My Personal Study

MY HEALTH

Acceptance

❖ “Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word” (Luke 1:38).

❖ “The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; Blessed be the name of the Lord” (Job 1:21).

❖ “And if I perish, I perish!” (Esther 4:16).

❖ “Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done” (Luke 22:42).

❖ “We know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose” (Rom. 8:28).

Addictions

❖ “Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty” (2 Cor. 3:17).

❖ “With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible” (Mark 10:27).

❖ “Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lust” (Rom. 6:12).

Alcohol

❖ “Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise” (Prov. 20:1).

❖ “Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes? Those who linger long at the wine, those who go in search of mixed wine” (Prov. 23:29, 30).

❖ “And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit” (Eph. 5:18).

❖ “Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbor, pressing him to your bottle, Even to make him drunk, that you may look on his nakedness!” (Hab. 2:15).

Well-being

❖ “For the Lord God is a sun and shield; The Lord will give grace and glory; No good thing will He withhold From those who walk uprightly” (Ps. 84:11).

❖ “Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!” (Ps. 34:8).

❖ “Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the Lord and depart from evil. It will be health to your flesh, and strength to your bones” (Prov. 3:7, 8).

❖ “My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart; for they are life to those who find them, And health to all their flesh” (Prov. 4:20-22).

Food

❖ “And do not seek what you should eat or what you should drink, nor have an anxious mind” (Luke 12:29).

❖ “But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s delicacies, nor with the wine which he drank; therefore he requested of the chief of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself: “minself… . Please” test your servants for ten days, and let them give us vegetables to eat and water to drink” (Dan. 1:8, 12).

❖ “Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s” (1 Cor. 6:19-20).

❖ “Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God” (1 Cor. 10:31).

Rest

❖ “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light” (Matt. 11:28-30).

❖ “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it” (Ex. 20:8-11).

❖ “Then you will walk safely in your way, and your foot will not stumble. When you lie down, you will not be afraid; yes, you will lie down and your sleep will be sweet” (Prov. 3:23, 24).

❖ “I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; for You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety” (Ps. 4:8).

Disability

❖ “Then Moses said to the Lord, ‘O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant; but I am slow of speech and slow of tongue’“ (Ex. 4:10).

❖ “And the Lord, He is the One who goes before you. He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed” (Deut. 31:8).

❖ “Then great multitudes came to Him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others; and they laid them down at Jesus’ feet, and He healed them. So the multitude marveled when they saw the mute speaking, the maimed made whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel” (Matt. 15:30, 31).

❖ “And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure. Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. And He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong” (2 Cor. 12:7-10).

❖ “And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away” (Rev. 21:4).

Illness

❖ “If you diligently heed the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in His sight, give ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have brought on the Egyptians. For I am the Lord who heals you” (Ex. 15:26).

❖ “Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases” (Ps. 103:3).

❖ “And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people. Then His fame went throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all sick people who were afflicted with various diseases and torments, and those who were demon-possessed, epileptics, and paralytics; and He healed them” (Matt. 4:23, 24).

❖ “Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers” (3 John 2).

Infertility

❖ “With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible” (Mark 10:27).

❖ “For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my petition which I asked of Him” (1 Sam. 1:27).

❖ “I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in His word I do hope” (Ps. 130:5).

❖ “Though the fig tree may not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines; though the labor of the olive may fail, and the fields yield no food; though the flock may be cut off from the fold, and there be no herd in the stalls—yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation” (Hab. 3:17, 18).

❖ “And the Lord visited Sarah as He had said, and the Lord did for Sarah as He had spoken. For Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him” (Gen. 21:1, 2).

❖ “Then God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her and opened her womb” (Gen. 30:22).

Peace

❖ “For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace” (Is. 9:6).

❖ “A sound heart is life to the body, but envy is rottenness to the bones” (Prov. 14:30).

❖ “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid” (John 14:27).

❖ “And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus” (Phil. 4:7).

MY PERSONAL CHALLENGES

Falls

❖ “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written: ‘For Your sake we are killed all day long; We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.’ Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Rom. 8:35-39).

❖ “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work” (2 Tim. 3:16, 17).

❖ Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, to God our Savior, who alone is wise, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and forever. Amen” (Jude 1:24, 25).

❖ “Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble” (2 Pet. 1:10).

❖ “Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall” (1 Cor. 10:12).

Changes

❖ “But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord” (2 Cor. 3:18).

❖ “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new” (2 Cor. 5:17).

