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Grace

Hebrews 4:16 (NIV84)
Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

The Lord's Plan

Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV84)
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

Faith

Hebrews 11:1 (NIV84)
Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.

Giving

2 Corinthians 9:7 (NIV84)
Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

Descisiveness

James 5:12 (NIV84)
Above all, my brothers, do not swear–not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. Let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, or you will be condemned.

Anxiety

1 Peter 5:7 (NIV84)
Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.

Discipline

Hebrews 12:11 (NIV84)
No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.

A Clean Slate

Psalm 103:12 (NIV84)
as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

Direction

Isaiah 30:21 (NIV)
Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, "This is the way; walk in it."

Direction, Guidance

Isaiah 30:21 (NIV)
Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, "This is the way; walk in it."

Renewal

2 Corinthians 5:17 (NIV)
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!

Morals

Psalm 1:1 (NIV)
Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers,

Favor

1 Samuel 2:7 (NIV)
The lord sends poverty and wealth; he humbles and he exalts.

Blessings Through Discipline

Psalm 94:12-13 (NIV)
Blessed is the one you discipline, lord, the one you teach from your law;

Disagreements

Proverbs 17:14 (NIV)
Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.

Joy and Hope

Romans 15:13 (NIV)
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Faith

Habakkuk 2:4 (NIV)
"See, the enemy is puffed up; his desires are not upright— but the righteous person will live by his faithfulness—

Thankfulness

1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NIV)
give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.

Not of the world, but in the world

2 Corinthians 10:3 (NIV)
For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does.

Love

Galatians 5:6 (NIV)
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.

True Worship

John 4:23 (NIV)
Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks.

Perseverance

James 1:4 (NIV)
Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

Chosen

Jeremiah 1:5 (NIV)
"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations."

Perseverance

Philippians 3:13-14 (NIV)
Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,

Prayer

Ephesians 3:12 (NIV)
In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence.