“Insecure people can either find a way of escape and heal from their insecurities, or choose the road towards deceiving people. Deception is the main tactic of the enemy, for he too is very insecure. Lucifer was once this beautiful archangel in charge of worship in Heaven. Ezekiel 28:13 speaks of him as follows: You were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering: the sardius, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald with gold. The workmanship of your timbrels and pipes was prepared for you on the day you were created.
There are many people who likewise follow the footsteps of Satan to perceive themselves to be better, and are prideful. But in reality they are insecure, and pride will consume them. They will have no chance towards real success. Instead, they become liars, gossipers, evil in their spirit; and at the same time they portray a perfect image of themselves as if they’re someone important, respectable, intelligent, all wise, the perfect human being. When something seems too perfect, it’s definitely a red flag. Lucifer was a red flag. Sin was found in him.
Are you insecure? Caution! Pride will set in and consequences will follow. Your own insecurities will psychologically impair you and will transform you into someone you’re not. Was Lucifer an insecure angel in heaven? Did he feel challenged by God? Is this what led him to pride? God never makes mistakes. So Lucifer wasn’t a mistake. Satan’s decision towards handling his mission led to pride. It was his choice. The sins of this world, brought about by Adam & Eve, led to many types of insecurities which opens a wide door to all kinds of sin. Satan possessed the serpent, deceived Adam & Eve through his pride, and imperfection brought about problems as well as challenges which makes us decide to either follow good or evil.”

— Insecurity Creates Psychological Problems For Anyone

Special Note #50

February 17, 2017

“Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.”

— Galatians 6:8 (NIV)

“You must realize, however, that in the last days difficult times will come. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, unfeeling, uncooperative, slanderous, degenerate, brutal, hateful of what is good, traitors, reckless, conceited, and lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God. They will hold to an outward form of godliness but deny its power. Stay away from such people.”

— II Timothy 3:1-5 (ISV)

“Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.”

— I John 5:5 (NIV)

“Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, i faith, in purity.”

— I Timothy 4:12 (ESV)

“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”

— Galatians 2:20 (NIV)

“For justice will return to the righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it. Who rises up for me against the wicked? Who stands up for me against evildoers?”

— Psalm 94:15-16 (ESV)

“He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination to the Lord.”

— Proverbs 17:15 (ESV)

“An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous, but one whose way is straight is an abomination to the wicked.”

— Proverbs 29:27 (ESV)

“Joseph was rejected and sold by his brothers because of their envious spirit.”

— Genesis 37:2-36 (ESV)

“Potiphar’s wife falsely accuses Joseph of sexual harassment, and he unjustly faces imprisonment.”

— Genesis 39:1-20 (ESV)

“Joseph finds favor with Pharaoh, is free from prison, and is promoted as the 2nd in command in Egypt under the ruling of the King.
Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, ‘Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one so discerning and wise as you. You shall be in charge of my palace, and all my people are to submit to your orders. Only with respect to the throne will I be greater than you.’
So it pays off being wise and discerning in the Lord. The challenges towards God’s best may be horrific. But it serves a valuable purpose.”

— Genesis 41:37-41 (NIV)

“The Lord will keep you from all harm. He will watch over your life; the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.”

— Psalm 121:7-8 (NIV)

“Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!”

— Isaiah 5:20 (ESV)

“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”

— Romans 12:21 (ESV)

“Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.”

— Ephesians 6:11 (NIV)

“For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.”

— 1st Corinthians 1:25 (NIV)

“It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, righteousness, holiness and redemption.”

— 1st Corinthians 1:30 (NIV)

“And to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.”

— Ephesians 3:19 (ESV)

“Who can find a virtuous wife? For her worth is far above rubies. The heart of her husband safely trusts her; so he will have no lack of gain. She does him good and not evil all the days of her life. She seeks wool and flax, and willingly works with her hands. She is like the merchant ships. She brings her food from afar. She also rises while it is yet night, and provides food for her household, and a portion for her maidservants. She considers a field and buys it. From her profits she plants a vineyard. She girds herself with strength, and strengthens her arms. She perceives that her merchandise is good, and her lamp does not go out by night. She stretches out her hands to the distaff, and her hand holds the spindle. She extends her hand to the poor. Yes, she reaches out her hands to the needy. She is not afraid of snow for her household, for all her household is clothed with scarlet. She makes tapestry for herself. Her clothing is fine linen and purple. Her husband is known in the gates, when he sits among the elders of the land. She makes linen garments and sells them, and supplies sashes for the merchants. Strength and honor are her clothing. She shall rejoice in time to come. She opens her mouth with wisdom, and on her tongue is the law of kindness. She watches over the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children rise up and call her blessed. Her husband also, and he praises her: ‘Many daughters have done well. but you excel them all.’ Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing. But a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised. Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her own works praise her in the gates.”

