Have Peace

“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” ~ John 16:33 (NIV)

Comfort in Troubles

3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. ~ 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 (NIV 1984) 

The Secret

11 I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. 12 I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry,whether living in plenty or in want. 13 I can do all this through him who gives me strength. ~ Philippians 4:11-13(NIV)

Help in Our Weakness

In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. ~ Romans 8:26(NIV)

A Kind Word

Anxiety weighs down the heart,
    but a kind word cheers it up.

~ Proverbs 12:25(NIV)

Where Should I Go?

7 Answer me quickly, Lord;
    my spirit fails.
Do not hide Your face from me
    or I will be like those who go down to the pit.
8 Let the morning bring me word of Your unfailing love,
    for I have put my trust in You.
Show me the way I should go,
    for to You I entrust my life.

~ Psalm 143:7-8(NIV)

Deliverance is Coming...

Psalm 34:18-19New International Version (NIV)

18 The Lord is close to the brokenhearted
    and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

19 The righteous person may have many troubles,
    but the Lord delivers him from them all;

Joyful in Hope

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. ~ Romans 12:12 (NIV)

Though You Stumble...

23 The Lord makes firm the steps
    of the one who delights in Him;
24 though he may stumble, he will not fall,
    for the Lord upholds him with His hand.

~ Psalm 37:23-24(NIV)

A Shield

But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high. ~ Psalm 3:3 (NIV)

Do Not Fear

 

So do not fear, for I am with you;
    do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
    I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

~ Isaiah 41:10(NIV)

The Righteous Cry Out

The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; He delivers them from all their troubles. ~ Psalm 34:17 (NIV)

He Cares for You

6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. 7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. ~ 1 Peter 5:6-7(NIV)

Suffering for Being a Christian

12 Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. 13 But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.

~ 1 Peter 4:12-13New International Version (NIV)

In Times of Trouble

The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed,
    a stronghold in times of trouble.

~ Psalm 9:9 (NIV)

He Brought Out

1 I waited patiently for the Lord;
    he turned to me and heard my cry.
2 He lifted me out of the slimy pit,
    out of the mud and mire;
He set my feet on a rock
    and gave me a firm place to stand.
3 He put a new song in my mouth,
    a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear the Lord
    and put their trust in Him.

~ Psalm 40:1-3 (NIV)

Old Fashioned Hymn ~ He Brought Me Out

Nothing Can Separate Us from the Love of God

38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future,nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

~ Romans 8:38-39 (NIV)

Hope

Anyone who is among the living has hope—even a live dog is better off than a dead lion! ~ Ecclesiastes 9:4 (NIV)

Trust in Him

Many are the woes of the wicked,
    but the Lord’s unfailing love
    surrounds the one who trusts in Him.

~ Psalm 32:10 (NIV)

Press on to the Prize

13 Brothers, 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, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. ~ Philippians 3:13-14 (NIV 1984)