Low points in life
I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. (Psalm 40:1-3 NIV)
We have to build godly confidence
For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you. (Psalm 86:5 ESV)
The light on our path
But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. (Proverbs 4:18 KJV)
God’s never-failing promises
The Lord is a shelter for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. (Psalms 9:9 NLT)
This is the wonderful secret
When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider this: God has made the one as well as the other. Therefore, no one can discover anything about their future. (Ecclesiastes 7:14 NIV)
That’s the time to try again
I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. (John 16:33 NIV)
God will honor it
I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD. (Psalm 116:17 ESV)
He walks with us
Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you. – 1 Peter 5:7 NLT
God doesn’t change with the years!
Do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day. (2 Corinthians 4:16 NKJV)
When we do it with God’s help
Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is the upholder of my life. (Psalm 54:4 ESV)
Out of the darkness
You are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. (1Peter 2:9 NIV)
What a Fitting Description of Heaven!
I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. (Revelation 21:2–3 ESV)
Find comfort in His loving
And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. (1 Peter 5:10 ESV)
He learned to trust in Me
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Corinthians 15:57 ESV)
That’s the secret!
Forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forward unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 3:13-14)
Allow Him to guide our thoughts
In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus. (Philippians 2:5 NIV)
It is possible with His help
Forgive us the wrongs we have done, as we forgive the wrongs that others have done to us. (Matthew 6:12 GNT)
It’s a privilege to invite Him in to be my pilot
But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. (James 1:4 KJV)
God wants us to look ahead
For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever! (2 Corinthians 4:17 NLT)