Andy's Inspiration Box

Psalm 56:4 New Century Version (NCV) 4  I praise God for his word.      I trust God, so I am not afraid.      What can human beings do to me?

"I'm praying that Jesus who esteems your labor of love will grant you connections and affirmations today that remind you what you do matters."  - Beth Moore

Psalm 32:11 New International Version (NIV) 11  Rejoice in the   Lord   and be glad, you righteous;      sing, all you who are upright in heart!

Isaiah 30:21 English Standard Version (ESV) 21 And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.

Ecclesiastes 11:4-6 English Standard Version (ESV) 4 He who observes the wind will not sow, and he who regards the clouds will not reap. 5 As you do not know the way the spirit comes to the bones in the womb[a] of a woman with child, so you do not know the work of God who makes everything. 6 In the morning sow your seed, and at evening withhold not your hand, for you do not know which will prosper, this or that, or whether both alike will be good.

"...the first great and primary business to which I ought to attend every day was to have my soul happy in the Lord." - Springs in the Valley (May 27)

John 3:17 New Century Version (NCV) 17  God did not send his Son into the world to judge the world guilty, but to save the world through him.

James 4:13-16 English Standard Version (ESV) 13  Come now, you who say,   “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”— 14  yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.   15  Instead you ought to say,   “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.”   16  As it is, you boast in your arrogance.   All such boasting is evil.

James 1:19-21 New Century Version (NCV) Listening and Obeying 19  My dear brothers and sisters, always be willing to listen and slow to speak. Do not become angry easily,  20  because anger will not help you live the right kind of life God wants. 21  So put out of your life every evil thing and every kind of wrong. Then in gentleness accept God’s teaching that is planted in your hearts, which can save you.

    Psalm 34:1-14 New International Version (NIV) 1  I will extol the   Lord   at all times;      his praise will always be on my lips. 2  I will glory   in the   Lord ;      let the afflicted hear and rejoice. 3  Glorify the   Lord   with me;      let us exalt   his name together. 4  I sought the   Lord ,   and he answered me;      he delivered   me from all my fears. 5  Those who look to him are radiant;      their faces are never covered with shame. 6  This poor man called, and the   Lord   heard him;      he saved him out of all his troubles. 7  The angel of the   Lord   encamps around those who fear him,      and he delivers   them. 8  Taste and see that the   Lord   is good;    ...

Galatians 3:3-5 New Century Version (NCV) 3  You began your life in Christ by the Spirit. Now are you trying to make it complete by your own power? That is foolish.  4  Were all your experiences wasted? I hope not!  5  Does God give you the Spirit and work miracles among you because you follow the law? No, he does these things because you heard the Good News and believed it.

Romans 15:2 New Century Version (NCV) 2  Let each of us please our neighbors for their good, to help them be stronger in faith.

"Sometimes we don’t feel like praising because we’re disappointed, overwhelmed, or have a lot going on in our minds. How will I fix this or that? But still, the expectation from God is that we not only praise Him in good times, but extol Him, offering enthusiastic praise, at all times." - Folasade Oladapo

Isaiah 33:6 The Message (MSG) 5-6  God   is supremely esteemed. His center holds.      Zion brims over with all that is just and right. God   keeps your days stable and secure—      salvation, wisdom, and knowledge in surplus,      and best of all, Zion’s treasure, Fear-of- God .

The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives. - Psalm 37:23

John 1:17 New International Version (NIV) 17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ

"If you only value the finish line, you will miss out on the view... and it's the view which makes for a very vibrant life." - Chrystal Hurst 

Psalm 89:13-15 New International Version (NIV) 13 Your arm is endowed with power; your hand is strong, your right hand exalted. 14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; love and faithfulness go before you. 15 Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you, who walk in the light of your presence, Lord.

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 New International Version (NIV) 19  Do you not know that your bodies are temples   of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20  you were bought at a price.   Therefore honor God with your bodies.

"It is strange how little use we have of the spiritual blessings which God gives us, but it is stranger still how little use we make of God Himself. Though He is "our own God", we apply ourselves little to Him. How seldom do we ask counsel at the hands of the Lord! How often do we go about our business without seeking His guidance....It is our own fault if we do not make free with the riches of our own God." - Springs in the Valley (May 19)

"We are called upon to live in the present, because it is only in this present moment that we encounter and experience God. The past has passed. We cannot actually undo it. We may learn from it or apologise for it, but we can’t enter into it again. And the future does not as yet exist. We may plan for it and reflect on it, but it has no reality." - David Reay

"You have shown me the way of life, and you will fill me with the joy of your presence." - Acts 2:28

"Trust Me to show you what to do when you have finished what you are doing now. I will guide you step by step as you bend your will to Mine. Thus you stay close to Me on the path of Peace." - Sara Young: Jesus Calling (May 16)

Ecclesiastes 11:5 New International Version (NIV) 5  As you do not know the path of the wind,      or how the body is formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God,      the Maker of all things.

