Love always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. -1Cor 13:7

Jesus replied: "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind." -Matthew 22:37

Protect me, God, when I take refuge in you - Psalm 16:1

When you are tempted, he will provide a way out so that you can stand up under it. -1Cor 10:13

To the world you may be one person; but to one person you may be the world.

I have a great need for Christ; I have a great Christ for my need.

Surrender to what is. Let go of what was. Have faith in what will be.

All God wants of man is a peaceful heart.

"When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider; God has made the one as well as the other." - Ecclesiastes 7:14

“Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong. Let all that you do be done with love” (1 Corinthians 16:13-14).

Freely you have received, freely give.

                                                                               - Matthew 10:8

“Learn from the past, live for today, work for the future.”

When you go through difficult times...recognize that God is refining you, knocking off some of your rough edges

Every evening I turn my worries over to God. He's going to be up all night anyway.

-- Mary C. Crowley

He will be very gracious to you at the sound of your cry; When He hears it, He will answer you. —Isaiah 30:19b

If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you.

I write these things to you about those who are trying to deceive you.  1 John 2:26

You are my friends if you do what I command you. John 15:14

Sometimes the best gift we can give to someone is to their hearts not to their hands.

One of the greatest gifts to give our friends and others is a prayer.

It's time to start living the life you've imagined.

Psalms 85:8 Let me hear what God the LORD will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, to his saints

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.  Matt 6:13

"Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak." Matt 26:41

For the Jews it was a time of happiness and joy, gladness and honor. Esther 8:16

Every single thing you've been through in your life has had a purpose.

Beth Moore

Where there's life, there's hope.

Terence

With the gift of listening comes the gift of healing.

Catherine de Hueck Doherty

God wants to bless us where we are.

Rejoice in the Lord always [delight, gladden yourselves in Him]; again I say, Rejoice!  Phil 4:4

I was glad when they said to me, Let us go to the house of the Lord! Psalms 122:1

1 Thessalonians 3:8- For now we really live, since you are standing firm in the Lord.

Romans 8:14- because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.

Some of your greatest blessings come with patience.

Happiness is anyone and anything that's loved by you

You know you’re on the right track when you’re uninterested in looking back.

Jeremiah 32:27: "I am the Lord, the God of all mankind. Is anything to hard for me?"

have faith that God is living out a divine plan through me. Have faith in God. -Mark 11:22

pray to you, my protector. -Psalm 57:2

God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance. -2Corinthians 9.8

God never says, "OOPS." - Author Unknown

"There is nothing better than the encouragement of a good friend." Katharine Butler Hathaway

I just wanted to say that... I <3 you

Cast all your anxiety on him because he (God) cares for you. ~ 1 Peter 5:6-7

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

That is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other's faith Romans 1:12

But as for me, afflicted and in pain – may your salvation, God, protect me. Psalms 69:29

Friends are born, not made

A friend walks in when the rest of the world walks out.

You know it’s real when you can’t describe how you feel.

When I saw you, I fell in love, and you smiled, because you knew

Elbert Hubbard

Life in abundance comes only through great love.

Be strong and let your heart take courage, All you who hope in the LORD. - See more at: Psalms 31:24

Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold. 2 Corinthians 3:12

f it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone Romans 12:18

The Lord will guide me continually Isaiah 58:11

Patience and tenacity of purpose are worth more than twice their weight of cleverness.

God does not ask about our ability, but our availability.

Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.

Test everything. Hold on to the good 1 Thessalonians 5:21

Give me your heart and let your eyes observe my ways Proverbs 23:26

Let your compassion come to me that I may live, for your law is my delight Proverbs 119:77

the LORD delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love. Psalms 147:11

There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off. Proverbs 23:18

Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.

Patience and tenacity of purpose are worth more than twice their weight of cleverness.

God does not ask about our ability, but our availability.

Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.

The Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.”’  Numbers 6:26

The righteous keep moving forward,and those with clean hands become stronger and stronger. Job 17:9
I call on the LORD in my distress, and he answers me. Psalms 120:1

2 Corinthians 4:18

So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

Before you can be anything, you have to be yourself. That’s the hardest thing to find.”

E.L. Konigsburg - See more at:

Everything we run away from has power over us; everything we go through, we conquer.

"Minds are like parachutes - they only function when open." Thomas Dewa
Don’t wait, life goes faster than you think