Shannon Smith

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  • Fear is the enemy of faith

    When anxious, we are to make our requests to God while thanking Him for the past and future. Then Paul encourages us to keep our minds on noble, just, pure, lovely, graceful, virtuous, and praiseworthy…

    Created 1 day ago

    Philippians 4:6 (NKJV)

  • Be set apart

    It is NOT love to approve of sin. Love the person but do not condone sin.

    Created 4 months ago

    Romans 1:32 (NKJV)

  • Dependence

    The Greek meaning for the word "to doubt" is to judge thoroughly; to decide between 2 or more choices; etc. Thus, the Spirit is saying, go meet with the guys that are seeking you. Don't analyze the situation,…

    Created 4 months ago

    Acts 10:20 (NKJV)

  • power

    It seems like much of the foundation of the power was anchored in the reality that these believers held tightly to NOTHING of this world. I tried to imagine this scenario in the church today (if God…

    Created 4 months ago

    Acts 4:34 (NKJV)

  • Been with Jesus

    I want people to say this about me! She has been with Jesus. :)

    Created 4 months ago

    Acts 4:13 (NKJV)

  • intimacy

    Jesus just finished preaching to the people about giving to the poor, and in this verse he goes deeper to say that our first ministry is always to Him. From that place we can minister to the poor from…

    Created 4 months ago

    Matthew 26:11 (NKJV)

  • inside out

    Anyone can do these good things, but not many with the heart and spirit Christ is seeking here. Outward goodness does not create inward righteousness, inward goodness produces outward character. As Christians…

    Created 4 months ago

    Matthew 25:40 (NKJV)

  • verse 17 and 23

    When looking at Peter we can learn a valuable lesson: just because we are praised for something said or done under the anointing, favor and blessing of Christ does not mean that our mind is then immune…

    Created 4 months ago

    Matthew 16:17 (NKJV)

  • Faith

    The fact that Jesus just performed a miracle almost exactly like this & the disciples still responded with their intellect rather than faith, shows that faith must be a continual choice. It's not as if…

    Created 4 months ago

    Matthew 15:33 (NKJV)

  • thankfulness

    I love how this verse teaches us to always thank God. Thank God in our lack, while fully expecting Him to meet our every need. Our Father will take care of the details.

    Created 4 months ago

    Matthew 15:36 (NKJV)

  • Miracles

    This passage paints such a beautiful picture regarding the right motivation for miracles. Peter wanted simply to testify of Jesus and get close to Him. Our faith for the supernatural should be grounded…

    Created 4 months ago

    Matthew 14:29 (NKJV)

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes

    2012-01-09

  • Tithing our lives

    I was reminded while reading these verses that a tithe does not simply mean 10% of my paycheck. It is illustrated in this Scripture that His people gave out of their abundance, which was from Him. They…

    Created 5 months ago

    Nehemiah 10:37 (NKJV)

  • wisdom

    Wisdom means never letting ones spiritual weapons/guards down even in the midst of building & accomplishing a task that is God-ordained. When we are building and working in the Spirit, Satan tries to…

    Created 5 months ago

    Nehemiah 4:17 (NKJV)

  • Restoration

    It doesn't matter how far a person drifts off. God is more than able to bring them back with full restoration when there is repentance & turning. This verse reminded me of a dream I had about a murderer,…

    Created 5 months ago

    Nehemiah 1:9 (NKJV)

  • Discipleship

    1. Study! 2. Do it! 3. Teach it! As I was pondering this verse I realized how this is the simple key to mentorship: studying God's word, shaping my life around His truth, and then teaching others to do…

    Created 5 months ago

    Ezra 7:10 (NKJV)

  • Cast their crowns

    I have read these verses a thousand times and each time I feel propelled into a spirit of worship and adoration. This time what caught my attention was the elders casting their crowns. It is a beautiful…

    Created 5 months ago

    Revelation 4:9 (NKJV)

  • Don't worry :)

    The safest place in the world that each individual can be is in the will of God whether that means within a fortified castle, the slums, or somewhere in between.

    Created 5 months ago

    Psalm 127:2 (NKJV)

  • willingness

    This Scripture is so awesome because it reveals that when we come to God with our whole hearts the rest will follow-offerings, sacrifices, etc. We don't have to be perfect before He can start to use us;…

    Created 5 months ago

    2 Chronicles 30:19 (NKJV)

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    2011-12-31

  • Faith without works

    Sometimes I act like faith, sowing and reaping are almost super spiritual. Like it all occurs in some distant outer realm and forget that when you plant you have to actually do something, and to reap…

    Created 5 months ago

    James 2:22 (NKJV)

  • The battle belongs to God

    As I was thinking about the old testament, it seems to be that if a king sought God over a battle and entered into it under His blessing, faith, and worship, he would be victorious without fail. Regardless…

    Created 5 months ago

    2 Chronicles 20:6 (NKJV)

  • Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note

    2011-12-26

  • path of adventure prayer

    Thank you lord that every day that I walk in you, the more clear the path behind me becomes. Not that the journey ahead necessarily becomes more clear, but it's easier to walk in faith knowing the God…

    Created 5 months ago

    Proverbs 4:18 (KJV)

  • Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark

    2011-12-25

  • 2 Chronicles 6:5, 2 Chronicles 6:8, 2 Chronicles 6:10, 2 Chronicles 6:13-15, 2 Chronicles 6:20

    2 Chronicles 6:5 (NKJV)
    Since the day that I brought My people out of the land of Egypt, I have chosen no city from any tribe of Israel in which to build a house, that My name might be there, nor did I choose any man to be a ruler over My people Israel.

    2 Chronicles 6:8 (NKJV)
    But the Lord said to my father David, Whereas it was in your heart to build a temple for My name, you did well in that it was in your heart.

    2 Chronicles 6:10 (NKJV)
    So the Lord has fulfilled His word which He spoke, and I have filled the position of my father David, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised; and I have built the temple for the name of the Lord God of Israel.

    2 Chronicles 6:13-15 (NKJV)
    (for Solomon had made a bronze platform five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court; and he stood on it, knelt down on his knees before all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands toward heaven);

    2 Chronicles 6:20 (NKJV)
    that Your eyes may be open toward this temple day and night, toward the place where You said You would put Your name, that You may hear the prayer which Your servant makes toward this place.

    Created 5 months ago