Verses

Think on TheseThings

These verses have given me comfort, lightened my step, and brought me peace and joy. I keep them with my prayer list and read them everyday when I am going through a rough patch. I hope they will do the same for you when you go through hard times.
Sarah Scheuermann

But thanks be to God!
He gives us the victory through
our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 15:57

But I trust in you, O Lord;
I say “You are my God.
My times are in Your hands.”

Be strong and take heart,
All you who hope in the Lord.
Psalm 31:14-15, 24

All the days ordained for me were written in Your book
before one of them came to be.
Search me, O God, and know my heart;
Test me and know my anxious thoughts.
See if there is any offensive way in me
And lead me in the way everlasting.
Psalm 139:16b,23-24

Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith.
Consider Him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
Hebrews 12:1-3

No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted He will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.
1 Corinthians 10:13

And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. To him be the power for ever and ever
1 Peter 5:10-

Yet I am always with You;
You hold me by my right hand.
You guide me with Your counsel,
And afterward You will take me into glory.
Whom have I in heaven but You?
And earth has nothing I desire but You.
My flesh and my heart may fail
But God is the strength of my heart
And my portion forever
Psalm 73:23-26

O Lord, be gracious to us;
We long for You.
Be our strength every morning,
Our salvation in time of distress.
Isaiah 33:2

“Our prayers may be awkward. Our attempts may be feeble. But since the power of prayer is in the one who hears it and not the one who says it, our prayers do make a difference.”
Max Lucado
Grace for the Moment

Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me.
In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.
On that day, you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you.
Peace I leave with you. My peace I give you. I do not giveo you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
John 14:1-3, 20, 27

My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.
12 Corinthians 12:9

Cast your cares upon the Lord and He will sustain you.
Psalm 55:22

“For we have no power to face this vast army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on You.”
2 Chronicles 20:12

I will lie down and sleep in peace,
for You alone, O Lord,
make me dwell in safety.
Psalm 4:8

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give your rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.
Matthew 11:28-30

Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
2 Corinthians 4:16-18

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:13

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.
Romans 8:28

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

Why are you downcast, O my soul?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
For I will praise Him,
My Savior and my God.
Psalm 42:5

We offer God something more precious than gold when we joyfully lay our suffering on His altar and agree to be purified by the flames that threaten to consume us.
Beth Moore

Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and grant me a willing spirit to sustain me.
Psalm 51:10, 12

I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We don’t know what we should pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God’s will.
Romans 8:18,26-27

So do not fear, for I am with you;
Do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand
Isaiah 41:1

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. For I am the Lord, your God, the Holy One of Israel your Savior
Isaiah 43: 2-3

Be joyful always. Pray continually. Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Lord, You have assigned me my portion and my cup
You have made my lot secure.
The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places.
You have made known to me the path of life.
You will fill me with joy in Your presence,
With eternal pleasures at Your right hand.
Psalm 16:5-6, 11

He reached down from on high and took hold of me.
He drew me out of deep waters.
Psalm 18:16

Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy.
Psalm 126:5

Show me Your ways, O Lord;
Teach me Your paths;
Guide me in Your truth and teach me;
For You are God my Savior,
And my hope is in You all day long.
Psalm 25:4-5

The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining ever brighter till the full light of day.
Proverbs 4:18

Then will the lame leap like a deer,
And the mute tongue shout for joy.
Water will gush forth in the wilderness,
And streams in the desert…
They will enter Zion with singing;
Everlasting joy will crown their heads.
Gladness and joy will overtake them
And sorrow and sighing will flee away.
Isaiah 35:6,10

We take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
2 Corinthians 10:5

For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Jeremiah 29:11

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think on these things.
Philippians 4:8