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Undivided Heart

Psalm 86:11-13 (NIV84)
Teach me your way, O Lord, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name.

Listen to advice

Proverbs 19:20 (NIV84)
Listen to advice and accept instruction, and in the end you will be wise.

Fear

Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV84)
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;

Fear

John 14:1 (NIV84)
“Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me.

Fear

Psalm 56:3 (NIV84)
When I am afraid, I will trust in you.

God is greater than our hearts

1 John 3:16 (NIV84)
This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.

1 John 3:18-20 (NIV84)
Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.

Birth to sin leads to death

James 1:13-15 (NIV84)
When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone;

Purity, Ridding of sinful nature

Colossians 3:5-10 (NIV84)
Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry.

Contentment

1 Timothy 6:6 (NIV84)
But godliness with contentment is great gain.

Contentment

Philippians 4:11 (NIV84)
I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.

Anger issues

Proverbs 29:11 (NIV84)
A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control.

Refresher

Proverbs 11:25 (NIV84)
A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.

Not 4 men approval but God's approval

Galatians 1:10 (NIV84)
Am I now trying to win the approval of men, or of God? Or am I trying to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.

Seeking and praising the Lord

Psalm 63:1-5 (NIV84)
O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water.

Do not consult mediums

Isaiah 8:19-22 (NIV84)
When men tell you to consult mediums and spiritists, who whisper and mutter, should not a people inquire of their God? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living?

God rescues from every evil attack

2 Timothy 4:16-18 (NIV84)
At my first defense, no one came to my support, but everyone deserted me. May it not be held against them.

Fought the good fight

2 Timothy 4:7 (NIV84)
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

Preach in and out of season

2 Timothy 4:2-4 (NIV84)
Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage–with great patience and careful instruction.

The Word is God breathed, it is out equipment

2 Timothy 3:16-17 (NIV84)
All Scripture is God‑breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,

Avoid godless chatter

2 Timothy 2:15-17 (NIV84)
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.

Turn away from stupid arguments

2 Timothy 2:23-24 (NIV84)
Don't have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels.

Promise of God

Deuteronomy 4:27-31 (NIV84)
The Lord will scatter you among the peoples, and only a few of you will survive among the nations to which the Lord will drive you.

We are just a vapor

James 4:13-15 (NIV84)
Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.”

Eternal Perspective

Colossians 3:1-4 (NIV84)
Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.

Hope is in you

Psalm 39:7 (NIV84)
“But now, Lord, what do I look for? My hope is in you.