Be gentle and ready to forgive;
never hold grudges. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. Colossians 3:13 (Living Bible)
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Stay focused and be alert at all times.
Tolerate suffering. Accomplish the good work of an evangelist, and complete the ministry to which you have been called. 2 Timothy 4:5 (The Voice)
His love for us is strong
and his faithfulness is eternal. Praise the Lord! Psalm 117:2 (Good News Translation)
Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other
so that you can live together whole and healed. The prayer of a person living right with God is something powerful to be reckoned with. James 5:16 (The Message)
Don’t let public opinion influence how you live out our glorious, Christ-originated faith.
James 2:1 (The Message)
Smiling faces make you happy
and good news makes you feel better. Proverbs 15:30 (Good News Translation)
It is impossible to please God without faith.
Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him. Hebrews 11:6 (New Living Translation)
When you proclaim his truth in everyday speech, you’re letting others in on the truth
so that they can grow and be strong and experience his presence with you. 1 Corinthians 14:3 (The Message)
The Lord is waiting to show his mercy to you.
He wants to rise and comfort you. The Lord is the God who does the right thing, so he will bless everyone who waits for his help. Isaiah 30:18 (Easy-to-Read Version)
Grace and peace to you many times over
as you deepen in your experience with God and Jesus, our Master. 2 Peter 1:2 (The Message)
When we have learned not to give up, it shows we have stood the test.
When we have stood the test, it gives us hope. Romans 5:4 (New Life Version)
Search me, O God, and know my heart
test me and know my anxious thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life. Psalm 139:23-24 (New Living Translation)
Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex!
It is amazing to think about. Your workmanship is marvelous—and how well I know it. Psalm 139:14 (Living Bible)
Pray always.
Pray in the Spirit. Pray about everything in every way you know how! And keeping all this in mind, pray on behalf of God’s people. Keep on praying feverishly, and be on the lookout until evil has been stayed. Ephesians 6:18 (The Voice)
I will bless the Eternal, whose wise teaching orchestrates my days
and centers my mind at night. Psalm 16:7 (The Voice)
Teach yourself to be devoted to God.
1 Timothy 4:7 (Easy-to-Read Version)
Dress in the wardrobe God picked out for you
compassion, kindness, humility, quiet strength, discipline. Colossians 3:12 (The Message)
Follow God’s example in everything you do
Ephesians 5:1 (Living Bible)
Anyone completely absorbed in self ignores God, ends up thinking more about self than God.
That person ignores who God is and what he is doing. And God isn’t pleased at being ignored. Romans 8:7-8 (The Message)
God’s love is meteoric
his loyalty astronomic, His purpose titanic, his verdicts oceanic. Yet in his largeness nothing gets lost; Not a man, not a mouse, slips through the cracks. Psalm 36:5-6 (The Message)
I have loved you as the Father has loved Me.
Abide in My love. [Jesus] John 15:9 (The Voice)
God is love.
Anyone who lives faithfully in love also lives faithfully in God, and God lives in him. 1 John 4:16 (The Voice)
Father, out of Your honorable and glorious riches, strengthen Your people.
Fill their souls with the power of Your Spirit. Ephesians 3:16 (The Voice)
I will thank you, Lord, among all the people.
For your unfailing love is as high as the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. Psalm 57:9-10 (New Living Translation)
Learn to know God better and discover what he wants you to do.
2 Peter 1:5 (Living Bible)
Loving God includes loving people.
1 John 4:21 (The Message)
Blessed be the Lord—day after day he carries us along.
He’s our Savior, our God, oh yes! Psalm 68:19 (The Message)
God’s gift has restored our relationship with him and given us back our lives.
And there’s more life to come—an eternity of life! You can count on this. Titus 3:7 (The Message)
He was sheer weakness and humiliation when he was killed on the cross, but oh, he’s alive now
—in the mighty power of God! 2 Corinthians 13:4 (The Message)
Since we have chosen to walk with the Spirit, let’s keep each step in perfect sync with God’s Spirit.
This will happen when we set aside our self-interests and work together to create true community instead of a culture consumed by provocation, pride, and envy. Galatians 5:25-26 (The Voice)