Loving God
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No eye has seen, no ear has heard,
and no mind has imagined
what God has prepared
for those who love him.
1 Corinthians 2:9 (New Living Translation)
No eye has seen,
no ear has heard,
no mind has conceived
what God has prepared for those who love him
1 Corinthians 2:9 (New International Version)
No one’s ever seen or heard anything like this,
Never so much as imagined anything quite like it—
What God has arranged for those who love him.
1 Corinthians 2:9 (The Message)
Heart
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Search me, O God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts.
Psalm 139:23 (New Living Translation)
Search me, O God, and know my heart;
Try me, and know my anxieties;
Psalm 139:23 (New King James Version)
Investigate my life, O God,
find out everything about me;
Cross-examine and test me,
get a clear picture of what I’m about;
Psalm 139:23 (The Message)
Words
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Some people make cutting remarks,
but the words of the wise bring healing.
Proverbs 12:18 (New Living Translation)
Reckless words pierce like a sword,
but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Proverbs 12:18 (New International Version)
Rash language cuts and maims,
but there is healing in the words of the wise.
Proverbs 12:18 (The Message)
Choice
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Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.
Matthew 6:33 (New Living Translation)
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
Matthew 6:33 (New International Version)
Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don’t worry about missing out. You’ll find all your everyday human concerns will be met.
Matthew 6:33 (The Message)
Stress
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Pile your troubles on God’s shoulders-
he’ll carry your load, he’ll help you out.
Psalm 55:22 (The Message)
Cast your cares on the LORD
and he will sustain you;
he will never let the righteous fall.
Psalm 55:22 (New International Version)
Give your burdens to the Lord,
and he will take care of you.
He will not permit the godly to slip and fall.
Psalm 55:22 (New Living Translation)
New Life
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Just as everyone dies because we all belong to Adam,
everyone who belongs to Christ will be given new life.
1 Corinthians 15:22 (New Living Translation)
For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.
1 Corinthians 15:22 (New International Version)
Everybody dies in Adam; everybody comes alive in Christ.
1 Corinthians 15:22 (The Message)
Protection
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The Lord is my light and my salvation—
so why should I be afraid?
The Lord is my fortress, protecting me from danger,
so why should I tremble?
Psalm 27:1 (New Living Translation)
The LORD is my light and my salvation—
whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the stronghold of my life—
of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalm 27:1 (New International Version)
Light, space, zest— that’s God!
So, with him on my side I’m fearless,
afraid of no one and nothing.
Psalm 27:1 (The Message)
These are the words of a man who has learned how to be sustained in the most difficult, trying times of life. He learned in the midst of troubles that he did not need to live in fear, because God was his defense.
