Natural Virtues

"But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him."  -Jeremiah 17:7

A Happy Heart

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

Placed in the Light

"Then Jesus told them, 'You are going to have the light just a little while longer.  Walk while you have the light, before darkness overtakes you.  Whoever walks in the dark knows not where they are going.  While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of Light'...."  

-John 12:35-36a

Treasure and Ponder

"But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart."  -Luke 2:19

Approved Unto God

"Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, right dividing the word of truth."  -2 Timothy 2:15

Restored

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

Whiter Than Snow

"Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow."  -Psalm 51:7

Famous Smile

"The prospect of the righteous is joy." -Proverbs 10:28

Rise and Shine

"Know ye not that. . . .ye are not your own?"
 - 1 Corinthians 6:19

Old Self/New Self

"For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; And the former things will not be remembered or come to mind."  

-Isaiah 65:17

His Transforming Power

"But God will redeem me from the realm of the dead; he will surely take me to himself." -Psalm 49:15

Name Calling

"Jesus looked at him, and said,....'You will be called Cephas' (which, when translated, is Peter)."  -John 1:42

No Longer Ruled by the Flesh

"The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God's law, nor can it do so."  -Romans 8:7

Dressing in Layers

"Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience."  -Colossians 3:12

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

Sharing Fruit

"Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit."  -Galatians 5:25

Lost and Found

"For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost." -Luke 19:10

Reflecting God's Love

"When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the covenant law in his hands, he was not aware that his face was radiant because he had spoken with the LORD." -Exodus 34:29

Being Made Perfect

"For I am confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will continue to perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus."  -Philippians 1:6

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