— Proverbs 31:10-31 NKJV

“That all should honor the Son Just as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.”

— John 5:23 (NKJV)

“‘You are My witnesses’, says the Lord, ‘And My servant whom I have chosen, That you may know and believe Me, and understand that I am He. Before Me there was no God formed, Nor shall there be after Me. I, even I, am the Lord, and besides Me there is no Savior.’”

— Isaiah 43:10-11 (NKJV)

“And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. But He laid His right hand on me, ‘Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last. I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death.”

— Revelaton 1:17-18 (NKJV)

“Sinners run away even when no one is chasing them. But those who do what is right are as bold as lions.”

— Proverbs 28:1 (NIRV)

“Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong.”

— 1st Corinthians 16:13 (NKJV)

“If ye continue in the faith groundedand settled; and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard; and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister; who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake which is the church. Whereof I am made a minister; according to the dispensation of God: which is given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God.”

— Colossians 1:23-25 (KJV)

“Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.”

— Proverbs 18:21 (KJV)

“Proverbs 18:21 speaks of the tongue to be either a blessing or a curse. Like anything in life, including our actions, we either do good or bad. So we reap what we sow. If we sow good seeds, we reap a harvest. If we sow bad seeds, we reap thorns. Sooner or later the results will unveil the truth. Nothing stays in hiding, for it will always come out in the open.”

“The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.”

— James 3:6 (NIV)

“James 3:6 speaks of the tongue to be evil when used inappropriately, for it will open all the wrong doors for the enemy to torment you. Your body is corrupted. Very similar to sowing bad seeds, and your flesh reaps corruption.”

“Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time He may exalt you.”

— 1st Peter 5:6 (ESV)

“But He gives more grace. Therefore it says, ‘God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.’”

— James 4:6 (ESV)

“Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”

— Matthew 23:12 (ESV)

“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

— John 3:16 (KJV)

“That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord”, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.”

— Romans 10:9-10 (NIV)

“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

— Romans 8:38-39 (NIV)

“By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.”

— Matthew 7:16-20 (NIV)

“Now when Jehu had come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she put paint on her eyes and adorned her head, and looked through a window. Then, as Jehu entered at the gate, she said, ‘Is it peace, Zimri, murderer of your master?’ And he looked up at the window, and said, ‘Who is on my side? Who?’ So two or three eunuchs looked out at him. The he said, ‘Throw her down’. So they threw her down, and some of her blood spattered on the wall and on the horses; and he trampled her underfoot. And when he had gone in, he ate and drank. Then he said, ‘Go now, see to this accursed woman, and bury her, for she was a king’s daughter.’ So they went to bury her, but they found no more of her than the skull and the feet and the palms of her hands. Therefore they came back and told him. And he said, ‘This is the word of the Lord, which He spoke by His servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying “on the plot of ground at Jezreel dogs shall eat the flesh of Jezebel; and the corpse of Jezebel shall be as refuse on the surface of the field, in the plot at Jezreel, so they shall not say, here lies Jezebe’.”

— 2nd Kings 9:30-37 (NKJV)

“To know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.”

— Ephesians 3:19 (NKJV)

“But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you conerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him.”

— 1st John 2:27 (NKJV)

“Yet when I am among mature believers, I do speak with words of wisdom, but not the kind of wisdom that belongs to this world or to the rulers of this world, who are soon forgotten.”

— 1st Corinthians 2:6 (NLT)

“Then we will no longer be immature like children. We won’t be tossed and blown about by every wind of new teaching. We will not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth. Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of His body, the church.”

— Ephesians 4:14-15 (NLT)

“But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!”

— Galatians 5:22-23 (NLT)

“There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death. For what the law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, on account of sin: He condemned sin in the flesh, that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.”

— Romans 8:1-4 (NKJV)

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness.”

— Galatians 5:22 (ESV)

“For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.”

— Romans 8:6 (ESV)

“Even the Spirit of truth, whom the world can not receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. You know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you.”

— John 14:17 (ESV)

“And He game some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive.”

— Ephesians 4:11-14 (KJV)

“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.”

— II Timothy 3:16-17

“Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.”

— I John 4:8 (NIV)

“Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body; and be thankful.”

— Colossians 3:15 (NASB)

“And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ; until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature-(height, achievement, highest goal) which belongs to the fullness of Christ.”

— Ephesians 4:11-13 (NASB)

“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith; and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God.”

— Ephesians 2:8 (NIV)

“God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

— James 4:6 (NKJV)

“Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty (arrogant) spirit before a fall.”

— Proverbs 16:18 (NKJV)

“My people perish from a lack of knowledge.”

— Hosea 4:6 (KJV)

“And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fullness of God.”

— Ephesians 3:19 (KJV)

“Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and He shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.”

— Psalms 27:14 (KJV)

“Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.”

— Galatians 6:7-9 (KJV)

“Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.”

— II Timothy 2:15 (ESV)

“And to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.”

— Ephesians 3:19 (ESV)

“A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion.”

— Proverbs 18:2 (ESV)

“The fear (reverence) of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.”

— Proverbs 1:7 (ESV)

“If a wise man has an argument with a fool, the fool only rages and laughs, and there is no quiet.”

— Proverbs 29:9 (ESV)

“Jesus came and told His disciples, ‘I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always even to the end of the age.’”

— Matthew 28:18-20 (NLT)

“And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.”

— Matthew 24:14 (NIV)

“Addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart.”

— Ephesians 5:19 (ESV)

“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.”

— Colossians 3:16 (ESV)

“My heart, O God, is steadfast (confident in Him, strong in His love), my heart is steadfast, I will sing and make music.”

— Psalm 57:7 (NIV)

“It is better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise than to hear the song of fools.”

— Ecclesiastes 7:5 (ESV)

“And they were singing a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and before the elders. No one could learn that song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.”

— Revelation 14:3 (ESV)

“Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.”

— 1st Peter 5:8 (NIV)

“Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.”

— James 4:7 (NASB)

“Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and give no opportunity to the devil.”

— Ephesians 4:26-27 (ESV)

“Not returning evil for evil or insult for insult, but a blessing instead; for you were called for the very purpose that you might inherit a blessing.”

— 1st Peter 3:9 (NASB)

“Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question, saying, ‘What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?’ They said to him, ‘The son of David’. He said to them, ‘How is it then that David, in the Spirit, calls him Lord, saying, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet?’ If then David calls him Lord, how is he his son? And no one was able to answer him a word, nor from that day did anyone dare to ask him any more questions.”

— Matthew 22:40-46 (ESV)

“My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.”

— James 1:2-4 (NKJV)

“We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.”

— 2nd Corinthians 4:8-9 (ESV)

“My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.”

— James 1:2-4 (NKJV)

“Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the Lord understand it completely. Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is crooked in his ways. The one who keeps the law (who walks in obedience) is a son with understanding (he is wise), but a companion of gluttons (people who embrace sin) shames His father. ”

— Proverbs 28:5-7 (ESV)

“The tongue of the righteous is as choice silver. The heart of the wicked is worth little. The lips of the righteous feed many. But fools die (perish, are led astray, are bound) for lack of understanding. ”

— Proverbs 10:20-21 (NASB)

“Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward.”

— Hebrews 10:35 (NKJV)

“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted, and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”

— Psalm 34:18 (NIV)

“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.”

— Psalm 147:3 (NIV)

“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”

— Isaiah 41:10 (ESV)

“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”

— Matthew 6:33 (ESV)

“But woe to you Pharisees! For you tithe mint and rue and every herb, and neglect justice and the love of God. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others.”

— Luke 11:42 (ESV)

“And He said, ‘Woe to you lawyers also! For you load people with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not touch the burdens with one of your fingers.’”

— Luke 11:46 (ESV)

“For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, So will the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.”

— Matthew 12:40 (ESV)

“He then began to teach them that the Son of man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and that He must be killed and after three days rise again.”

