A Happy Heart

"A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit."  -Proverbs 15:13

Restored

"The LORD upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down."  -Psalm 145:14

Sick in Bed

"....I was sick and you looked after me...." --Matthew 25:36

Door of Destitution

"Yet God, with undeserved kindness, declares that we are righteous.  He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins."  - Romans 3:24 (NLT)

No Limelight

"Whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God."  

-1 Corinthians 10:31

Imperfect

"God demonstrates his own love for us in this:  While we were still sinners, Christ died for us."  -Romans 5:8

By Any Road

"Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have laid hold of it.  But one thing I do:  Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead."  -Philippians 3:13

Anonymous

"For by the grace given me I say to every one of you:  Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you." -Romans 12:3

Waiting Patiently

"And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised."  -Hebrews 6:15

Burdens

"My yoke is easy and my burden is light."  -Matthew 11:30

Abandoning to God

"The Spirit Himself beareth witness with our spirit..." 

-Romans 8:16

Empty-Handed

"Your name, LORD, endures forever, your renown, LORD, through all generations.  For the LORD will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants."  -Psalm 135:13-14

Asking in Faith

"Jesus stopped and ordered the man to be brought to him.  When he came near, Jesus asked him, 'What do you want me to do for you?"  -Luke 18:40-41

Greed

"By justice a king gives a country stability, but those who are greedy for bribes tear it down." -Proverbs 29:4

Learning Contentment

"I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation." -Philippians 4:11

God's Peace

"In your anger do not sin:  Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry."  -Ephesians 4:26

Relationships

"No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known." -John 1:18

Trapped!

"The wise men will be put to shame; they'll be dismayed and trapped.  Since they have rejected the word of the LORD, what kind of wisdom do they have?"  -Jeremiah 8:9

Renewing of Your Mind

"Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God--this is your spiritual act of worship.  Do not conform any longer 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."  -Romans 12:1-2

The Lord's Work

"Therefore, my dear brothers, be steadfast, unmovable, always excelling in the Lord's work, knowing that your labor in the Lord is not in vain."  -1 Corinthians 15:58