Marie Westerman

Micah 6:8

Micah 6:8 (NLT)
No, Opeople, the LORD has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.

do not worry

Philippians 4:4 (ESV)
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.

Philippians 4:6 (ESV)
do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

rejoice

Philippians 4:4 (ESV)
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.

the Blessing of tithing

Proverbs 3:9-10 (HCSB)
Honor the Lord with your possessions and with the first produce of your entire harvest;

tithe and be Blessed

Proverbs 3:9 (HCSB)
Honor the Lord with your possessions and with the first produce of your entire harvest;

Isaiah 58:12

Isaiah 58:12 (MSG)
You'll use the old rubble of past lives to build anew, rebuild the foundations from out of your past. You'll be known as those who can fix anything, restore old ruins, rebuild and renovate, make the community livable again.

be interested in my own family!

Isaiah 58:7 (MSG)
What I'm interested in seeing you do is: sharing your food with the hungry, inviting the homeless poor into your homes, putting clothes on the shivering ill-clad, being available to your own families.

God will use me and my past for his glory!

Isaiah 58:12 (MSG)
You'll use the old rubble of past lives to build anew, rebuild the foundations from out of your past. You'll be known as those who can fix anything, restore old ruins, rebuild and renovate, make the community livable again.

3 keys to living

Romans 12:12 (GNT)
Let your hope keep you joyful, be patient in your troubles, and pray at all times.

the time is now

2 Timothy 4:2 (GNT)
to preach the message, to insist upon proclaiming it (whether the time is right or not), to convince, reproach, and encourage, as you teach with all patience.

John 7:7

John 7:7 (GNT)
The world cannot hate you, but it hates me, because I keep telling it that its ways are bad.

John 6:27

John 6:27 (GNT)
Do not work for food that spoils; instead, work for the food that lasts for eternal life. This is the food which the Son of Man will give you, because God, the Father, has put his mark of approval on him.”

John 6:12

John 6:12 (GNT)
When they were all full, he said to his disciples, “Gather the pieces left over; let us not waste a bit.”

John 5:39

John 5:39 (GNT)
You study the Scriptures, because you think that in them you will find eternal life. And these very Scriptures speak about me!

John 5:30

John 5:30 (GNT)
“I can do nothing on my own authority; I judge only as God tells me, so my judgment is right, because I am not trying to do what I want, but only what he who sent me wants.

Luke 9:23

Luke 9:23 (GNT)
And he said to them all, “If you want to come with me, you must forget yourself, take up your cross every day, and follow me.

Proverbs 17:22

Proverbs 17:22 (MSG)
A cheerful disposition is good for your health; gloom and doom leave you bone-tired.

Malachi 3:10

Malachi 3:10 (MSG)
Bring your full tithe to the Temple treasury so there will be ample provisions in my Temple. Test me in this and see if I don't open up heaven itself to you and pour out blessings beyond your wildest dreams.

Joel 2:27

Joel 2:27 (MSG)
You'll know without question that I'm in the thick of life with Israel, That I'm your God, yes, your God, the one and only real God. Never again will my people be despised. The Sun Turning Black and the Moon Blood-Red

Joel 2:26

Joel 2:26 (MSG)
You'll eat your fill of good food. You'll be full of praises to your God, The God who has set you back on your heels in wonder. Never again will my people be despised.

Joel 2:23

Joel 2:23 (MSG)
Children of Zion, celebrate! Be glad in your God. He's giving you a teacher to train you how to live right-Teaching, like rain out of heaven, showers of words to refresh and nourish your soul, just as he used to do.

Galatians 5:22

Galatians 5:22 (MSG)
But what happens when we live God's way? He brings gifts into our lives, much the same way that fruit appears in an orchard—things like affection for others, exuberance about life, serenity. We develop a willingness to stick with things, a sense of compassion in the heart, and a conviction that a basic holiness permeates things and people. We find ourselves involved in loyal commitments, not needing to force our way in life, able to marshal and direct our energies wisely.

John 17:21

John 17:21 (MSG)
The goal is for all of them to become one heart and mind-Just as you, Father, are in me and I in you, So they might be one heart and mind with us. Then the world might believe that you, in fact, sent me.

John 17:15

John 17:15 (MSG)
Just as I didn't join the world's ways. I'm not asking that you take them out of the world But that you guard them from the Evil One.

John 17:11

John 17:11 (MSG)
For I'm no longer going to be visible in the world; They'll continue in the world While I return to you. Holy Father, guard them as they pursue this life That you conferred as a gift through me, So they can be one heart and mind