The more you worship, the less you worry.
Faith in God - true faith - is putting your worries and fears in His hands, confident He will provide everything you need. Try it now. Worship more and worry less.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff comfort me.
Psalm 23:4
Riches take wings, comforts vanish, hope withers away, but love stays with us. Love is God.
Feeling down? Seek God's love by reflecting on the phrase "God is Love" to yourself for a few quiet moments and feel the glow that thought provides.
We have come to know and to believe in the love God has for us. God is love, and whoever remains in love remains in God and God in him.
1 John 4:16
What does love look like? It has the hands to help others, feet to serve the poor and needy, eyes to see misery and want, and ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like.
What does your love look like? Do God's work here on earth by loving and helping your fellow man. That is the love God expects from all of us. If you do this one simple thing others will see God's love in everything you do.
Yet I live, no longer I, but Christ lives in me; insofar as I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God who has loved me and given himself up for me.
Galatians 2:20
It is not the nature of love to force a relationship, but it is the nature of love to open the way.
God does not force a relationship with Him upon us, but His love leaves the door wide open. Walk through the door.
He said in reply, “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your being, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.”
Luke 10:27
The devil loves “curing” a small fault by giving you a great one. – C. S. Lewis
All faults and temptations, no matter how great or small, can make you feel distant from your Lord. Turn to Him today for the strength to fight off these attacks. Avoid the great faults by “curing” the small ones with honesty and God’s help.
Put on the armor of God so that you may be able to stand firm against the tactics of the devil.
Ephesians 6:11
In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart.
When you pray today, open your heart to God. Don't be anxious about your words. He knows your sorrows and pains, wishes and dreams. Have faith and He will provide what you need, when you need it.
In praying, do not babble like the pagans, who think that they will be heard because of their many words.
Matthew 6:7
Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. (Hebrew 11:1 KJV)
Have faith in Jesus. Faith that He loves you. Faith that He has a plan for you. Faith that He has an eternal home for you in heaven. Take comfort in your faith and share it with those around you so they may also have faith.
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, on your own intelligence do not rely; In all your ways be mindful of him, and he will make straight your paths.
Proverbs 3:5-6
You can do more than pray after you have prayed but you cannot do more than pray until you have prayed.
Start everything you do with prayer. Start your day with prayer. Start your meal with prayer. Start your conversations with prayer. Start your meetings with prayer. Everything is better that begins with prayer.
Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God.
Philippians 4:6
God isn't looking for perfect people. He is looking to perfect people.
No one is perfect except for God. Don't let your imperfections become an excuse for not acting. God will cover for your shortcomings and perfect your actions.
So for one who knows the right thing to do and does not do it, it is a sin.
James 4:17
The Degree to which I am blessed staggers me... the degree to which I take that for granted shames me.
Regardless of the struggles in your life, compared to the vast majority of the people on earth, you are truly blessed. Take a moment right now to thank God for your many blessings. Live every moment in an attitude of gratitude and share your blessings with those in need.
Strike dumb their lying lips, which speak arrogantly against the righteous in contempt and scorn.
Psalm 31:19
Success is not what you have done compared to what others have done. Success is what you have done compared to what you were supposed to do.
God provided you with unique talents. Show him you are grateful by being the best you you can be - the best father, mother, brother, sister, spouse, friend, coworker, neighbor, child of God.
For we are his handiwork, created in Christ Jesus for the good works that God has prepared in advance, that we should live in them. One in Christ.
Ephesians 2:10
Having faith does not give us a license to make unwise choices and expect God to save us from harm.
God desires you to act in a Christian manner while here on Earth; if you don't, it may be to your own peril. Think about God before you act and let Christ’s example lead the way and you’ll make better choices.
Chapter 11 - Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.
1 Corinthians 11:1
As a man believes, so he will act.
Show those around you today that you are a believer by your Christlike actions. Small acts of kindness and service to others go a long way. With Christ in your heart, you can make the world around you a better place.
Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes in me will do the works that I do, and will do greater ones than these, because I am going to the Father.
John 14:12
Gratitude…It turns what you have into enough.
Take a little extra time each day thanking God for EACH of the many blessings He has given you. Then, watch the list of things you ask God for transform to things you really need.
All good giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no alteration or shadow caused by change.
James 1:17
God does not call the qualified to serve Him: instead He qualifies the called.
God has provided you with all the skills and talents you need to serve Him. He is calling you TODAY. Listen through prayer and answer the call.
As each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of God’s varied grace. Whoever preaches, let it be with the words of God; whoever serves, let it be with the strength that God supplies, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. IV. Advice to the Persecuted - Trial of Persecution.
1 Peter 4:10-11
I don't know what the future holds, but I know Who holds the future.
Take comfort knowing that God holds your future. He has a plan for you. Pray to understand what God wants for you and from you. With that new understanding, live your best life and achieve your best future.
For I know well the plans I have in mind for you—oracle of the LORD—plans for your welfare and not for woe, so as to give you a future of hope.
Jeremiah 29:11
Do not give the PAST the power to define your FUTURE.
You are in TOTAL CONTROL of only one thing TODAY...And that is what you allow yourself to THINK about. Don't allow negative thoughts or regretful memories of yesterday spoil the joy and opportunities that lie before you today. THINK ABOUT GOD more often and He will strengthen your filter.
A joyful heart is the health of the body, but a depressed spirit dries up the bones.
Proverbs 17:22
Failure is not the opposite of success. It is part of success.
When you fail, do whatever it takes - Just don't give up! Get back up again. Overcome adversity. Find another road. Fight. Persist. Endure. Success may be just one more failure away! And if you need a little encouragement or direction, He is always there for you.
For I know well the plans I have in mind for you—oracle of the LORD—plans for your welfare and not for woe, so as to give you a future of hope.
Jeremiah 29:11