❖ “For it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure” (Phil. 2:13).

❖ “Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again’“ (John 3:7).

Frustrations

❖ “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths” (Prov. 3:5, 6).

❖ “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose” (Rom. 8:28).

❖ “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand” (Is. 41:10).

❖ “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go” (Josh. 1:9).

Pride

❖ “The one who has a haughty look and a proud heart, Him I will not endure” (Ps. 101:5).

❖ “Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart” (1 Sam. 16:7).

❖ “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall” (Prov. 16:18).

❖ “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble” (James 4:6).

Worldliness

❖ “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places” (Eph. 6:12).

❖ “Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him” (1 John 2:15).

❖ “Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul” (1 Pet. 2:11).

Laziness

❖ “A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest; so shall your poverty come like a prowler, And your need like an armed man” (Prov. 24:33, 34).

❖ “The soul of a lazy man desires, and has nothing; but the soul of the diligent shall be made rich” (Prov. 13:4).

❖ “Go to the ant, you sluggard! Consider her ways and be wise” (Prov. 6:6).

❖ “For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat” (2 Thess. 3:10).

Persecution

❖ “If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you” (John 15:18).

❖ “In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ” (1 Pet. 1:6, 7).

❖ “Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this matter” (1 Pet. 4:16).

❖ “Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life” (Rev. 2:10).

Problems

❖ “These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world” (John 16:33).

❖ “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But the Lord delivers him out of them all” (Ps. 34:19).

❖ “For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion; in the secret place of His tabernacle He shall hide me; He shall set me high upon a rock” (Ps. 27:5).

❖ “Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong” (2 Cor. 12:10).

Temptation

❖ “No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it” (1 Cor. 10:13).

❖ “And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one” (Matt. 6:13).

❖ “Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak” (Matt. 26:41).

MY EMOTIONS

Bitterness

❖ “Looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled” (Heb. 12:15).

❖ “You, who have shown me great and severe troubles, Shall revive me again, And bring me up again from the depths of the earth” (Ps. 71:20).

❖ “Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men. If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men” (Rom. 12:17, 18).

❖ “Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you” (Eph. 4:31, 32).

Anxiety

❖ “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God” (Phil. 4:6).

❖ “In the multitude of my anxieties within me, your comforts delight my soul” (Ps. 94:19).

❖ “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?” (Matt. 6:25).

❖ “Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me” (Ps. 50:15).

❖ “Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you” (1 Pet. 5:7).

Guilt

❖ “In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace” (Eph. 1:7).

❖ “Who forgives all your iniquities, who heals all your diseases” (Ps. 103:3).

❖ “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool” (Is. 1:18).

❖ “The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, And saves such as have a contrite spirit” (Ps. 34:18).

Depression

❖ “Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him For the help of His countenance” (Ps. 42:5).

❖ “Answer me speedily, O Lord; my spirit fails! Do not hide Your face from me, lest I be like those who go down into the pit. Cause me to hear Your loving kindness in the morning, for in You do I trust; cause me to know the way in which I should walk, for I lift up my soul to You” (Ps. 143:7, 8).

❖ “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you” (Matt. 7:7).

❖ “With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible” (Mark 10:27).

Anger

❖ “So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God” (James 1:19, 20).

❖ “Be angry, and do not sin. Meditate within your heart on your bed, and be still” (Ps. 4:4).

❖ “A quick-tempered man acts foolishly” (Prov. 14:17).

❖ “Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, nor give place to the devil” (Eph. 4:26, 27).

Fear

❖ “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid” (John 14:27).

❖ “The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?” (Ps. 27:1).

❖ “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, nor shall the flame scorch you” (Is. 43:1-2).

❖ “Then I said to you, ‘Do not be terrified, or afraid of them’“ (Deut. 1:29).

Worry

❖ “Cast your burden on the Lord, and He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved” (Ps. 55:22).

❖ “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble” (Matt. 6:34).

❖ “The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and He knows those who trust in Him” (Nah. 1:7).

❖ “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me” (John 14:1).

❖ “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest” (Ex. 33:14).

Loneliness

❖ “Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer; you shall cry, and He will say, ‘Here I am’“ (Is. 58:9).

❖ “Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence?” (Ps. 139:7).

❖ “I am with you always, even to the end of the age” (Matt. 28:20).

❖ “At my first defense no one stood with me, but all forsook me. May it not be charged against them. But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me” (2 Tim. 4:16, 17).

