proverbs 31 ministries

“But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” Acts 1:8 (NKJV) Source: Help is here | Max Lucado | Proverbs 31 Ministries Excerpt: I lost my energy. Suddenly...

“Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.” Galatians 1:10 (NIV) Source: We can't please all the people all the time | Lysa Terkeurst (Proverbs31.org)...

“Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.” Psalm 119:105 (NIV) Source: Light the Way | Lauren Green McAfee | Proverbs 31 ministries. Excerpt: Since I was home-schooled until middle school, I would wake up before the sun, eyes still drowsy, and march downstairs to see a dim...

“O Lord, all my longing is before you; my sighing is not hidden from you.” (Psalm 38:9, ESV) Source: God's Not Afraid of My Pain | Alicia Bruxvoort (Proverbs31.org) Excerpt: This precious girl had come to live with my family while hers was in crisis. Though she'd found refuge under...

“For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.” Romans 15:4 (ESV) Source: God is always good | Katie Faris (Proverbs31.org) Excerpt: Motherhood isn’t what I expected. It’s a...

“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us …” Hebrews 12:1 (NIV) Source: Walking Counts When It's Hard To Run | Kia Stephens...

“Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.” Deuteronomy 11:18-19 (NIV)...

“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9 (ESV) Source: Facing the Fence of Fear | Ashlyn McKayla Ohm, COMPEL Training Member (proverbs31.org) Excerpt: But the best...

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 5:3 (NIV) Source: https://info.proverbs31.org/you-dont-have-to-hang-on-its-ok-to-fall-rachel-norman Excerpt: I love The Message paraphrase of this verse: “You’re blessed when you’re at the end of your rope...

“‘Martha, Martha,’ the Lord answered, ‘you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.’” Luke 10:41-42 (NIV) Source: Jesus Never Asked You To Be Busy | Grace Valentine...

“See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.” Matthew 6:28b-29 (NIV) Source: You Are Worth Taking Care Of | Bonnie Gray (proverbs31.org) Excerpt: Your heart will also be...

“For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we...

“I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” Psalm 139:14 (NIV) Source: Highly Sensitive and Wonderfully Made | Sarah Geringer (proverbs31.org) Excerpt: If you are highly sensitive, quirky or unique compared to your family...

“I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.” John 17:23 (NIV) Source: Jesus’ Prayer for Us | Lysa TerKeurst (proverbs31.org) Excerpt: Even if we are completely divided on...

“The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures … Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me …” Psalm 23:1-2, 4 (ESV) Source: Clinging to God’s Promises | Zahra from Iran (proverbs31.org)...

“He must become greater; I must become less.” John 3:30 (NIV) Source: Learning To Live Faithfully Right Where You Are | Ruth Schwenk (proverbs31.org) Excerpt: The way we live our days is our greatest testimony. No matter what God has called us to, it starts right where we are today. At...

“In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” Matthew 5:16 (NIV) Source: Shining Your Light for Jesus | Karen Wingate (proverbs31.org) Excerpt: Jesus tells His followers that God’s good news is as alluring and...

“For as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and individually members of one another. Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them …” Romans 12:4-6 (NKJV)...

“On the third day Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the palace, in front of the king’s hall. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the hall, facing the entrance.” Esther 5:1 (NIV) Source: But Will It Turn Out Right | Lynn Cowell (proverbs31.org) Excerpt...