Rebecca Pelishek

Present to God

Philippians 4:6 (NIV)
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

Know Him

John 15:15 (NIV)
I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.

How to think

Romans 12:2 (NIV)
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

Trust

Proverbs 3:5 (NIV)
Trust in the lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;

1 Corinthians 13:4-7

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 (NIV)
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

Proverbs 14:1

Proverbs 14:1 (NIV)
The wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down.

Luke 18:8

Luke 18:8 (NIV)
I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?"

Pray persistently

Luke 18:8 (NIV)
I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?"

Isaiah 40:28

Isaiah 40:28 (NIV)
Do you not know? Have you not heard? The lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom.

Isaiah 40:29

Isaiah 40:29 (NIV)
He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.

Isaiah 40:30

Isaiah 40:30 (NIV)
Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall;

Isaiah 40:31

Isaiah 40:31 (NIV)
but those who hope in the lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

Daniel 3:13

Daniel 3:13 (NIV)
Furious with rage, Nebuchadnezzar summoned Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king,

Daniel 3:14

Daniel 3:14 (NIV)
and Nebuchadnezzar said to them, "Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, that you do not serve my gods or worship the image of gold I have set up?

Daniel 3:15

Daniel 3:15 (NIV)
Now when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe and all kinds of music, if you are ready to fall down and worship the image I made, very good. But if you do not worship it, you will be thrown immediately into a blazing furnace. Then what god will be able to rescue you from my hand?"

Daniel 3:16

Daniel 3:16 (NIV)
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to him, "King Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter.

Daniel 3:17

Daniel 3:17 (NIV)
If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us from Your Majesty's hand.

Daniel 3:18

Daniel 3:18 (NIV)
But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up."

Daniel 3:19

Daniel 3:19 (NIV)
Then Nebuchadnezzar was furious with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, and his attitude toward them changed. He ordered the furnace heated seven times hotter than usual

Daniel 3:20

Daniel 3:20 (NIV)
and commanded some of the strongest soldiers in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego and throw them into the blazing furnace.

Daniel 3:21

Daniel 3:21 (NIV)
So these men, wearing their robes, trousers, turbans and other clothes, were bound and thrown into the blazing furnace.

Daniel 3:22

Daniel 3:22 (NIV)
The king's command was so urgent and the furnace so hot that the flames of the fire killed the soldiers who took up Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego,

Daniel 3:23

Daniel 3:23 (NIV)
and these three men, firmly tied, fell into the blazing furnace.

Daniel 3:24

Daniel 3:24 (NIV)
Then King Nebuchadnezzar leaped to his feet in amazement and asked his advisers, "Weren't there three men that we tied up and threw into the fire?" They replied, "Certainly, Your Majesty."

Daniel 3:25

Daniel 3:25 (NIV)
He said, "Look! I see four men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks like a son of the gods."