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Hosea 14:9

Hosea 14:9 (MSG)
If you want to live well, make sure you understand all of this. If you know what's good for you, you'll learn this inside and out. God's paths get you where you want to go. Right-living people walk them easily; wrong-living people are always tripping and stumbling.

1 John 4:21

1 John 4:21 (MSG)
The command we have from Christ is blunt: Loving God includes loving people. You've got to love both.

1 Peter 4:19

1 Peter 4:19 (MSG)
So if you find life difficult because you're doing what God said, take it in stride. Trust him. He knows what he's doing, and he'll keep on doing it.

James 4:1

James 4:1 (MSG)
Where do you think all these appalling wars and quarrels come from? Do you think they just happen? Think again. They come about because you want your own way, and fight for it deep inside yourselves. You lust for what you don't have and are willing to kill to get it. You want what isn't yours and will risk violence to get your hands on it.

James 4:10

James 4:10 (MSG)
Get down on your knees before the Master; it's the only way you'll get on your feet.

Hebrews 11:1

Hebrews 11:1 (MSG)
The fundamental fact of existence is that this trust in God, this faith, is the firm foundation under everything that makes life worth living. It's our handle on what we can't see. The act of faith is what distinguished our ancestors, set them above the crowd.

Lamentations 5:21

Lamentations 5:21 (MSG)
Bring us back to you, God-we're ready to come back. Give us a fresh start.

Lamentations 3:28

Lamentations 3:28 (MSG)
When life is heavy and hard to take, go off by yourself. Enter the silence. Bow in prayer. Don't ask questions: Wait for hope to appear. Don't run from trouble. Take it full-face. The "worst" is never the worst.

Lamentations 3:29

Lamentations 3:29 (MSG)
Bow in prayer. Don't ask questions: Wait for hope to appear.

Lamentations 3:30

Lamentations 3:30 (MSG)
Don't run from trouble. Take it full-face. The "worst" is never the worst.

Lamentations 3:31

Lamentations 3:31 (MSG)
Why? Because the Master won't ever walk out and fail to return. If he works severely, he also works tenderly. His stockpiles of loyal love are immense. He takes no pleasure in making life hard, in throwing roadblocks in the way:

Hebrews 10:39

Hebrews 10:39 (MSG)
But we're not quitters who lose out. Oh, no! We'll stay with it and survive, trusting all the way.

Hebrews 9:28

Hebrews 9:28 (MSG)
Christ's death was also a one-time event, but it was a sacrifice that took care of sins forever. And so, when he next appears, the outcome for those eager to greet him is, precisely, salvation.

Hebrews 6:18

Hebrews 6:18 (MSG)
God can't break his word. And because his word cannot change, the promise is likewise unchangeable.

Jeremiah 29:11

Jeremiah 29:11 (MSG)
I know what I'm doing. I have it all planned out-plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for.

Ezekiel 36:26

Ezekiel 36:26 (MSG)
I'll give you a new heart, put a new spirit in you. I'll remove the stone heart from your body and replace it with a heart that's God-willed, not self-willed.

2 Corinthians 1:4

2 Corinthians 1:4 (MSG)
He comes alongside us when we go through hard times, and before you know it, he brings us alongside someone else who is going through hard times so that we can be there for that person just as God was there for us.

Isaiah 30:18

Isaiah 30:18 (MSG)
But God's not finished. He's waiting around to be gracious to you. He's gathering strength to show mercy to you. God takes the time to do everything right—everything. Those who wait around for him are the lucky ones.

Ephesians 6:24

Ephesians 6:24 (MSG)
Pure grace and nothing but grace be with all who love our Master, Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 10:18

2 Corinthians 10:18 (MSG)
What you say about yourself means nothing in God's work. It's what God says about you that makes the difference.

Proverbs 27:19

Proverbs 27:19 (MSG)
Just as water mirrors your face, so your face mirrors your heart.