MY CHILDREN

Adoption

❖ “God sets the solitary in families; He brings out those who are bound into prosperity” (Ps. 68:6).

❖ “The helpless commits himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless” (Ps. 10:14).

❖ “Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world” (James 1:27).

❖ “And the child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. So she called his name Moses, saying, ‘Because I drew him out of the water’“ (Ex. 2:10).

❖ “For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, ‘Abba, Father’“ (Rom. 8:15).

Growing

❖ “And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men” (Luke 2:52).

❖ “So the child grew and became strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his manifestation to Israel” (Luke 1:80).

❖ “Meanwhile the child Samuel grew before the Lord” (1 Sam. 2:21).

❖ “When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things” (1 Cor. 13:11).

❖ “But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen” (2 Pet. 3:18).

Education

❖ “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it” (Prov. 22:6).

❖ “Only take heed to yourself, and diligently keep yourself, lest you forget the things your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. And teach them to your children and your grandchildren” (Deut. 4:9).

❖ “And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up” (Deut. 6:6, 7).

❖ “For He established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, Which He commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children; that the generation to come might know them, The children who would be born, that they may arise and declare them to their children, that they may set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep His commandments” (Ps. 78:5-7).

Discipline

❖ “Correct your son, and he will give you rest; yes, he will give delight to your soul” (Prov. 29:17).

❖ “And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord” (Eph. 6:4).

❖ “Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged” (Col. 3:21).

❖ “Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge, But he who hates correction is stupid” (Prov. 12:1).

❖ “Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it” (Heb. 12:11).

Favoritism

❖ “For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him” (Rom. 10:12).

❖ “So the boys grew. And Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field; but Jacob was a mild man, dwelling in tents. And Isaac loved Esau because he ate of his game, but Rebekah loved Jacob” (Gen. 25:28).

❖ “Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age. Also he made him a tunic of many colors. But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and could not speak peaceably to him” (Gen. 37:3, 4).

❖ “For there is no partiality with God” (Rom. 2:11).

Youth

❖ “Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, Before the difficult days come, And the years draw near when you say, ‘I have no pleasure in them’“ (Eccl. 12:1).

❖ “The glory of young men is their strength” (Prov. 20:29).

❖ “Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity” (1 Tim. 4:12).

❖ “Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart” (2 Tim. 2:22).

Birth

❖ “For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my petition which I asked of Him” (1 Sam. 1:27).

❖ “So it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn” (Luke 2:6, 7).

❖ “Now Elizabeth’s full time came for her to be delivered, and she brought forth a son” (Luke 1:57).

MY STEWARSHIP

Money

❖ “And you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day” (Deut. 8:18).

❖ “Both riches and honor come from You, and You reign over all. In Your hand is power and might; in Your hand it is to make great and to give strength to all” (1 Chr. 29:12).

❖ “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, for which some have strayed from the faith in their greediness, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows” (1 Tim. 6:10).

❖ “Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house, and try Me now in this,” says the Lord of hosts, “If I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you such blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it” (Mal. 3:10).

❖ “Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy” (1 Tim. 6:17). I

Materialism

❖ “Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him” (1 John 2:15).

❖ “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon” (Matt. 6:24).

❖ “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God” (Rom. 12:2).

❖ “Will you set your eyes on that which is not? For riches certainly make themselves wings; They fly away like an eagle toward heaven” (Prov. 23:5).

❖ “So he said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build greater, and there I will store all my crops and my goods. And I will say to my soul, ‘Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry’. But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have provided?’“ (Luke 12:18-20).

Talents

❖ “For I wish that all men were even as I myself. But each one has his own gift from God, one in this manner and another in that” (1 Cor. 7:7).

❖ “Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us prophesy in proportion to our faith; or ministry, let us use it in our ministering; he who teaches, in teaching; he who exhorts, in exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness” (Rom. 12:6-8).

❖ “Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the eldership” (1 Tim. 4:14).

❖ “And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, varieties of tongues” (1 Cor. 12:28).

Time

❖ “So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom” (Ps. 90:12).

❖ “To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven” (Eccl. 3:1).

❖ “See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil” (Eph. 5:15, 16).

❖ “Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time” (Col. 4:5).

Work

❖ “And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men” (Col. 3:23).

❖ “Wealth makes many friends, but the poor is separated from his friend” (Prov. 19:4).

❖ “As for every man to whom God has given riches and wealth, and given him power to eat of it, to receive his heritage and rejoice in his labor—this is the gift of God” (Eccl. 5:19).

