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I know I am rotten through and through so far as my old sinful nature is concerned. No matter which way I turn, I can’t make myself do right. I want to, but I can’t. When I want to do good, I don’t. And when I try not to do wrong, I do it anyway… Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin?
Romans 7:18-19,24

 

We are afflicted in every way, but not constrained;
perplexed, but not driven to despair;
persecuted, but not abandoned;
struck down, but not destroyed.
2 Corinthians 4:8-9

 

Faith is the realization of what is hoped for
and evidence of things not seen.
Hebrews 11:1

 

When ridiculed, we bless;
when persecuted, we endure;
when slandered, we respond gently.
1 Corinthians 4:12b-13a

 

Again, I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything for which they are to pray, it shall be granted to them by my heavenly Father. For where two or three are gathered together in my Name, there am I in the midst of them.
Matthew 18:19-20

 

For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice but rather of power and love and self-control.
2 Timothy 1:7

 

And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.
Matthew 28:20b

 

Welcome anyone who is weak in faith, but not for disputes over opinions… Who are you to pass judgment on someone else’s servant? Before his own master he stands or falls… One person considers one day more important than another, while another person considers all days alike. Let everyone be fully persuaded in his own mind. Whoever observes the day, observes it for the Lord. Also, whoever eats, eats for the Lord, since he gives thanks to God; while whoever abstains, abstains for the Lord and gives thanks to God… Why then do you judge your brother? Or you, why do you look down on your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of God… So [then] each of us shall give an account of himself [to God].
Romans 14:1,4a-b,5-6,10,12

 

If your enemy is hungry, feed him;
if he is thirsty, give him something to drink;
for by so doing you will heap burning coals upon his head.
Romans 12:20

 

O Lord, thou hast searched me, and known me…
For there is not a word in my tongue,
but, lo, o Lord, thou knowest it altogether…
Whither shall we go from thy Spirit?
Or whither shall I flee from thy presence?…
Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect…
How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God!
How great is the sum of them!
If I should count them,
they are more in number than the sand:
when I am awake, I am still with thee…
Search me, O God, and know my heart;
try me, and know my thoughts:
And see if there be any wicked way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting.
Psalms 139:1,4,7,16a,17-18,23-24 (KJV)

 

My soul yearns and pines for the courts of the Lord.
My heart and flesh cry out for the living God…
Happy are those who find refuge in you,
whose hearts are set on pilgrim roads…
Better one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere…
For a sun and shield is the Lord God,
bestowing grace and glory.
The Lord withholds no good thing
from those who walk without reproach.
O Lord of hosts, happy are those who trust in you!
Psalms 84:3,6,11a,12-13

 

Peace I leave with you;
my peace I give to you…
Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid.
John 14:27a,c

 

Three times I begged the Lord about this, that it might leave me, but He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.” I will rather boast most gladly of my weaknesses, in order that the power of Christ may dwell with me. Therefore, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions and constraints, for the sake of Christ; for when I am weak, then I am strong.
2 Corinthians 12:8-10

 

When I say, “My foot is slipping,”
your love, Lord, holds me up.
When cares increase within me,
your comfort gives me joy.
Psalms 94:18-19

 

Do not be anxious about anything,
but in everything,
by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving,
present your requests to God.
And the peace of God,
which transcends all understanding,
will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:6-7 (NIV)

 

Whatever is true,
whatever is honorable,
whatever is just,
whatever is pure,
whatever is lovely,
whatever is gracious,
if there is any excellence,
and if there is anything worthy of praise,
think about these things.
Philippians 4:8

 

Then the Lord said, “You are concerned over the plant which cost you no labor and which you did not raise; it came up in one night and in one night it perished. And should I not be concerned over Nineveh, the great city, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand persons who cannot distinguish their right hand from their left, not to mention the many cattle?”
Jonah 4:10-11

 

Who is this that obscures divine plans with words of ignorance? Gird up your loins now, like a man; I will question you, and you tell me the answers! Where were you when I founded the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding… Will we have arguing with the Almighty by the critic? Let him who would correct God give answer!
Job 38:2-4, 40:2

 

No trial has come to you but what is human. God is faithful and will not let you be tried beyond your strength; but with the trial He will also provide a way out, so that you may be able to bear it.
1 Corinthians 10:13

