Lauren Coleman

Those that wait on the Lord

Isaiah 40:31 (ESV)
but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.

Wait on the Lord

Psalm 27:14 (ESV)
Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!

Undeserving Love

Psalm 8:4 (ESV)
what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him?

Bed Check

Psalm 4:4 (ESV)
Be angry, and do not sin; ponder in your own hearts on your beds, and be silent. Selah

Lifter of my head

Psalm 3:3 (ESV)
But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.

When times get really hard

Psalm 9:9-10 (ESV)
The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.

God loved us first

1 John 4:10-11 (ESV)
In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

Distracting thoughts

2 Corinthians 10:5 (ESV)
We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ,

God is all I need

John 4:14 (ESV)
but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life."

Remind God of his promises

Isaiah 62:6-7 (NIV)
I have posted watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the lord, give yourselves no rest,

Ask for in Prayer

Mark 11:24 (NIV)
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

Love sets Christians apart

John 13:35 (NIV)
By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."

Be patient

Philippians 4:6 (ESV)
do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

Pain for his purpose

2 Corinthians 1:4 (ESV)
who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

God will fight for you

Exodus 14:14 (ESV)
The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent."

Our thoughts

Proverbs 23:7 (KJV)
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.

Make sure I serve God!

Romans 14:12 (ESV)
So then each of us will give an account of himself to God.

The benefits as we grow

2 Corinthians 3:18 (MSG)
All of us! Nothing between us and God, our faces shining with the brightness of his face. And so we are transfigured much like the Messiah, our lives gradually becoming brighter and more beautiful as God enters our lives and we become like him.

The transformation

Colossians 3:9-10 (NIV)
Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices

Things to focus on to avoid temptation

Philippians 4:8 (ESV)
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

Calling on God for help

Psalm 50:15 (ESV)
and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me."

Prepare to avoid formation

Proverbs 4:26-27 (ESV)
Ponder the path of your feet; then all your ways will be sure.

Enduring trials and the result

James 1:2-4 (ESV)
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds,

A God Fearing Wife

Proverbs 31:10 (ESV)
An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels.

Enduring the Race

Hebrews 12:2 (ESV)
looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.