❖ “That you also aspire to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you, that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and that you may lack nothing” (1 Thess. 4:11, 12).

Service

❖ “But through love serve one another” (Gal. 5:13).

❖ “As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God” (1 Pet. 4:10).

❖ “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many” (Mark 10:45).

❖ “The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them, and those who exercise authority over them are called ‘benefactors.’ But not so among you; on the contrary, he who is greatest among you, let him be as the younger, and he who governs as he who serves. For who is greater, he who sits at the table, or he who serves? Is it not he who sits at the table? Yet I am among you as the One who serves” (Luke 22:25-27).

MY MARRIAGE

Adultery

❖ “You shall not commit adultery” (Ex. 20:14).

❖ “Whoever commits adultery with a woman lacks understanding; he who does so destroys his own soul. Wounds and dishonor he will get, and his reproach will not be wiped away” (Prov. 6:32, 33).

❖ “But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart” (Matt. 5:28).

❖ “Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge” (Heb. 13:4).

❖ “For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies” (Matt. 15:19).

Love

❖ “Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma” (Eph. 5:1, 2).

❖ “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another” (John 13:34, 35).

❖ “And above all things have fervent love for one another, for ‘love will cover a multitude of sins’“ (1 Pet. 4:8).

❖ “Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God” (1 John 4:7).

❖ “Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things” (1 Cor. 13:4-7).

Communication

❖ “Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the bones” (Prov. 16:24).

❖ “He who has knowledge spares his words, and a man of understanding is of a calm spirit” (Prov. 17:27).

❖ “A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, But perverseness in it breaks the spirit” (Prov. 15:4).

❖ “Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. See how great a forest a little fire kindles!” (James 3:5).

❖ “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit” (Prov. 18:21).

Conflicts

❖ “Submitting to one another in the fear of God” (Eph. 5:21).

❖ “A soft answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger” (Prov. 15:1).

❖ “The beginning of strife is like releasing water; therefore stop contention before aw quarrel starts” (Prov. 17:14).

❖ “Do not hasten in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools” (Eccl. 7:9).

❖ “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God” (Matt. 5:9).

Pleasure

❖ “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s” (Ex. 20:17).

❖ “Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you’“ (Heb. 13:5).

❖ “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (Matt. 6:19-21).

❖ “Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content” (Phil. 4:11).

❖ “He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?” (Rom. 8:32).

Divorce

❖ “Now to the married I command, yet not I but the Lord: A wife is not to depart from her husband. But even if she does depart, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband is not to divorce his wife” (1 Cor. 7:10, 11).

❖ “But I say to you that whoever divorces his wife for any reason except sexual immorality causes her to commit adultery; and whoever marries a woman who is divorced commits adultery” (Matt. 5:32).

❖ “But to the rest I, not the Lord, say: If any brother has a wife who does not believe, and she is willing to live with him, let him not divorce her. And a woman who has a husband who does not believe, if he is willing to live with her, let her not divorce him. For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband; otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy. But if the unbeliever departs, let him depart; a brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases. But God has called us to peace” (1 Cor. 7:12-15).

Wife

❖ “He who finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor from the Lord” (Prov. 18:22).

❖ “Who can find a virtuous wife? For her worth is far above rubies. The heart of her husband safely trusts her; so he will have no lack of gain. She does him good and not evil All the days of her life” (Prov. 31:10-12).

❖ “And the Lord God said, ‘It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him’“ (Gen. 2:18).

❖ “Nevertheless let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband” (Eph. 5:33).

Husband

❖ “Nevertheless let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband” (Eph. 5:33).

❖ “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh” (Gen. 2:24).

❖ “Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice with the wife of your youth. As a loving deer and a graceful doe, let her breasts satisfy you at all times; And always be enraptured with her love” (Prov. 5:18, 19).

❖ “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her” (Eph. 5:25).

God’s ideal

❖ “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh” (Gen. 2:24).

❖ “Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge” (Heb. 13:4).

❖ “Wives, likewise, be submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, they, without a word, may be won by the conduct of their wives, when they observe your chaste conduct accompanied by fear … Husbands, likewise, dwell with them with understanding, giving honor to the wife, as to the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered” (1 Pet. 3:1, 2, 7).

Sexuality

❖ “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh” (Gen. 2:24).

❖ “Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm; for love is as strong as death, Jealousy as cruel as the grave; its flames are flames of fire, a most vehement flame” (Song 8:6).

