Gentleness
Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness. (1 Timothy 6:11)
Jesus promises us peace
Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. (John 14:27 NKJV)
The God of all comfort
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort…” (2 Corinthians 1:3 NIV)
Sheltered by God
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. (Psalm 46:1)
Faith and Doubt
But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. (Hebrews 11:6 KJV)
I’ve been watching you
Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God. (Psalm 42:5NIV)
Thank you for…
I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD. (Psalm 116:17 ESV)
People of light
For at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true) (Ephesians 5:8 ESV)
Not Ashamed
But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God. (Hebrews 11:16 ESV)
He wants to give you …
The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety. (Psalm 18:2 NLT)
The key is
For I know the thoughts I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. (Jeremiah 29:11 NKJV)
Wear a smile
You have put more joy in my heart than they have when their grain and wine abound. (Psalms 4:7 ESV)
A tongue out of control
Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. he tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one's life on fire. (James 3:5-6 NIV)
We need to pursue it
Teach me how to live, O LORD. Lead me along the right path. (Psalm 27:11 NLT)
Read it prayerfully
He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? (Galatians 3:5, KJV)
Utter dependence
Then Jesus said to him, “Get up! Pick up your mat and walk. (John 5:8 NIV)
The Law of Love
So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets. (Matthew 7:12 ESV)