“Let love and faithfulness never leave you;
bind them around your neck,
write them on the tablet of your heart.”
Proverbs 3:3 NIV
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight.”[a]
Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV
(This photo was taken at a park near Sioux Falls, South Dakota)
“I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. 27 And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.”
Ezekiel 36:26-27 NIV
“Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they will see God.”
Matthew 5:8 NIV
“In the Lord’s hand the king’s heart is a stream of water
that he channels toward all who please him.
2 A person may think their own ways are right,
but the Lord weighs the heart.
3 To do what is right and just
is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.”
Proverbs 21:1-3 NIV
(This photo was taken at Sapphire Point near Dillon, Colorado)
“He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.”
1 Peter 2:24 NIV
“Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind.”
1 Peter 2:1 NIV
“For this reason I kneel before the Father, 15 from whom every family[a] in heaven and on earth derives its name. 16 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18 may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.”
Ephesians 3:14-19 NIV
(This photo was taken at a lake near Plymouth, Minnesota)
“For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.”
Hebrews 4:12 NIV
The Word of God will uphold you and sustain you
It will provide peace and calm in your mind and in your heart
Take time to memorize some verses…whichever ones speak to you
You will know which ones when you read them
Then put them deep in your mind and in your heart where nothing and no one can reach them
Then at anytime and in any situation you can remember them to lead you and guide you
God’s Word is a gift and one of the ways He communicates with us
“But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord,
whose confidence is in him.
8 They will be like a tree planted by the water
that sends out its roots by the stream.
It does not fear when heat comes;
its leaves are always green.
It has no worries in a year of drought
and never fails to bear fruit.”
Jeremiah 17:7-8 NIV
(This photo was taken on the shore of Lake Superior near Ashland, Wisconsin)
“The Lord’s light penetrates the human spirit,[a]
exposing every hidden motive.”
Proverbs 20:27 NLT
“Search me, God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts.
24 See if there is any offensive way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting.”
Psalm 139:23-24 NIV
(This photo was taken at a lake near Plymouth, Minnesota)
“…as it is written in Isaiah the prophet:
“I will send my messenger ahead of you,
who will prepare your way”[a]—
3 “a voice of one calling in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the Lord,
make straight paths for him.’”[b]
Mark 1:2-3 NIV
God’s story and God’s plan is greater than our self-centered desires
We are a part of His story, not the other way around
We all have been given certain gifts to use while we are here
Our role is to recognize the gifts we have been given and to use them to help others
We are to do our part to Prepare the Way for the coming of the Lord
Prepare Ye The Way by Michael W Smith
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome[a] it.“
John 1:1-5 NIV
(This photo was taken at sunrise on the island of Maui, Hawaii)
“I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. 27 And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.”
Ezekiel 36:26-27 NIV
Open The Eyes Of My Heart by Michael W. Smith
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not lean on your own understanding.
6 In all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make straight your paths.”
Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV
(This photo was taken at a lake near Plymouth, Minnesota)
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.“
Jeremiah 29:11-13 NIV
Holy Spirit by Francesca Battistelli
“You make known to me the path of life;
you will fill me with joy in your presence,
with eternal pleasures at your right hand.“
Psalm 16:11 NIV
(This photo was taken in Glacier National Park in Montana)
“And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. 24 For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.”
Luke 9:23-24 NIV
“I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”
Galatians 2:20 NIV
His way is better than our ways
He is the Creator of all things and all people
He knows what you are going through and He cares for you
Turn towards God and trust in Him
“Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.“
Romans 12:1-2 NIV
(This photo was taken at the High Falls in Tettegouche State Park in northern Minnesota)
“Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?
8 If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
if I settle on the far side of the sea,
10 even there your hand will guide me,
your right hand will hold me fast.”
Psalm 139:7-10 NIV
No matter where you are, no matter what you have done or have left undone
God knows all about you and He loves you
He knows your hurts and your pain
He knows your joys and good times
He knows your struggles and difficulties and He knows your achievements and accomplishments
He has been with you the whole time and He will never leave you
Put your trust and faith in God
No matter what your circumstances are
He knows!
“Search me, God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts.
24 See if there is any offensive way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting.”
Psalm 139:23-24 NIV
(This photo was taken near Arches National Park in Utah)
Take Your Faith With You 