Meditating on His Word
I will meditate on Your precepts and fix my eyes on Your ways. I will delight in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word. (Psalm 119:15–16 ESV)
“Make me better”
The eyes of the Lord search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. (2 Chronicles 16:9 NLT)
As we abide in His Word
Everyone then who hears these words of Mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. (Matthew 7:24 ESV)
He asks us to change
Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you. (1 Peter 5:7 NLT)
We go through cycles much like the seasons
Blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence. They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. (Jeremiah 17:7–8 NLT)
He will offer guidance through uncertain times
Behold, the former things have come to pass, and new things I now declare; before they spring forth I tell you of them. (Isaiah 42:9 ESV)
Unity within Christ is very important
Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God. (Ephesians 2:19)
What we can do, how we can react
The name of the Lord is a strong tower: The righteous man runs into it and is safe. (Proverbs 18:10)
My job is to have love
Above all things have fervent love for one another, for ‘love will cover a multitude of sins. (1 Peter 4:8)
What we have now is only a sample
For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. (1 Corinthians 13:12 ESV)
Learn from past mistakes and put them behind
Finally, be strengthened by the Lord and by his vast strength. (Ephesians 6:10 CSB)
What types of input we take in
But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. (James 3:17 NIV)
Even if their beliefs are different from mine
Be happy with those who are happy, and weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with each other. Don’t be too proud to enjoy the company of ordinary people. And don’t think you know it all! (Romans 12:15–16 NLT)
The Lord’s love has no end and no limit
We love because he first loved us. (1 John 4:19 NIV)
We can always depend on God
It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in people. (Psalm 118:8 NLT)
Living a life in relationship with Him
I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them. (Ezekiel 36:27 NKJV)
When God is at the center of our marriage
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. (1 Corinthians 13:4-7 ESV)
Your spirit carries on
For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known. (1 Corinthians 13:12)
Not always right away
But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me. (Micah 7:7 NIV)
Thank You for sheltering me
The Lord himself watches over you! The Lord stands beside you as your protective shade. (Psalm 121:5 NLT)