Lana Richmond

Wisdom

Job 28:28 (NIV)
And he said to the human race, "The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding."

Don't love money

Hebrews 13:5 (NIV)
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you."

Give generously

2 Corinthians 9:6-7 (NIV)
Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.

Living sacrifice

Romans 12:1 (NIV)
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.

Grieve over like nation

Amos 6:6-7 (NIV)
You drink wine by the bowlful and use the finest lotions, but you do not grieve over the ruin of Joseph.

Boast

Jeremiah 9:23-24 (NIV)
This is what the lord says: "Let not the wise boast of their wisdom or the strong boast of their strength or the rich boast of their riches,

Proof that e are Gods

1 John 3:17-18 (NIV)
If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be that person?

Be ready

Matthew 24:48-51 (NIV)
But suppose that servant is wicked and says to himself, 'My master is staying away a long time,'

Ship your grain

Ecclesiastes 11:1-2 (NIV)
Ship your grain across the sea; after many days you may receive a return.

Never enough

Ecclesiastes 5:10 (NIV)
Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income. This too is meaningless.

Reward

Proverbs 19:17 (NIV)
Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the lord, and he will reward them for what they have done.

Generous

Proverbs 11:25 (NIV)
A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.

Never forget

Deuteronomy 8:16 (NIV)
He gave you manna to eat in the wilderness, something your ancestors had never known, to humble and test you so that in the end it might go well with you.

Deuteronomy 8:19-20 (NIV)
If you ever forget the lord your God and follow other gods and worship and bow down to them, I testify against you today that you will surely be destroyed.

Our wealth

Deuteronomy 8:11-14 (NIV)
Be careful that you do not forget the lord your God, failing to observe his commands, his laws and his decrees that I am giving you this day.

Deuteronomy 8:17-18 (NIV)
You may say to yourself, "My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me."

Eating in heaven

Matthew 26:29 (NIV)
I tell you, I will not drink from this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom."

Abundance

Matthew 25:29-30 (NIV)
For whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them.

Words to live by

2 Peter 1:5-10 (NCV)
Because you have these blessings, do your best to add these things to your lives: to your faith, add goodness; and to your goodness, add knowledge;

Resist

1 Peter 2:11 (NCV)
Dear friends, you are like foreigners and strangers in this world. I beg you to avoid the evil things your bodies want to do that fight against your soul.

Search me

Psalm 139:23-24 (NCV)
God, examine me and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.

Sabbath

Isaiah 58:13 (NLT)
“Keep the Sabbath day holy. Don’t pursue your own interests on that day, but enjoy the Sabbath and speak of it with delight as the LORD’s holy day. Honor the Sabbath in everything you do on that day, and don’t follow your own desires or talk idly.

John 17:24

John 17:24 (NIV)
"Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world.

Reward s

Psalm 62:12 (NIV)
and with you, Lord, is unfailing love"; and, "You reward everyone according to what they have done."

My sin

Psalm 51:3-4 (NIV)
For I know my transgressions, and my sin is always before me.

Create in a pure heart

Psalm 51:10-13 (NIV)
Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

Gods will help us

Psalm 40:5 (NIV)
Many, lord my God, are the wonders you have done, the things you planned for us. None can compare with you; were I to speak and tell of your deeds, they would be too many to declare.

Psalm 40:12-13 (NIV)
For troubles without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, and I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart fails within me.