Stiving to get closer to Jesus every day and sharing what I learn.
Dear friends, now we are God’s children. What we will be isn’t completely clear yet. We do know that when Christ appears we will be like Him because we will see Him as He is.
– 1 John 3:2 (GOD’S WORD® Translation (©1995))
We can only imagine what it will be like to be fully in His presence.
I can’t do anything on My own. As I listen [to the Father], I make My judgments. My judgments are right because I don’t try to do what I want but what the One who sent Me wants.
– John 5:30 (GOD’S WORD® Translation (©1995))
Just as Jesus got His marching orders from the Father, so should we get ours from Jesus.
Don’t make rash promises, and don’t be hasty in bringing matters before God. After all, God is in heaven, and you are here on earth. So let your words be few.
– Ecclesiastes 5:2 (New Living Translation (©2007))
Yes God wants you to talk to Him but remember to respect Him for Who He is.
Listen to advice and accept discipline so that you may be wise the rest of your life.
– Proverbs 19:20 (GOD’S WORD® Translation (©1995))
None of us know everything so listening to others can only make you wiser.
No, these words are very near you. They’re in your mouth and in your heart so that you will obey them.
– Deuteronomy 30:14 (GOD’S WORD® Translation (©1995))
Keeping God’s Word in you is the best way to stay holy.
My soul can say, ‘The LORD is my lot [in life]. That is why I find hope in Him.’
– Lamentations 3:24 (GOD’S WORD® Translation (©1995))
Those who make God their first priority will never be hopeless.
Fear the LORD, you holy people who belong to Him. Those who fear Him are never in need.
– Psalm 34:9 (GOD’S WORD® Translation (©1995))
Give God the respect due to Him and you will never find yourself begging.
[By David.] The LORD is my light and my salvation. Who is there to fear? The LORD is my life’s fortress. Who is there to be afraid of?
– Psalm 27:1 (GOD’S WORD® Translation (©1995))
Fear disappears when you realize God is on your side.
He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
– Colossians 1:17 (New American Standard Bible (©1995))
Jesus is the “glue” that holds the whole universe together. Without Him, there would be no “us.”
And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.
– Romans 8:28 (New Living Translation (©2007))
God can even take the bad things that happen to us and turn it around for something good.