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James 1:2-4

James 1:2-4 (MSG)
Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides. You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors. So don't try to get out of anything prematurely. Let it do its work so you become mature and well-developed, not deficient in any way.

John 4:42

John 4:42 (NKJV)
Then they said to the woman, Now we believe, not because of what you said, for we ourselves have heard Him and we know that this is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world.

Not qualified

Exodus 4:10-12 (NKJV)
Then Moses said to the Lord, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant; but I am slow of speech and slow of tongue.

Turn it around

Genesis 50:20 (NKJV)
But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive.

Habakkuk 1:5

Habakkuk 1:5 (ESV)
"Look among the nations, and see; wonder and be astounded. For I am doing a work in your days that you would not believe if told.

Live to not just get by

1 Corinthians 10:23 (MSG)
Looking at it one way, you could say, "Anything goes. Because of God's immense generosity and grace, we don't have to dissect and scrutinize every action to see if it will pass muster." But the point is not to just get by. We want to live well, but our foremost efforts should be to help others live well.

Repentant heart prayer

Psalm 51:1-19 (MSG)
Generous in love—God, give grace! Huge in mercy—wipe out my bad record. Scrub away my guilt, soak out my sins in your laundry. I know how bad I've been; my sins are staring me down.

Use for scripture

Romans 15:4 (MSG)
Even if it was written in Scripture long ago, you can be sure it's written for us. God wants the combination of his steady, constant calling and warm, personal counsel in Scripture to come to characterize us, keeping us alert for whatever he will do next.

Power of words

Isaiah 55:11 (MSG)
So will the words that come out of my mouth not come back empty-handed. They'll do the work I sent them to do, they'll complete the assignment I gave them.

Ephesians 6:10

Ephesians 6:10 (MSG)
And that about wraps it up. God is strong, and he wants you strong. So take everything the Master has set out for you, well-made weapons of the best materials. And put them to use so you will be able to stand up to everything the Devil throws your way. This is no afternoon athletic contest that we'll walk away from and forget about in a couple of hours. This is for keeps, a life-or-death fight to the finish against the Devil and all his angels.

Love like christ

Ephesians 4:15 (MSG)
God wants us to grow up, to know the whole truth and tell it in love-like Christ in everything. We take our lead from Christ, who is the source of everything we do.

Comfort

Isaiah 41:10 (NKJV)
Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.

Strength for answers

Jeremiah 32:27 (NKJV)
Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for Me?

Ephesians 5:2

Ephesians 5:2 (MSG)
Mostly what God does is love you. Keep company with him and learn a life of love. Observe how Christ loved us. His love was not cautious but extravagant. He didn't love in order to get something from us but to give everything of himself to us. Love like that.

1 Corinthians 13:7

1 Corinthians 13:7 (MSG)
Puts up with anything, Trusts God always, Always looks for the best, Never looks back, But keeps going to the end.

Proverbs 1:29

Proverbs 1:29 (MSG)
"Because you hated Knowledge and had nothing to do with the Fear-of-God, Because you wouldn't take my advice and brushed aside all my offers to train you, Well, you've made your bed—now lie in it; you wanted your own way—now, how do you like it? Don't you see what happens, you simpletons, you idiots? Carelessness kills; complacency is murder. First pay attention to me, and then relax. Now you can take it easy—you're in good hands."

Psalm 32:1

Psalm 32:1 (NKJV)
Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven,

Proverbs 28:19

Proverbs 28:19 (NKJV)
He who tills his land will have plenty of bread, But he who follows frivolity will have poverty enough!

Proverbs 28:2

Proverbs 28:2 (NKJV)
Because of the transgression of a land, many are its princes; But by a man of understanding and knowledge Right will be prolonged.

Acts 20:24

Acts 20:24 (NKJV)
But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.

1 Corinthians 2:2

1 Corinthians 2:2 (MSG)
I deliberately kept it plain and simple: first Jesus and who he is; then Jesus and what he did-Jesus crucified.

Hebrews 13:15

Hebrews 13:15 (MSG)
Let's take our place outside with Jesus, no longer pouring out the sacrificial blood of animals but pouring out sacrificial praises from our lips to God in Jesus' name.

Romans 8:33

Romans 8:33 (MSG)
And who would dare tangle with God by messing with one of God's chosen?

Romans 8:18

Romans 8:18 (MSG)
That's why I don't think there's any comparison between the present hard times and the coming good times. The created world itself can hardly wait for what's coming next. Everything in creation is being more or less held back. God reins it in until both creation and all the creatures are ready and can be released at the same moment into the glorious times ahead. Meanwhile, the joyful anticipation deepens.

Romans 10:5

Romans 10:5 (MSG)
Moses wrote that anyone who insists on using the law code to live right before God soon discovers it's not so easy-every detail of life regulated by fine print!