Acts 2:21 English Standard Version (ESV) 21  And it shall come to pass that everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.’

Job 6:24 English Standard Version (ESV) 24  “Teach me, and I will be silent;     make me understand how I have gone astray.

Psalm 139:13-14 New International Version (NIV) 13  For you created my inmost being;      you knit me together  in my mother’s womb. 14  I praise you  because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;      your works are wonderful,      I know that full well.

"Are you a little past the top of the hill? Feeling tired and almost done? Take heart! God has something ready at the precise moment! God's help will meet you!" - Springs in the Valley (May 13)

"The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results." - James 5:16

Jeremiah 18:5-10 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV) 5  Then this message from the   Lord   came to me:   6  “Family of Israel, you know that I can do the same thing with you. You are like the clay in the potter’s hands, and I am the potter.” This message is from the   Lord . 7  “There may come a time when I will speak about a nation or a kingdom that I will pull up by its roots or tear down and destroy it.   8  But if the people of that nation change their hearts and lives and stop doing evil things, I will change my mind and not bring on them the disaster I planned.   9  There may come another time when I speak about a nation that I will build up or plant.   10  But if I see that nation doing evil things and not obeying me, I will think again about the good I had planned to do for them.

Psalm 139:15-17 New International Version (NIV) 15  My frame was not hidden from you      when I was made  in the secret place,      when I was woven together  in the depths of the earth. 16  Your eyes saw my unformed body;      all the days ordained  for me were written in your book      before one of them came to be. 17  How precious to me are your thoughts, God!      How vast is the sum of them!

1 Corinthians 15:58 The Message (MSG) 58  With all this going for us, my dear, dear friends, stand your ground. And don’t hold back. Throw yourselves into the work of the Master, confident that nothing you do for him is a waste of time or effort.

"Take some bold steps of faith and change anything the Lord leads you to change." - Leona Clausing

"When you start to feel stressed, let those feelings alert you to your need for Me. Thus, your needs become doorways to deep dependence on Me and increasing intimacy between us. Although self-sufficiency is acclaimed in the world, reliance upon Me produces abundant living in My kingdom." - Sarah Young (Jesus Calling)

"How hard to relax; to spare an hour or even half that time out of our busy, rushing, worried lives, and go quietly to our room, shut the door and be still in His presence! How hard to divest ourselves of our sophistication, of our self-consciousness and self-centeredness, and ever-present feeling that I have to face and meet and shoulder all these cares and responsibilities! How hard to just be a child again, and with a great, happy sigh, settle down carefree at His feet, perfectly assured that he careth; that the government is on His shoulder." - Springs in the Valley (May 9)

“Offer hospitality to one another.”  - 1 Peter 4:9 

Deuteronomy 8:18 You shall remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth, that he may confirm his covenant that he swore to your fathers, as it is this day.

"We cannot forever be paralysed with regret about what might have been. We are encouraged to move on and embrace what might yet be still to come." - David Reay

if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14   NIV

1 Peter 1:8-9 The Message (MSG) 8-9  You never saw him, yet you love him. You still don’t see him, yet you trust him—with laughter and singing. Because you kept on believing, you’ll get what you’re looking forward to: total salvation.

"If I am the Master of your life, I will also be your First Love. Your serving Me is rooted and grounded in My vast, unconditional Love for you. The lower you bow down before Me, the higher I lift you up into intimate relationship with Me. The Joy of living in My Presence outshines all other pleasures. I want you to reflect My joyous Light  by living in increasing intimacy with Me." - Sarah Young - Jesus Calling (May 3)

"Even in our leadership roles, in our positions of responsibility, God is the One who leads, guides, directs, promotes, and opens doors." - Liz Curtis Higgs

"The world has much in it that needs to be put right. It needs saving from itself. But that is not part of our job description. Our job is to discern what God is doing and get in on it as he bids us. It is not to pursue our own agenda and assume God is breathlessly trying to keep pace with us as we busily seek to change the world on his behalf. Waiting on him is not apathy but rather a belief that he alone knows what needs to be done." - David Reay

And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. - Hebrews 11:6

Ecclesiastes 12:2 GW Remember your Creator before the sun, the light, the moon, and the stars turn dark, ⌊and⌋ the clouds come back with rain.