❖ “Do not deprive one another except with consent for a time, that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again so that Satan does not tempt you because of your lack of self-control” (1 Cor. 7:5).

❖ “Let your fountain be blessed, And rejoice with the wife of your youth. As a loving deer and a graceful doe, Let her breasts satisfy you at all times; And always be enraptured with her love” (Prov. 5:18, 19).

Decision making

❖ “Show me Your ways, 0 Lord; teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; On You I wait all the day” (Ps. 25:4, 5).

❖ “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye” (Ps. 32:8).

❖ “Without counsel, plans go awry, But in the multitude of counselors they are established” (Prov. 15:22).

❖ “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you” (Matt. 7:7).

❖ “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path” (Ps. 119:105).

MY RELATIONSHIPS

Friendship

❖ “A friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity” (Prov. 17:17).

❖ “Ointment and perfume delight the heart, and the sweetness of a man’s friend gives delight by hearty counsel” (Prov. 27:9).

❖ “A man who has friends must himself be friendly, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother” (Prov. 18:24).

❖ “No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you” (John 15:15).

Kindness

❖ “See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good both for yourselves and for all” (1 Thess. 5:15).

❖ “And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water in the name of a disciple, assuredly, I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward” (Matt. 10:42).

❖ “And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you” (Eph. 4:32).

❖ “And a servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient” (2 Tim. 2:24).

❖ “For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you” (John 13:15).

❖ “But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you” (Matt. 5:44).

Counsel

❖ “By pride comes nothing but strife, But with the well-advised is wisdom” (Prov. 13:10).

❖ “Plans are established by counsel” (Prov. 20:18).

❖ “Words of the wise, spoken quietly, should be heard Rather than the shout of a ruler of fools” (Eccl. 9:17).

❖ Better a poor and wise youth Than an old and foolish king who will be admonished no more (Eccl. 4:13).

Gossip

❖ “You shall not circulate a false report. Do not put your hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness” (Ex. 23:1).

❖ “You shall not go about as a talebearer among your people; nor shall you take a stand against the life of your neighbor: I am the Lord” (Lev. 19:16).

❖ “He who goes about as a talebearer reveals secrets; therefore do not associate with one who flatters with his lips” (Prov. 20:19).

❖ “A perverse man sows strife, and a whisperer separates the best of friends” (Prov. 16:28).

❖ “And besides they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house, and not only idle but also gossips and busybodies, saying things which they ought not” (1 Tim. 5:13).

Hospitality

❖ “Distributing to the needs of the saints, given to hospitality” (Rom. 12:13).

❖ “Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels” (Heb. 13:2).

❖ “Well reported for good works: if she has brought up children, if she has lodged strangers, if she has washed the saints’ feet, if she has relieved the afflicted, if she has diligently followed every good work” (1 Tim. 5:10).

❖ “Be hospitable to one another without grumbling” (1 Pet. 4:9).

Forgiveness

❖ “The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger, and his glory is to overlook a transgression” (Prov. 19:11).

❖ “Then Peter came to Him and said, ‘Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?’ Jesus said to him, ‘I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven’“ (Matt. 18:21, 22).

❖ “And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors” (Matt. 6:12).

❖ “And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you” (Eph. 4:32).

Reconciliation

❖ “Bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do” (Col. 3:13).

❖ “Therefore if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift” (Matt. 5:23, 24).

❖ “Moreover if your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother. But if he will not hear, take with you one or two more, that ‘by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established’“ (Matt. 18:15, 16).

❖ “If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?” (1 John 4:20).

Respect

❖ “Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king” (1 Pet. 2:17).

❖ “Honor your father and your mother, as the Lord your God has commanded you, that your days may be long, and that it may be well with you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you” (Deut. 5:16).

❖ “And we urge you, brethren, to recognize those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, and to esteem them very highly in love for their work’s sake. Be at peace among yourselves” (1 Thess. 5:12, 13).

❖ “Nevertheless let each one of you in particular so love his own wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband” (Eph. 5:33).

❖ “It is not good to show partiality to the wicked, or to overthrow the righteous in judgment” (Prov. 18:5).

MY JOB

Appearance

❖ “Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing, but a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised” (Prov. 31:30).

❖ “Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment” (John 7:24).

❖ “Do not let your adornment be merely outward—arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel—rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God” (1 Pet. 3:3, 4).

