Category Archives: Encouragement

Encouragement

What to do with Anxiety

What do we do with anxiety?   Remember my blog on Anxiety Kills Vision.

The best Bible or scripture verse is: 1 Peter 5:6-7.  So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor. 7 Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you. Yes, give all the anxieties and worries to God, because He really cares for us.

In the Wuest translation, it says:  having deposited with Him once for all the whole of your worry, because to Him it is a matter of concern respecting you.

Morning Scripture Verse – Revelation Chapter 1

Our uplifting encouraging morning scripture verse is from Revelation Chapter 1.

Rev 1:3 Blessed is he that reads, and they that hear the words of the prophecy, and keep the things written in it; for the time is near.  Scripture verse 8, I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith [the] Lord God, he who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.   This Bible verse indicates God is eternal, without beginning and without end.

Happy Ending

The Bible ends in a happy way.
Everyone loves a story with a happy ending. Some people even cheat and just read the last chapter. Well, in God’s story that He is writing, God finishes in a very positive way.  His story includes the history of humanity, the earth, and the rest of the universe.

So jump to the last book of the Bible, the book of Revelation, and see how God finishes in a happy way. At the end, all evil is conquered, all evil is thrown into the eternal trash can called the Lake of fire. Unfortunately, those that follow evil also end up in the trash can.  God is on the throne. There is a heavenly wonderful city called the New Jerusalem, and God’s people live with God in this city for eternity. So it is important to believe in Jesus to be a part of the happy ending.

New Zealand

New Zealand!  No I have not been there, these pictures are from Brian Chapaitis.

Milford Sound, New Zealand

Milford Sound, New Zealand

He and his wife are enjoying and serving the people of Papua New Guinea. Their web site is at: bchapaitis.org

Tasman River Valley, New Zealand

Tasman River Valley, New Zealand

You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever. — Psalm 16:11

Faith and Courage

Courage, which is the ability to face anything, comes from God. Courage comes from God, Faith comes from God. The best Bible verse for this is:  Joshua 1:6 Be strong and of good courage, for to this people you shall divide as an inheritance the land which I swore to their fathers to give them. So never give up, God loves you. Sometimes we need to fight through and trust The Lord.  The secret of victory over fear is very simple – it is trusting Jesus.

Courage comes from God

Courage is the ability to face and confront fear, pain, danger, and sometimes uncertainty or opposition. Courage may be the ability to do the right thing in the face of popular opposition, defeat, failure or discouragement. Courage may be the ability to change directions or keep on the same path. Courage sometimes speaks, and sometimes is silent.

Joshua 1:5-6 No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life; as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you nor forsake you. 6 Be strong and of good courage, for to this people you shall divide as an inheritance the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.

Anxiety Kills Vision

As soon as we get anxious, we loose our vision of Jesus and began to sink into despair.

Sunrise, Sea of Galilee, Israel

Sunrise, Sea of Galilee, Israel where probably Peter got anxious when he took his eyes off Jesus

Proverbs 29:18 Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.

Hebrews 12:2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

1 Peter 5:7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you

Sunrise, Sea of Galilee, Israel

Sunrise, Sea of Galilee, Israel

Matthew 14:27-32 But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid. 28 And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. 29 And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. 30 But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. 31 And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? 32 And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased.

Peter looked at Jesus and walked on the water, then looked down at the troubled water and sank. As soon as Peter got anxious about the water he was walking on, he lost his vision of Jesus and began to sink.

Proverbs 12:25 Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression,
But a good word makes it glad.

Philippians 4:6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;

Morning Prayer – Encouraging Bible Verses

The morning time is the best opportunity to connect with and relate to God in the Bible and prayer – super encouraging Bible verses.

Idaho Sunset

The morning time is the best opportunity to connect and relate with God in the Bible and prayer – super encouraging Bible verses

Just before the day gets going, the crazy things start coming,  worry, threats, coffee not ready, stresses come, the emails come, a software update, a software bug, the twitters come, furnace stops working,  Facebook is calling  and then the other billion things that fill a day.  Take time in the morning before other crazy things to connect, relate and talk to God the source of our life and our strength. He is the one to enlarge us, prepare us and strengthen us through the whole day.

Consider these wonderful super encouraging Bible verses on prayer in the morning.

Revelation 2:28 and I will give him the morning star. (Once the sun comes up or we answer two emails, the star cannot be seen)

Psalms 30:5 For his anger is but for a moment,and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night,but joy comes with the morning.

 Mark 1:35  Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and there He prayed. Jesus really liked the morning time for prayer and Bible reading. Notice Jesus got up before the sleepy sun got up.

Canon Beach, Haystack Rock

Evening and morning and at noon I will pray — Canon Beach, Haystack Rock

Psalms 55:17 Evening and morning and at noon I will pray, and cry aloud, And He shall hear my voice.

p.s. The first picture above that looks like a sunrise, is actually a sunset in the Pacific Northwest – Idaho.