Seven Words for Me

I have been pursuing God in a new way lately... and He has been embracing me in such an incredible way - or it has been more apparent to me lately. He has shown me how he has been at work in my life, specifically, for the past 3+ years. So, I'm standing firmly on his promise.

If there are seven words for me lately they would be hope, faith, trust, confidence, promise, wait, and free. And the cool part is that God has given me, through a variety of ways, His scripture to go along with those words:

hope

Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, "So shall your offspring be." Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead—since he was about a hundred years old—and that Sarah's womb was also dead.
Romans 4:18-19

faith

By faith Abraham, even though he was past age—and Sarah herself was barren—was enabled to become a father because he considered him faithful who had made the promise.
Hebrews 11:11

trust

The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song.
Psalm 28:7

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6

confidence

But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him.
Jeremiah 17:7

promise

Ask the LORD your God for a sign, whether in the deepest depths or in the highest heights.
Isaiah 7:11

wait

but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
Isaiah 40:31

I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope.
Psalm 130:5

I waited patiently for the LORD; and He inclined to me and heard my cry.
Psalm 40:1

free

It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
Galatians 5:1

You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love.
Galatians 5:13

all for now,
Lisa