— Mark 8:31 (NIV)

“He is not here; He has risen! Remember how He told you, while He was still with you in Galilee: The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.”

— Luke 24:6-7 (NIV)

“He was buried, and He was raised from the dead on the third day, just as the Scriptures said.”

— 1st Corinthians 15:4 (NLT)

“But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.”

— Galatians 5:16 (ESV)

“No temptation has over taken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.”

— 1st Corinthians 10:13 (NIV)

“A gossip goes around telling secrets, but those who are trustworthy can keep a confidence.”

— Proverbs 11:13 (NLT)

“Do not go about spreading slander among your people. Do not do anything that endangers your neighbor’s life. I am the Lord.”

— Leviticus 19:16 (NIV)

“A gossip goes around telling secrets, so don’t hang around with chatterers.”

— Proverbs 20:19 (NLT)

“Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. See how great a forest a little fire kindles!”

— James 3:5 (NKJV)

“For God so loved the world that he gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”

— John 3:16 (NKJV)

“Enter through the narrow gate. For narrow is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.”

— Matthew 7:13-14 (NIV)

“Jesus said to her (Martha), ‘I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will lie even if he dies, and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?’ ”

— John 11:26 (NASB)

“While Jezebel was killing off the Lord’s prophets, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them in two caves, fifty in each, and had supplied them with food and water.”

— 1st Kings 18:4 (NIV)

“2nd Kings tells the story of Jezebel, and details her evil deeds. Her true story is a symbolic message. She was a wicked woman, controlling, envious, and would destroy the lives of anyone who dared to disagree with her. Jezebel was married to Ahab who was the 7th King of Israel. She was the daughter of Ethbaal, the King of the Sidonians. Jezebel was a bad seed, and a venom for the nation of Israel. She was used by the devil to hurt and kill many prophets, for they were essentially gifted to protect God’s people. She was a monster in disguise! Eventually, she was destroyed by her own servants who tossed her out the window, and her corpse was eaten by dogs as quoted in 2nd Kings 9:10.”

— 2nd Kings (Old Testament)

“The word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.”

— John 1:14 (NIV)

“Jesus said to her (Martha), ‘I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in Me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in Me will never die. Do you believe this?’ ”

— John 11:25-26 (NIV)

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”

— John 3:16 (NKJV)

“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

— Romans 8:38-39

“There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.”

— 1st John 4:18 (NKJV)

“To know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.”

— Ephesians 3:19 (NKJV)

“That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.”

— Romans 10:9 (NKJV)

“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”

— Romans 3:23 (NKJV)

“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

— Romans 6:23 (NKJV)

“For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”

— Matthew 7:2 (NKJV)

“Now after John had been taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the Gospel of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.”

— Mark 1:14-15 (ESV)

“Dear friends, Do not be surprised as the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice that you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when His glory is revealed. ”

— 1st Peter 4:12-13 (NIV)

“For one is regarded favorably (is approved, acceptable, and thankworthy) if, as in the sight of God, he endures the pain of unjust suffering. [After all] what kind of glory [is there in it] of. when you do wrong and are punished for it, you take it patiently? But if you bear patiently with suffering [which results] when you do right and that is undeserved, it is acceptable and pleasing to God.”

— 1st Peter 2:19-20 (AMP)

“Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him.”

— Romans 6:8 (NKJV)

“For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.”

— Philippians 1:21 (NIV)

“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”

— Galatians 2:20 (NIV)

“Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.”

— Romans 6:4 (NKJV)

“Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers. For I rejoices greatly when brethren came and testified of the truth that is in you, just as you walk in the truth. I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.”

— III John 1:1-5 (NKJV)

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

— Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)

“But He knows the way that I take; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.”

— Job 23:10 (NIV)

“Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”

— Psalm 46:10 (NIV)

“For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous; with favor You will surround him as with a shield.”

— Psalm 5:12 (NKJV)

“This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

— Joshua 1:9 (NLT)

“Be strong and bold (courageous); have no fear or dread of them, because it is the Lord your God who goes with you; He will not fail you or forsake you.”

— Deuteronomy 31:6 (NRS)

“Since we have such a hope, we are very bold.”

— II Corinthians 3:12 (ESV)

“There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.”

— Romans 8:1 (NKJV)

“For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.”

— Romans 8:13-14 NKJV