Celia Jackson

contentment

1 Timothy 6:17-19 (AMP)
As for the rich in this world, charge them not to be proud and arrogant and contemptuous of others, nor to set their hopes on uncertain riches, but on God, Who richly and ceaselessly provides us with everything for [our] enjoyment.

covetousness

James 4:2 (AMP)
You are jealous and covet [what others have] and your desires go unfulfilled; [so] you become murderers. [To hate is to murder as far as your hearts are concerned.] You burn with envy and anger and are not able to obtain [the gratification, the contentment, and the happiness that you seek], so you fight and war. You do not have, because you do not ask. [I John 3:15.]

Stay with and in the faith

Colossians 1:23 (AMP)
[And this He will do] provided that you continue to stay with and in the faith [in Christ], well-grounded and settled and steadfast, not shifting or moving away from the hope [which rests on and is inspired by] the glad tidings (the Gospel), which you heard and which has been preached [as being designed for and offered without restrictions] to every person under heaven, and of which [Gospel] I, Paul, became a minister.

Live Worthy

Colossians 1:10 (AMP)
That you may walk (live and conduct yourselves) in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him and desiring to please Him in all things, bearing fruit in every good work and steadily growing and increasing in and by the knowledge of God [with fuller, deeper, and clearer insight, acquaintance, and recognition].

Mark 13:8

Mark 13:8 (ESV)
For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places; there will be famines. These are but the beginning of the birth pains.

no idleness

Proverbs 31:27 (ESV)
She looks well to the ways of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.

supply your needs

Philippians 4:19 (ESV)
And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

cast all anxieties

1 Peter 5:7 (ESV)
casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.

meet every need

Philippians 4:19 (ESV)
And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

do not labor for food.

John 6:27 (ESV)
Do not labor for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For on him God the Father has set his seal."

Proverbs 17:15

Proverbs 17:15 (NIV84)
Acquitting the guilty and condemning the innocent— the Lord detests them both.

Proverbs 16:9

Proverbs 16:9 (NIV84)
In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps.

Luke 21:33

Luke 21:33 (NIV)
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

Luke 21:15

Luke 21:15 (NIV)
For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.

Luke 21:13

Luke 21:13 (NIV)
And so you will bear testimony to me.

Luke 21:14

Luke 21:14 (NIV)
But make up your mind not to worry beforehand how you will defend yourselves.

Luke 7:47

Luke 7:47 (NIV)
Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—as her great love has shown. But whoever has been forgiven little loves little."

Psalm 4:8

Psalm 4:8 (NIV)
In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, lord, make me dwell in safety.

Luke 11:23

Luke 11:23 (NIV)
"Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.

Luke 11:10

Luke 11:10 (NIV)
For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

Luke 11:9

Luke 11:9 (NIV)
"So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.

1 Timothy 1:4

1 Timothy 1:4 (NIV)
or to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies. Such things promote controversial speculations rather than advancing God's work—which is by faith.

1 Timothy 1:5

1 Timothy 1:5 (NIV)
The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.

1 Timothy 1:6

1 Timothy 1:6 (NIV)
Some have departed from these and have turned to meaningless talk.

Isaiah 61:1

Isaiah 61:1 (NIV)
The Spirit of the Sovereign lord is on me, because the lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners,