Forget and move forward
‘But the LORD says, “Do not cling to events of the past or dwell on what happened long ago. Watch for the new thing I am going to do. It is happening already — you can see it now! I will make a road through the wilderness and give you streams of water there. ‘ Isaiah 43:18-19 GNB
Faith for the storm
‘ One of those days He and His disciples got into a boat, and He said to them, Let us go across to the other side of the lake. So they put out to sea. But as they were sailing, He fell off to sleep. And a whirlwind revolving from below upwards swept down on the lake, and the boat was filling with water, and they were in great danger. And the disciples came and woke Him, saying, Master, Master, we are perishing! And He, being thoroughly awakened, censured and blamed and rebuked the wind and the raging waves; and they ceased, and there came a calm. And He said to them, [Why are you so fearful?] Where is your faith (your trust, your confidence in Me–in My veracity, and My integrity)? And they were seized with alarm and profound and reverent dread, and they marveled, saying to one another, Who then is this, that He commands even wind and sea, and they obey Him?’ Luke 8:22-25
God picked you out for Himself
‘ Even as [in His love] He chose us [actually picked us out for Himself as His own] in Christ before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy (consecrated and set apart for Him) and blameless in His sight, even above reproach, before Him in love.’ Ephesians 1:4 AMPC
Your purpose is no straightforward journey
‘When you pass through deep waters, I will be with you; your troubles will not overwhelm you. When you pass through the fire, you will not be burnt; the hard trials that come will not hurt you. ‘ Isaiah 43:2 GNB
You + Holy Spirit = Power!
‘ But you shall receive power (ability, efficiency, and might) when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you shall be My witnesses in Jerusalem and all Judea and Samaria and to the ends (the very bounds) of the earth.’ Acts 1:8 AMPC
The doors kindness will open
‘The city and everything in it must be totally destroyed as an offering to the LORD. Only the prostitute Rahab and her household will be spared because she hid our spies. ‘ Joshua 6:17 GNB
Trust God, not the process
‘I alone know the plans I have for you, plans to bring you prosperity and not disaster, plans to bring about the future you hope for. ‘ Jeremiah 29:11 GNB
Life in fullness
‘The thief comes only in order to steal, kill, and destroy. I have come in order that you might have life — life in all its fullness. ‘ John 10:10 GNB
You are enough
‘God has made us what we are, and in our union with Christ Jesus, he has created us for a life of good deeds, which he has already prepared for us to do. ‘ Ephesians 2:10 GNB
The reason it happened
‘Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead. ‘
2 Corinthians 1:9 NIV
