So whether you eat or drink,
      or whatever you do,
do all to the glory of God.

                        1 Corinthians 10.31

(the Gospel permeates everything)

Why are you cast down, O my soul
and why are you disquieted within me?
Hope in God;
for I shall again praise Him,
my help and my God.

                     Psalm 43.5

(Remember His faithfulness.
Hope in the Bible is not wishful thinking,
but that on which
               I can stake my life.)

Does not He see my ways,
and number all my steps?

                           Job 31.4

(God knows far more than that.
He provides in ways we cannot see,
He loves us exceedingly more
                 than we can ever know.)

As a hart longs for flowing streams,

so longs my soul 

              for You, O God.

My soul thirsts for God,

              the living God.

                     Psalms 42. 1-2

(Only God can satisfy that longing)

For He will complete what He appoints for me,
and many such things are in His mind.

                                    Job 23.14

(Trust God in all things,
even when
it doesn't seem to make sense.
God is working in you.)

...to make us rely

          not on ourselves

but on God

   who raises the dead.

                      2 Corinthians 1.9

(God is bigger than any impossibility,

         in all ways, no matter what)

For I know that my Redeemer lives,
and at last He will stand upon the earth,
and after my skin has been thus destroyed,
then from my flesh,
                I shall see God...

                            Job 19. 25-26

(Because He lives,
          that changes everything.)

Therefore, my beloved brethren,
be steadfast,
immovable,
always abounding in the work of the LORD,
knowing that in the LORD
your labor is not in vain.

                         1 Corinthians 15.58

(Anything and everything you do
       has eternal significance.
   God is using you.)

...who does great things beyond understanding,
and marvelous things without number.

                                    Job 9.10

(Far deeper than I can ever know.
Count on it.  Even in this.)

The law of his God is in his heart;
his steps do not slip.

                       Psalm 37.31

(God's Word changes us.
It permeates all we do
and impacts everyone around us.)

Make love your aim.

                    1 Corinthians 14.1

(How to approach any situation,

how to carry through)

Trust in the LORD,
           and do good,
so you will dwell in the land
     and enjoy security.
Take delight in the LORD,
    and He will give you
    the desires of your heart.
Commit your way to the LORD,
     trust in Him,
     and He will act.

                        Psalm 37. 3-5

(God will change your life)

He who pursues

    righteousness and kindness

will find life and honor.

                   Proverbs 21.21

(Nothing random about it,

      but an intentional pursuit

  in all you do, say and dwell)

...bring forth water for them

            from a rock...

                          Nehemiah 9.15

(God provides what sustains

even in the most impossible situations)

...yet our God
     turned the curse into a blessing.

                          Nehemiah 13.2

(When we seek God in all things,
in His time and purposes,
He turns everything
             right side up.)

The LORD redeems the life of His servants...

                                 Psalm 34.22

(He uses everything.  

Yes, even this,

        for His glory

and great purposes)

         

I sought the LORD,

and He answered me,

and delivered me 

             from all my fears.

                        Psalm 34.4

(Let not the LORD

        be your last resort,

but your first response)

But You are a God ready to forgive,
gracious and merciful,
slow to anger
and abounding in steadfast love,
and did not forsake them.
Even when...

                   Nehemiah 9. 17-18

(Because that is who He is)

...for they perceived
that this work had been accomplished
with the help of our God.

                          Nehemiah 6.16

(Our work
    is a clear testimony to others)

I will instruct you and teach you

       in the way you should go;

I will counsel you

        with My eye upon you.

                         Psalm 32.9

(Seek Him in all things,

both great and small,

because nothing

     is insignificant in His eyes.)

...and bring them to the place

               where I have chosen,

to make My name

                       dwell there.

                           Nehemiah 1.9

(The LORD strategically places us)

But I trust in You, O LORD,
I say,
          "You are my God."
My times are in Your hand.

                            Psalm 31.15

(Even when I don't understand,
 God works His great purposes)

The hand of our God was upon us,
and He delivered us
    from the hand of the enemy
and from ambushes by the way.

                          Ezra 8.31

(God protects even when
          we are not aware
      of the danger
                   or His shield.
The safest place on earth
    is the center of His will.)

This is how one should regard us,
      as servants of Christ
and stewards of the mysteries of God.

                             1 Corinthians 4.1

(We will not understand everything
that happens in this life,
but God's purposes are deep
          and seamless in it.)

And this was their reply to us:

"We are the servants of 

        the God of heaven and earth..."

                           Ezra 5.11

(by Whom we are known,

         our identity,

    manifest in every word and action)

What no eye has seen,
   nor ear heard,
   nor the heart of man conceived,
what God has prepared
          for those who love Him.

                              1 Corinthians 2.9

(beyond our wildest dreams,
    yes,
    even in this)

...in whatever place he sojourns...

                                 Ezra 1.4

(Wherever God places us,

always strategically,

always with great purpose)

...singing aloud a song of thanksgiving,
and telling all Your wondrous deeds.

                                     Psalm 26.7

(A powerful defense against despair
   that uplifts you
   and everyone around you)

But the LORD sits enthroned for ever...

                                 Psalm 9.7

(No matter how things appear,
no matter the circumstances,
God is still God.
He is still sovereign over all.)

...in order that we may bear fruit for God.

                                  Romans 7.4

(love and grace in all ways
     and in all things)

For He is good,
for His steadfast love endures for ever.

                                2 Chronicles 7.3

(Repeat daily.
It will change how we see God,
how we see others, and
what we do.)