Authority

❖ “Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God” (Rom. 13:1).

❖ “Not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, with goodwill doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men” (Eph. 6:6, 7).

❖ “Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s” (Matt. 22:21).

❖ “We ought to obey God rather than men” (Acts 5:29).

Leadership

❖ “Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, was judging Israel at that time” (Judg. 4:4).

❖ “A servant is not greater than his master; nor is he who is sent greater than he who sent him. If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them” (John 13:15-17).

❖ “Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, not by compulsion but willingly, not for dishonest gain but eagerly; nor as being lords over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock” (1 Pet. 5:2, 3).

Honesty

❖ “Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things” (Phil. 4:8).

❖ “Diverse weights are an abomination to the Lord, and dishonest scales are not good” (Prov. 20:23).

❖ “The righteous man walks in his integrity; His children are blessed after him” (Prov. 20:7).

❖ “Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in his lips, and is a fool” (Prov. 19:1).

Responsibility

❖ “But let each one examine his own work, and then he will have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. For each one shall bear his own load” (Gal. 6:4-5).

❖ “You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether one of your brethren or one of the aliens who is in your land within your gates. Each day you shall give him his wages, and not let the sun go down on it, for he is poor and has set his heart on it; lest he cry out against you to the Lord, and it be sin to you” (Deut. 24:14, 15).

❖ “But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever” (1 Tim. 5:8).

Service

❖ “And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men” (Col. 3:23).

❖ “For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another” (Gal. 5:13).

❖ “As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God” (1 Pet. 4:10).

❖ “And whoever of you desires to be first shall be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many” (Mark 10:44, 45).

❖ “Not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart” (Eph. 6:6).

MY SPIRITUAL LIFE

Worship

❖ “God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth” (John 4:24).

❖ “Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord our Maker. For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, and the sheep of His hand” (Ps. 95:6, 7).

❖ “I was glad when they said to me, ‘Let us go into the house of the Lord’“ (Ps. 122:1).

❖ “Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands! Serve the Lord with gladness; come before His presence with singing” (Ps. 100:1, 2).

Baptism

❖ “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God” (John 3:5).

❖ “There is also an antitype which now saves us—baptism (not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ” (1 Pet. 3:21).

❖ “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” (Matt. 28:19).

❖ “And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord” (Acts 22:16).

❖ “Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life” (Rom. 6:3, 4).

Study of the Bible

❖ “For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart” (Heb. 4:12).

❖ “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path” (Ps. 119:105).

❖ “But He said, ‘More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!’“ (Luke 11:28).

❖ “You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me” (John 5:39).

Gratitude

❖ “Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever” (Ps. 136:1).

❖ “Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits” (Ps. 103:1, 2).

❖ “Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!” (2 Cor. 9:15).

❖ “And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him” (Col. 3:17).

❖ “Giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ” (Eph. 5:20).

Prayer

❖ “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you” (1 Thess. 5:16-18).

❖ “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you” (Matt. 7:7).

❖ “Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered” (Rom. 8:26).

❖ “Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us” (1 John 5:14).

❖ “If you ask anything in My name, I will do it” (John 14:14).

Sin

❖ “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Rom. 6:23).

❖ “The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, ‘Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!’“ (John 1:29).

❖ “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Rom. 3:23).

❖ “For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him” (2 Cor. 5:21).

❖ “I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more” (Heb. 8:12).

Perseverance

❖ “Now when the congregation had broken up, many of the Jews and devout proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God” (Acts 13:43).

❖ “These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers” (Acts 1:14).

❖ “Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving” (Col. 4:2).

❖ “But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does” (James 1:25).

❖ “But he who endures to the end shall be saved” (Matt. 24:13).

Salvation

❖ “The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?” (Ps. 27:1).

❖ “That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved” (Rom. 10:9).

❖ “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast” (Eph. 2:8, 9).

❖ “Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling” (Phil. 2:12).

❖ “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household” (Acts 16:31).

Testimony

❖ “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven” (Matt. 5:16).

❖ “How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who proclaims peace, who brings glad tidings of good things, who proclaims salvation, who says to Zion, ‘Your God reigns!’“ (Is. 52:7).

❖ “Then I saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth—to every nation, tribe, tongue, and people—saying with a loud voice, ‘Fear God and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come; and worship Him who made heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water’“ (Rev. 14:6, 7).

❖ “But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear” (1 Pet. 3:15).

❖ “But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth” (Acts 1:8).