Repent...

Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord, (NIV)

So repent (change your mind and purpose); turn around and return [to God], that your sins may be erased (blotted out, wiped clean), that times of refreshing (of recovering from the effects of heat, of [a]reviving with fresh air) may come from the presence of the Lord; (Amplified)

Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord. (KJV)

~ Acts 3:19

Return to the LORD Your God...

Don’t tear your clothing in your grief,

    but tear your hearts instead.”

Return to the Lord your God,

    for He is merciful and compassionate,

slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.

    He is eager to relent and not punish. 

~ Joel 2:13 (NLT)

Press On...

13 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, 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)

Justified Through Faith

1 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.

~ Romans 5:1-5 (NIV)

Overcome Evil

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. ~ Romans 12:21 (NIV)

Every Good & Perfect Good

Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. ~ James 1:17 (NIV)

God's Handiwork

For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. ~ Ephesians 2:10 (NIV)

His Grace Is Sufficient...

9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 10 That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. ~ 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 (NIV)

Call on Him...

The Lord is near to all who call on Him,
    to all who call on Him in truth. ~Psalm 145:18 (NIV)

Devote Yourself to Prayer

Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. 
~ Colossians‬ ‭4:2‬

Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. ~ Colossians 4:2 (NIV)

Remain in HIM

I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in Me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from Me you can do nothing. ~ John‬ ‭15:5‬ ‭

Do Your Best...

Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth. ~ 2 timothy 2:15 (NIV)

Living as Those Made Alive in Christ

1 Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 

2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.

~ Colossians 3:1-2 (NIV)

Great Love...

See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him. ~ 1 John 3:1 (NIV)

HIS Love...

BUT God demonstrated His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. ~ Romans 5:8 (NIV)