Do Not Be Anxious

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“Let your gentleness be evident to all.  The Lord is near.  Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.  And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”

Philippians 4:5-7

(This photo was taken in August of 2016 at Sapphire Point Overlook near Dillon, Colorado)

Confidence In Prayer

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“This is the confidence we have in approaching God:  that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.  And if we know that he hears us – whatever we ask – we know that we have what we asked of him.”

1 John 5:14-15

(This photo was taken in April of 2016 on a lake in central Minnesota)

Strength

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“Do you not know?  Have you not heard?  The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth.  He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom.  He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.”

Isaiah 40:28-29

(This photo was taken in July of 2015 at Red Rocks Amphitheater near Morrison, Colorado)

Hope

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“For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.”

Colossians 1:13-14

(This photo was taken in July of 2016 near New Salem, North Dakota)

Vision

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“As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.  He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?’  ‘Who are you, Lord?’  Saul asked.  ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting’, he replied.  ‘Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do’.” 

Acts 9:3-6

(This photo was taken in August of 2016 near Arches National Park in Utah)

Perseverance

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“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.”

Hebrews 12:1

(This photo was taken in July of 2016 while traveling on Beartooth Pass in Montana)