Andy's Inspiration Box

"In the silences I make in the midst of the turmoil of life I have appointments with God. From these silences I come forth with spirit refreshed, and with a renewed sense of power. I hear a Voice in the silences, and become increasingly aware that it is the Voice of God." - Springs in the Valley (June 30)

"I designed time to be a protection for you. You couldn't bear to see all your life at once. Thought I am unlimited by time, it is in the present moment that I meet you. Refresh yourself in My company, breathing deep draughts of My Presence. The highest level of trust is to enjoy Me moment by moment. I am with you, watching over you wherever you go." - Jesus Calling (Sarah Young - June 27)

Matthew 16:25 New King James Version (NKJV) 25  For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.

Isaiah 55:11 New King James Version (NKJV) 11  So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper   in the thing   for which I sent it.

Psalm 36:7 New Living Translation (NLT) 7       How precious is your unfailing love, O God! All humanity finds shelter      in the shadow of your wings.

"Our world gets a little brighter every time God's light shines through you." - Leah Di Pascal 

"The more you push to get in front of others, the more you fall behind in being the best you can be."- Ann Voskamp

Psalm 83:18 New International Version (NIV) 18 Let them know that you, whose name is the Lord— that you alone are the Most High over all the earth.

But take heart! I have overcome the world. - John 16:33

"Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservation." - D. Elton Trueblood

Deuteronomy 6:4-5 The Message (MSG) 4  Attention, Israel! God , our God!   God   the one and only! 5  Love   God , your God, with your whole heart: love him with all that’s in you, love him with all you’ve got!

"God has called His children to shine "as lights in the world." Let us, the beware of hiding our light - whether household candle, street lamp, or lighthouse gleam - lest men stumble to their death." - Springs in the Valley (June 22)

"There is a joy that is attained and another joy that is given. The first joy needs things to make it joy - congenial circumstances, attentive friends; the second joy joys because it is filled with a bubbling spring of internal and eternal gladness - a gladness because it is always in God, and God is always in it. It glows and grows under all circumstances - it sings because it is a song." - Springs in the Valley (June 20)

Galatians 6:9 New Living Translation (NLT) 9  So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.

"We bow down and lift You up today, the One who in all this broken world, looks for it: the worshipping caress of our broken-hearted hallelujah" - Ann Voskamp

"When God shows you what He is about to do where you are, you can step out in obedience, assured that The Lord will accomplish His purposes." - Henry Blackaby

Isaiah 40:28-29 English Standard Version (ESV) 28 Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. 29 He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength.

Psalm 59:17 New International Version (NIV) 17  You are my strength, I sing praise to you;      you, God, are my fortress,      my God on whom I can rely.

"To pray is to accept that we are and always will be wholly dependent on God for everything." - Tim Keller

"We wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help and our shield." Psalm 33:20

"God’s Word is clear about what happens when we trust Him. When our roots go down deep, when we believe He is our hope, and when we put our confidence in His strength to carry us, He promises that we will remain fruitful and green — even when there is drought all around us. What a picture!" - Gail Rodgers

Philippians 3:20 New Living Translation (NLT) 20  But we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for him to return as our Savior.

"Our lives are not to be measured by how busy we are. Our discipleship is not a matter of frantic activity, figuring that the more we do the more we achieve. God calls us to a different way of life. Busy perhaps, certainly active, but not at all frantic or unreflective. We are called to be still, to quit thinking that service of God is all about doing lots of things." - David Reay

Luke 11:13 New Living Translation (NLT) 13  So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him.”

2 Corinthians 5:15 Good News Translation (GNT) 15 He died for all, so that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but only for him who died and was raised to life for their sake.

 "God put things in place according to His infinite wisdom, not our limited insight." - Leah Di Pascal 

Matthew 7:13-14 New King James Version (NKJV) The Narrow Way 13  “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide  is  the gate and broad  is  the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it.   14  Because  narrow  is  the gate and difficult is  the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.

Psalm 107:20 New International Version (NIV) 20 He sent out his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave.

@Proverbs31org: Don't fear what your missing out on. Hold tight to the vision God's given you. | @NickiKoziarz

Psalm 22:9 New International Version (NIV) 9  Yet you brought me out of the womb;      you made me trust   in you, even at my mother’s breast. "The Creator of the universe planned out every part of who you are, from the number of hairs on your head to the way   you snort or giggle or howl with laughter . He made you different from every person who has ever walked this earth — or who ever will. God gave you all your gifts and talents, and He loves every inch of you. " - The Life Team

Psalm 90:2 New Living Translation (NLT) 2  Before the mountains were born,      before you gave birth to the earth and the world,      from beginning to end, you are God.

Daniel 3:17-18 New International Version (NIV) 17  If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver   us from it, and he will deliver   us [ a ]   from Your Majesty’s hand. 18  But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.

"Here's a scary thought: What if God called you to give beyond your comfort level? Would you be afraid? Would you try to explain it away or dismiss it as impractical? And in the process, would you miss out on a harvest opportunity for which God had explicitly prospered you in the first place?" - Andy Stanley

1 Thessalonians 5:5 New Living Translation (NLT) 5  For you are all children of the light and of the day; we don’t belong to darkness and night.

1 Thessalonians 5:11 New Living Translation (NLT) 11  So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing.

Matthew 7:12 English Standard Version (ESV) 12 “So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.

Psalm 63:1-5 English Standard Version (ESV) 63  O God, you are my God;   earnestly I seek you;      my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you,      as in   a dry and weary land where there is no water. 2  So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary,      beholding   your power and glory. 3  Because your   steadfast love is better than life,      my lips will praise you. 4  So I will bless you   as long as I live;      in your   name I will   lift up my hands. 5  My soul will be   satisfied as with fat and rich food,      and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips

Hebrews 9:28 New Living Translation (NLT) 28  so also Christ was offered once for all time as a sacrifice to take away the sins of many people. He will come again, not to deal with our sins, but to bring salvation to all who are eagerly waiting for him.

Psalm 46:10   Be   still , and know that I  am  God; I will  be exalted among the nations, I will  be  exalted in the earth!

"When we are listless about prayer it is the very time when we need most to pray. The only way we can overcome listlessness in anything is to put more of ourselves, not less, into the task." - Springs in the Valley (June 1)

1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 New Century Version (NCV) 16  The Lord himself will come down from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. And those who have died believing in Christ will rise first.  17  After that, we who are still alive will be gathered up with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And we will be with the Lord forever.