Connect with God and His perfection
When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy. (Psalm 94:19 NIV)
It’s like a reaching up for Him
Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise the Lord. (Psalm 134:2 NIV)
The importance of gratitude
I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips. I will glory in the Lord; let the afflicted hear and rejoice. Glorify the Lord with me; let us exalt his name together. I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. (Psalm 34:1-4 NIV)
His words will comfort us
Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. (John 14:1 ESV)
Happy and grateful with a simple life
Godliness with contentment is great gain. (1 Timothy 6:6 NIV)
We can be His mouthpiece, His example, His touch
We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. (2 Corinthians 5:20 NIV)
Be thankful for small things
Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer person is decaying, yet our inner person is being renewed day by day. (2 Corinthians 4:16 NASB)
Let go of the past
Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am languishing; heal me. (Psalm 6:2a ESV)
Focus on thanksgiving and praise
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Corinthians 15:57)
Find comfort in His loving
And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. (1 Peter 5:10 ESV)
When we tell God “Good job”
I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. (Psalm 139:14 ESV)
Our “letter of thanks” to Him
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. (1 Chronicles 16:34 NLT)
He ran back to Jesus
One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. (Luke 17:15 NIV)
Attuned to God
For it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose. (Philippians 2:13 NIV)
Only believe that I am able
And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you. (Psalm 9:10 ESV)
We can embrace it when it comes
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me. (Psalm 23:4 KJV)
We can learn to trust Him
For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever! (2 Corinthians 4:17 NLT)
Preserving your time
Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. (Ephesians 5:15-16 ESV)
Life in God’s world is very different
Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way. (2 Thessalonians 3:16 ESV)
Just as I believe in you
This hope will not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us. (Romans 5:5 CSB)