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Temptation

James 1:14 (NLT)
Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away.

Stable

Proverbs 25:28 (NLT)
A person without self-control is like a city with broken-down walls.

Romans 11:17

Romans 11:17 (NLT)
But some of these branches from Abraham’s tree—some of the people of Israel—have been broken off. And you Gentiles, who were branches from a wild olive tree, have been grafted in. So now you also receive the blessing God has promised Abraham and his children, sharing in the rich nourishment from the root of God’s special olive tree.

2 Corinthians 10:4-5

2 Corinthians 10:4-5 (NLT)
We use God’s mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and to destroy false arguments.

Matthew 11:28-29

Matthew 11:28-29 (NLT)
Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.

Anger

Ephesians 4:26-27 (NLT)
And “don’t sin by letting anger control you.” Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry,

Philippians 4:8-9

Philippians 4:8-9 (NLT)
And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.

Settling

Genesis 11:31 (NLT)
One day Terah took his son Abram, his daughter-in-law Sarai (his son Abram’s wife), and his grandson Lot (his son Haran’s child) and moved away from Ur of the Chaldeans. He was headed for the land of Canaan, but they stopped at Haran and settled there.

Keep going

Hebrews 6:11-12 (NLT)
Our great desire is that you will keep on loving others as long as life lasts, in order to make certain that what you hope for will come true.

God loves us

1 John 4:16-18 (NLT)
We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love. God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them.

2 Corinthians 5:17-21

2 Corinthians 5:17-21 (NLT)
This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!

Anger

Ephesians 4:26-28 (NLT)
And “don’t sin by letting anger control you.” Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry,

Anger

Ephesians 4:31-32 (NLT)
Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior.

Matthew 11:28-29

Matthew 11:28-29 (NLT)
Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.

Nor Foresake

Hebrews 13:5 (NLT)
Don’t love money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said, “I will never fail you. I will never abandon you.”

Ephesians 4:15

Ephesians 4:15 (NLT)
Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church.

childish

1 Corinthians 13:11 (NLT)
When I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child. But when I grew up, I put away childish things.

multiply

Jeremiah 29:6 (NLT)
Marry and have children. Then find spouses for them so that you may have many grandchildren. Multiply! Do not dwindle away!

Romans 15:13

Romans 15:13 (NLT)
I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Romans 13:11

Romans 13:11 (NLT)
This is all the more urgent, for you know how late it is; time is running out. Wake up, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.

take care of you

Matthew 11:28-29 (NLT)
Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.

greedy

Luke 15:11-18 (NLT)
To illustrate the point further, Jesus told them this story: “A man had two sons.

Forgiveness

Matthew 6:12-14 (NLT)
and forgive us our sins, as we have forgiven those who sin against us.

Pure heart

Matthew 5:8-10 (NLT)
God blesses those whose hearts are pure, for they will see God.

Humility

Philippians 2:5-8 (NLT)
You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had.