Michelle Chastain

  • socks0807
  • Stockbridge, Georgia
  • I'm a good Southern girl who is a miserable sinner saved by God's amazing grace & I'm trying to live each day for Him.

  • PRAISE THE LORD!

    Psalm 113:1-9 (AMP)
    PRAISE THE Lord! (Hallelujah!) Praise, O servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord!

    Created 28 days ago

  • True Battle

    True battle is not fought when my husband or children hurt my feelings, when my coworker is in a bad mood, or my boss is being a jerk (the possibilities here are endless based on each of our unique situations).…

    Created 29 days ago

    2 Corinthians 10:4 (NLT), 2 Corinthians 10:5 (NLT), Ephesians 6:12 (NLT)

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes

    2012-05-06

  • associated references

    see also Jeremiah 9:7, Psalm 66:10, Malachi 3:2-3

    Created about 1 month ago

    Proverbs 17:3 (AMP)

  • Earned a Badge — Created 100 Highlights

    2012-04-30

  • Result of fasting and obedience

    Daniel and the others were blessed for their obedience to God by not defiling themselves with the king's food which had most likely been offered to idols. see also v. 19

    Created about 1 month ago

    Daniel 1:17 (AMP)

  • NOW God - He is a right now God

    Daniel 1:9 (NIV84)
    Now God had caused the official to show favor and sympathy to Daniel,

    Created about 1 month ago

  • Be Strong!

    Daniel 10:19 (AMP)
    And he said, O man greatly beloved, fear not! Peace be to you! Be strong, yes, be strong. And when he had spoken to me, I was strengthened and said, Let my lord speak, for you have strengthened me.

    Created about 1 month ago

    Labels: daniel fasting vision

  • Newborn Faith

    Hebrews 3:14 (AMP)
    For we have become fellows with Christ (the Messiah) and share in all He has for us, if only we hold our first newborn confidence and original assured expectation [in virtue of which we are believers] firm and unshaken to the end.

    Created 3 months ago

    Labels: perseverance

  • Taste and See

    Psalm 34:8 (AMP)
    O taste and see that the Lord [our God] is good! Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) is the man who trusts and takes refuge in Him.

    Created 3 months ago

  • God Cares

    People *want* to know that God cares about them. The reaction of the Israelites in this scripture clearly demonstrates this. In all times, especially as we face in this economy, people need to know that…

    Created 3 months ago

    Exodus 4:31 (NCV), Romans 10:14 (NCV)

  • God's Word - Fruition

    Isaiah 55:11 (NIV)
    so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.

    Created 3 months ago

  • Overlooked

    How many times have I read this Psalm and breezed or blown right by this verse. "The Lord is my Shepherd; I have all that I need." (NLT) I. HAVE. ALL. THAT. I. NEED With God as my Shepherd and me as…

    Created 4 months ago

    Psalm 23:1 (NLT)

  • Psalm 23:1

    Psalm 23:1 (NLT)
    The LORD is my shepherd; I have all that I need.

    Created 4 months ago

  • Impossible

    When I walk in God's ways and follow the Holy Spirit it is IMPOSSIBLE for me to follow Satan and the ways of this world. This is simple in theory but difficult in application so I MUST make a conscious…

    Created 4 months ago

    Galatians 5:16 (AMP)

  • Follow God

    Galatians 5:16 (AMP)
    But I say, walk and live [habitually] in the [Holy] Spirit [responsive to and controlled and guided by the Spirit]; then you will certainly not gratify the cravings and desires of the flesh (of human nature without God).

    Created 4 months ago

    Labels: persistence

  • Speed of Money

    Proverbs 13:11 (NLT)
    Wealth from get-rich-quick schemes quickly disappears; wealth from hard work grows over time.

    Created 4 months ago

    Labels: dave ramsey

  • Wrong Money

    Proverbs 13:11 (NLT)
    Wealth from get-rich-quick schemes quickly disappears; wealth from hard work grows over time.

    Created 4 months ago

    Labels: dave ramsey

  • Wisdom

    Proverbs 24:5 (NLT)
    The wise are mightier than the strong, and those with knowledge grow stronger and stronger.

    Created 4 months ago

    Labels: dave ramsey

  • Planning

    Proverbs 21:5 (NLT)
    Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity, but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty.

    Created 4 months ago

    Labels: dave ramsey

  • Getting Out of Debt

    Proverbs 6:6-7 (NLT)
    Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones. Learn from their ways and become wise!

    Created 4 months ago

    Labels: dave ramsey

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 Highlights

    2012-01-21

  • Just do it!

    2 Chronicles 7:14 (NIV84)
    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 will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

    Created 5 months ago

  • Earned a Badge — Shared a Reading Plan

    2011-11-03

  • Quit Pouting

    Lately I find myself pouting and moaning because of trials in my life. However, if I truly want to achieve the maturity that I desire so deeply in my soul to have then I have to dig my heels deeply into…

    Created 8 months ago

    James 1:2 (NIV), James 1:3 (NIV), James 1:4 (NIV)

  • GOD WORKS

    Liistening to Andy Stanley and he tells of an encounter with a pastor who quotes this verse but stops here: "we know that in all things GOD WORKS". That stopped me. Look at the verb: WORKS. God is working…

    Created 9 months ago

    Romans 8:28 (NIV84)

  • All that Matters

    Is Christ. When I walk each day with my eyes fixed only in Him everything else in my life will fade away and I will strive to make my very thought, action, and word bring glory and honor to His name.

    Created 9 months ago

    Colossians 3:11 (NLT)

  • Hope

    There is always hope because Jesus had taken away my son and shame and made me clean in the sight of God. Because of His sacrifice on the cross I am FREE!!!!

    Created 9 months ago

    Colossians 2:13 (NLT), Colossians 2:14 (NLT)

  • Rubbish

    Do I consider EVERYTHING as worthless on light of knowing Christ?

    Created 9 months ago

    Philippians 3:7 (AMP), Philippians 3:8 (AMP)

  • My Purpose

    The Lord will fulfill His purpose for me. Hallelujah!!! This entire chapter is full of hope and promise. Thank You, God, for Your goodness.

    Created 9 months ago

    Psalm 138:1 (NIV84), Psalm 138:2 (NIV84), Psalm 138:3 (NIV84), Psalm 138:4 (NIV84), Psalm 138:5 (NIV84), Psalm 138:6 (NIV84), Psalm 138:7 (NIV84), Psalm 138:8 (NIV84)

  • Encouragement

    Psalm 138:1-8 (NIV84)
    I will praise you, O Lord, with all my heart; before the “gods” I will sing your praise.

    Created 9 months ago

  • Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note

    2011-08-14

  • be selfish

    It is okay to be selfish in this one area because I cannot give to others what I do not have. I need to know the heart of God so that I can share it with others. I can only do this through a relationship…

    Created 10 months ago

    Matthew 6:33 (NCV)

  • Proverbs 25:26

    Proverbs 25:26 (ASV)
    As a troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring, So is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.

    Created 11 months ago

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 Bookmarks

    2011-05-12

  • Isaiah 43:1

    Isaiah 43:1 (NLT)
    But now, OJacob, listen to the LORD who created you. OIsrael, the one who formed you says, “Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you. I have called you by name; you are mine.

    Created about 1 year ago

    Labels:

  • Spectacle

    I am to be a spectacle to those around me. 1. anything presented to the sight or view, especially something of a striking or impressive kind: The stars make a fine spectacle tonight. 2.a public show…

    Created about 1 year ago

    1 Corinthians 4:9 (NLT)

  • Victory

    My victory comes only from God. I will wait QUIETLY before Him and when I rest in Him I cannot be shaken. He I'd my Rock and my Refuge.

    Created about 1 year ago

    Psalm 62:1 (NLT)

  • Luke 6:45

    Luke 6:45 (AMP)
    The upright (honorable, intrinsically good) man out of the good treasure [stored] in his heart produces what is upright (honorable and intrinsically good), and the evil man out of the evil storehouse brings forth that which is depraved (wicked and intrinsically evil); for out of the abundance (overflow) of the heart his mouth speaks.

    Created over 1 year ago

    Labels:

  • Psalm 37:3

    Psalm 37:3 (AMP)
    Trust (lean on, rely on, and be confident) in the Lord and do good; so shall you dwell in the land and feed surely on His faithfulness, and truly you shall be fed.

    Created over 1 year ago

    Labels:

  • Deuteronomy 28:13

    Deuteronomy 28:13 (AMP)
    And the Lord shall make you the head, and not the tail; and you shall be above only, and you shall not be beneath, if you heed the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you this day and are watchful to do them.

    Created over 1 year ago

    Labels:

  • Proverbs 21:9

    Proverbs 21:9 (AMP)
    It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop [on the flat oriental roof, exposed to all kinds of weather] than in a house shared with a nagging, quarrelsome, and faultfinding woman.

    Created over 1 year ago

    Labels:

  • Philippians 2:14

    Philippians 2:14 (AMP)
    Do all things without grumbling and faultfinding and complaining [against God] and questioning and doubting [among yourselves],

    Created over 1 year ago

    Labels:

  • Matthew 15:11

    Matthew 15:11 (AMP)
    It is not what goes into the mouth of a man that makes him unclean and defiled, but what comes out of the mouth; this makes a man unclean and defiles [him].

    Created over 1 year ago

    Labels:

  • Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan

    2010-12-28

  • Earned a Badge — Shared a Bible Reference

    2010-12-28

  • Philippians 3:10

    Philippians 3:10 (NLT)
    I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead. I want to suffer with him, sharing in his death,

    Created over 1 year ago

    Labels:

  • Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark

    2010-12-24

  • 2 Chronicles 16:9

    2 Chronicles 16:9 (NLT)
    The eyes of the LORD search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. What a fool you have been! From now on you will be at war.”

    Created over 1 year ago

    Labels: