Every good and perfect gift is from above

Every good and perfect gift is from above,
coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights,
who does not change like shifting shadows.

                                       ( James 1.17 )

from everlasting to everlasting you are GOD

“Before the mountains were born or you brought
 forth the earth and the world,
 from everlasting to everlasting you are God.
 For a thousand years in your sight are like
 a day that has just gone by,
 or like a watch in the night.” ( Psalm 90:2,4 )

Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life

Surely goodness and love will follow me
       all the days of my life,
       and I will dwell in the house of the LORD
       forever.

                                            ( Psalms 23.6 )

Blessed is the man who listens to GOD

Blessed is the man who listens to me,
       watching daily at my doors,
       waiting at my doorway.

                         ( Proverb 8.34 )

Do your best to present yourself to God

Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.

                                                ( 2 Timothy 2.15 )

slow to become angry

“ My dear brothers, take note of this:
   Everyone should be quick to listen,
   slow to speak and slow to become angry,”
                                     (  James 1:19  )

whoever trusts in the LORD is kept safe

Fear of man will prove to be a snare,
       but whoever trusts in the LORD is kept safe.

                                             ( Proverbs 29:25 )

O God, you will not despise

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit;
       a broken and contrite heart,
       O God, you will not despise.

                         (  Psalm 51:17 )

LORD looks at the heart

But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart."

                                                                 ( 1 Samuel 16:7 )

There is nothing hidden

For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed,
and nothing concealed that will not be known or brought out into the open.

                                                         ( Luke 8:17 )

Peacemakers who sow in peace raise a harvest of righteousness

“But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. Peacemakers who sow in peace raise a harvest of righteousness.”
                                               
( James 3:17-18 )

Watch and pray

Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation.
The spirit is willing, but the body is weak.

                                           ( Matthew 26:41 )

If the LORD delights in a man's way, he makes his steps firm

If the LORD delights in a man's way,
       he makes his steps firm;

                    ( Psalms 37.23 )

LORD is a God of justice.

Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you;
       he rises to show you compassion.
       For the LORD is a God of justice.
       Blessed are all who wait for him!

                                  ( Isaiah 30:18 )

I the LORD will answer

The poor and needy search for water,
       but there is none;
       their tongues are parched with thirst.
       But I the LORD will answer them;
       I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.

                                       ( Isaiah 41.17 )

when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you," declares the LORD

You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
I will be found by you," declares the LORD, "
and will bring you back from captivity.
I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you,"declares the LORD,
"and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile."

                                                                 ( Jeremiah 29:13-14 )

Those who look to him are radiant

Those who look to him are radiant;
       their faces are never covered with shame.

                                                 ( Psalm 34.5 )

Prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective

“Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.” ( James 5:16 )

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD

“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD,
thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me,
 and I will hearken unto you.”

                                                 ( Jeremiah 29:11-12 )

Seek the LORD while he may be found

Seek the LORD while he may be found;
       call on him while he is near.
 Let the wicked forsake his way
       and the evil man his thoughts.
       Let him turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him,
       and to our God, for he will freely pardon.

                                    (  Isaiah 55:6-7 )