Many are the plans in a person’s heart,
    but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.

Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?

 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.

Take delight in the Lord,
    and he will give you the desires of your heart.

And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.

 

 

I can do all this through him who gives me strength.

I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
    I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.

This is what the Lord says—
    your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:
“I am the Lord your God,
    who teaches you what is best for you,
    who directs you in the way you should go.

fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Do you not know?
    Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
    the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary,
    and his understanding no one can fathom.

Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.

Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.

For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

A man’s heart plans his way,
But the Lord directs his steps.

He who finds a wife finds what is good
    and receives favor from the Lord.

You will keep in perfect peace
    those whose minds are steadfast,
    because they trust in you.

Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.

A man who has friends must himself be friendly,
But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

for he guards the course of the just and protects the way of his faithful ones.

If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. 6 But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.

‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’

No temptation has overtaken 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.

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.
2   He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God[a] may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.

For your ways are in full view of the LORD, and he examines all your paths.

Commit to the Lord whatever you do,
    and he will establish your plans.

Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.