especially that it starts out in Romans 8:! there is NO condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus our Lord.
I love the end of it to.. 36 and 37 NOTHING can seperate you from the Love of God in Christ Jesus.. neither death nor life, nor the present nor the future, height nor depth, .. NOTHING .. that’s worth GLORY shouting!
I just LOVE my Jesus, so thankful He was there alongside me, interceding for me and my family when I didn’t have the words or ability to pray. He answers prayers today; He answered prayers for my family in a mighty way! He works miracles today; I know this because He performed a miracle in my family, very recently. July 2010 I moved to a new town and immediately lost my 3rd baby to miscarriage, basically because I was careless and drank a glass of wine to help me go to sleep, even though my husband told me not to and I had an awful “feeling” about it; turns out I was pregnant and didn’t know it; I was nursing my 2nd baby full time, and lacking sleep, and I honestly didn’t think there was a chance I could be pregnant because an infertility specialist told me that I would need infertility drugs to get pregnant (when i was 13). I saw my first 2 as miracles; all babies are. Last Nov I was diagnosed with a bipolar 1, after a mandatory 24 hour stay in the psychiatric ward at Forsyth; there was an obviously Christian lady there, on staff, who The Lord used to minister to me, lots of blessings followed, but it wasn’t an easy recovery. Now, almost 1 year later, I am finally confident that Jesus LOVES Me, and that confidence has made all the difference in my life.
Romans 8, 37-39 (the one Wanda put)
Mark 16:6-7
This is the angel speaking to the women at the tomb…”Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter, “He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.”
It reminds me of the good news of the Gospel. It reminds me of Easter Sunday, my favorite holiday of celebration when the pastor says, “He is risen!” and we answer, “He is risen indeed.” Wow, if we treated every Sunday like Easter Sunday how awesome would that be, the joy and celebration. But lastly, and most importantly for me, I love how the angel said to go tell the disciples AND PETER. I feel like it should say, “Go tell my followers and Kristy.” It is a constant reminder of His grace to me and how much I need it…that I am not forgotten but am loved beyond measure.
“May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.” Psalm 19:14 (NIV 1984)
Oh that I would pause before I speak and meditate daily on His word so that my heart will always be right with Him, and that I will always be right with those around me. It is so easy and we make it so difficult. If we just focus on who is Really is and whose we are, life is not so complicated. Love that verse.
Thank you Women of Faith and Proverbs 31 for this special gift! It will be a blessing to whoever receives it!
Romans 5:8-9 But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. 9 And since we have been made right in God’s sight by the blood of Christ, he will certainly save us from God’s condemnation