 

And I tell you,
ask and you will receive;
seek and you will find;
knock and the door will be opened to you.
Luke 11:9

 

…the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.
Galatians 5:22-23a

 

Good indeed is the Lord,
whose love endures forever,
whose faithfulness lasts through every age.
Psalms 100:5

 

…Him who is able to accomplish far more than all we ask or imagine, by the power at work within us…
Ephesians 3:20

 

Truly, who is God except the Lord?
Who but our God is the rock?
This God who girded me with might,
kept my way unerring,
who made my feet swift as a deer’s,
set me safe on the heights,
who trained my hands for war,
my arms to bend even a bow of bronze.
Psalms 18:32-35

 

For our struggle is not with flesh and blood but with the principalities, with the powers, with the world rulers of this present darkness, with the evil spirits in the heavens. Therefore, put on the armor of God, that you may be able to resist on the evil day and, having done everything, to hold your ground. So stand fast, with your loins girded in truth, clothed with righteousness as a breastplate, and your feet shod in readiness for the gospel of peace. In all circumstances, hold faith as a shield, to quench all the flaming arrows of the evil one. And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the spirit, which is the word of God.
Ephesians 6:12-17

 

The message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
1 Corinthians 1:18

 

For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom,
and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.
1 Corinthians 1:25

 

If there is any encouragement in Christ,
any solace in love,
any participation in the spirit,
any compassion and mercy,
complete my joy by being of the same mind,
with the same love, united in heart, thinking one thing.
Philippians 2:1-2

 

…to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you who, by the power of God, are safeguarded through faith, to a salvation that is ready to be revealed in the final time.
1 Peter 1:4-5

 

For God is the one who, for His good purpose, works in you both to desire and to work.
Philippians 2:13

 

They promise them freedom, though they themselves are slaves of corruption, for a person is a slave of whatever overcomes him.
2 Peter 2:19

 

Charm is deceptive and beauty fleeting;
the woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
Proverbs 31:30

 

Let us not grow tired of doing good, for in due time we shall reap our harvest, if we do not give up. So then, while we have the opportunity, let us do good to all…
Galatians 6:9-10a

 

And this is my prayer: that your love may increase ever more and more in knowledge and every kind of perception, to discern what is of value, so that you may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ.
Philippians 1:9-10

 

For I am already being poured out like a libation, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have competed well; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith. From now on the crown of righteouness awaits me, which the Lord, the just judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me, but to all who have longed for his appearance.
2 Timothy 4:6-8

 

See what love the Father has bestowed on us that we may be called the children of God. Yet so we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.
1 John 3:1

 

Jabez prayed to the God of Israel:
“Oh, that you may truly bless me and extend my boundaries!
Help me and make me free of misfortune, without pain!”
And God granted his prayer.
1 Chronicles 4:10

 

He loved His own in the world and He loved them to the end
John 13:1b

 

Because He himself was tested through what He suffered, He is able to help those who are being tested.
Hebrews 2:18

 

…but, where sin increased, grace overflowed all the more.
Romans 5:20b

 

What profit is there for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? …Whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this faithless and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of when he comes in his Father’s glory with the holy angels.
Mark 8:36,38

 

“I do believe, help my unbelief!”
Mark 9:24b

 

Has anyone hoped in the Lord and been disappointed?
Has anyone persevered in his fear and been forsaken?
Has anyone called upon Him and been rebuffed?
Compassionate and merciful is the Lord;
He forgives sins, He saves in time of trouble.
Sirach 2:10b-11

 

Lord, your love reaches to heaven;
Your fidelity to the clouds.
Your justice is like the highest mountains;
Your judgments, like the mighty deep;
All living creatures You sustain, Lord.
How precious is Your love, O God!
We take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.
We feast on the rich food of Your house;
From Your delightful stream You give us to drink.
For with You is the fountain of life,
And in Your light we see light.
Psalms 36:6-10

 

Look at the birds in the sky; they do not sow or reap, they gather nothing into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not more important than they? Can any of you by worrying add a single moment to your lifespan?
Matthew 6:26-27

 

Your heavenly father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be given you besides. Do not worry about tomorrow; tomorrow will take care of itself. Sufficient for a day is its own evil.
Matthew 6:32b-34

 

You say, “The Lord’s way is not fair!”
Hear now, house of Israel:
is it my way that is unfair,
or rather, are not your ways unfair?
Ezekiel 18:25

 

But you are “a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may announce the praises” of Him who called you out of darkness into His wonderful light
1 Peter 2:9

 

For it is the will of God that by doing good you may silence the ignorance of foolish people.
1 Peter 2:15

 

Take courage, my children, and cry out to God, for He who brought this upon you will remember you.
Baruch 4:27

 

For nothing is impossible with God.
Luke 1:37

 

O God, I beg two favors from you before I die.
First, help me never to tell a lie.
Second, give me neither poverty nor riches!
Give me just enough to satisfy my needs.
For if I grow rich, I may deny you
and say, “Who is the Lord?”
And if I am too poor, I may steal
and thus insult God’s holy name.
Proverbs 30:7-9

 

For the truth about God is known to them instinctively. God has put this knowledge in their hearts.
Romans 1:19

 

Much will be required of the person entrusted with much, and still more will be demanded of the person entrusted with more.
Luke 12:48b

 

Loving God means keeping His commandments, and really, that isn’t difficult. For every child of God defeats this evil world by trusting Christ to give the victory.
1 John 5:3-4

 

I will put my laws in their minds so they will understand them, and I will write them on their hearts so they will obey them. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
Hebrews 8:10

 

As for me, I am poor and needy, but the Lord is thinking about me right now. You are my helper and my savior. Do not delay, O my God.
Psalms 40:17

 

For I know the one in whom I trust, and I am sure that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until the day of His return.
2 Timothy 1:12b

 

Let your teaching be so correct that it can’t be criticized. Then those who want to argue will be ashamed because they won’t have anything bad to say about us.
Titus 2:8

 

Patient endurance is what you need now, so you will continue to do God’s will. Then you will receive all that He has promised.
Hebrews 10:36

 

What is faith? It is the confident assurance that what we hope for is going to happen. It is the evidence of things we cannot yet see.
Hebrews 11:1

 

The righteous pass away; the godly often die before their time. And no one seems to care or wonder why. No one seems to understand that God is protecting them from the evil to come… But you — come here, you witches children, you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes! Whom do you mock, making faces and sticking out your tongues? You children of sinners and liars! You worship your idols with great passion beneath every green tree. You slaughter your children as human sacrifices down in the valleys, under overhanging rocks… Behind closed doors, you have set up your idols and worship them instead of me. This is adultery, for you are loving these idols instead of loving me… You have traveled far, into the world of the dead, to find new gods to love. You grew weary in your search, but you never gave up. You strengthened yourself and went on. Why were you more afraid of them than of me? How is it that you don’t even remember me or think about me? Is it because I have not corrected you that you have no fear of me? Now I will expose your so-called good deeds that you consider so righteous. None of them will benefit or save you. Let’s see if your idols can do anything for you when cry to them for help.
Isaiah 57:1,3-5,8a,9b-13a

 

Let the godly strike me! It will be a kindness! If they reprove me, it is soothing medicine. Don’t let me refuse it.
Psalms 141:5

 

But as for me, I came so close to the edge of the cliff!
My feet were slipping, and I was almost gone.
For I envied the proud when I saw them prosper despite their wickedness.
These fat cats have everything their hearts could ever wish for!
And so the people are dismayed, and confused, drinking in all their words.
“Does God realize what is going on?” they ask.
“Is the Most High even aware of what is happening?”
Was it for nothing that I kept my heart pure
and kept myself from doing wrong?
All I get is trouble all day long; every morning brings me pain.
So I tried to understand why the wicked prosper…
Then one day…I thought about the destiny of the wicked.
Truly, you put them on a slippery path
and send them sliding over the cliff to destruction.
Their present life is only a dream that is gone when they awake…
Then I realized how bitter I had become,
how pained I had been by all I had seen.
Yet I still belong to you;
you are holding my right hand.
Whom have I in heaven but you?
I desire you more than anything on earth.
My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak,
But God remains the strength of my heart; he is mine forever.
Psalm 73:2-3,7,10-11,13-14,16-18,20-21,23,25-26