Scripture Verses for Life Challenges
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Strength
- Isaiah 41:10 (ESV): “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
- Psalm 46:1 (ESV): “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”
- Nehemiah 8:10 (ESV): “Then he said to them, 'Go your way, eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions to anyone who has nothing ready, for this day is holy to our Lord. And do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.'”
- 2 Timothy 1:7 (ESV): “for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.”
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Peace
- John 16:33 (ESV): "I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world."
- 1 Peter 5:7 (ESV): "casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you."
- John 14:27 (ESV): "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid."
- Philippians 4:6–7 (ESV): "do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."
- Isaiah 26:3 (ESV): "You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you."
- Romans 5:1 (ESV): "Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ."
- 2 Thessalonians 3:16 (ESV): "Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way. The Lord be with you all."
- Romans 12:18 (ESV): "If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all."
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Direction
- Proverbs 3:5-6 (ESV): "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths."
- Jeremiah 29:11 (ESV): "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope."
- Psalm 32:8 (ESV): "I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you."
- Proverbs 16:9 (ESV): "The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps."
- Psalm 37:23-24 (ESV): "The steps of a man are established by the Lord, when he delights in his way; though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong, for the Lord upholds his hand."
- Romans 12:2 (ESV): "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect."
- Jeremiah 33:3 (ESV): "Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known."
- James 1:5 (ESV): "If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him."
- Psalm 119:105 (ESV): "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path."
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Perseverance
- Romans 8:28 (ESV): "And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose."
- Romans 5:3-5 (ESV): "Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame..."
- 2 Corinthians 4:17-18 (ESV): "For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen."
- James 1:2-4 (ESV): "Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be mature and complete, lacking in nothing."
- James 1:12 (ESV): "Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him."
- Galatians 6:9 (ESV): "And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up."
- 2 Chronicles 15:7 (ESV): "But you, take courage! Do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded."
- 2 Thessalonians 3:13 (ESV): "As for you, brothers, do not grow weary in doing good."
- Hebrews 12:1-3 (ESV): "Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus..."
- Hebrews 10:36 (ESV): "For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised."
- 1 Corinthians 9:24 (ESV): "Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it."
- 1 Corinthians 10:13 (ESV): "No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability..."
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Comfort
- Psalm 34:18 (ESV): "The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit."
- 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 (ESV): "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction..."
- Psalm 23:4 (ESV): "Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me."
- Isaiah 41:10 (ESV): "fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."
- Psalm 119:50 (ESV): "This is my comfort in my affliction, that your promise gives me life."
- Matthew 5:4 (ESV): "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted."
- Psalm 94:19 (ESV): "When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul."
- John 14:26-27 (ESV): "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things... Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you."
- Romans 15:4 (ESV): "For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope."
- Psalm 147:3 (ESV): "He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds."
- Philippians 4:6-7 (ESV): "do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God..."
- Isaiah 66:13 (ESV): "As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you; you shall be comforted in Jerusalem."
- 1 Thessalonians 4:18 (ESV): "Therefore encourage one another with these words."
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Rest
- Matthew 11:28-30 (ESV): "Come to me, all 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."
- Psalm 55:22 (ESV): "Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved."
- 1 Peter 5:7 (ESV): "casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you."
- Psalm 23:2-3 (ESV): "He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul."
- Psalm 62:5 (ESV): "For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him."
- Exodus 33:14 (ESV): "And he said, 'My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.'"
- Hebrews 4:9-11 (ESV): "So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God... Let us therefore strive to enter that rest..."
- Psalm 4:8 (ESV): "In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety."
- Jeremiah 6:16 (ESV): "Thus says the Lord: 'Stand by the roads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is; and walk in it, and find rest for your souls.'"
- Isaiah 30:15 (ESV): "For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, 'In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.'"
- Psalm 116:7 (ESV): "Return, O my soul, to your rest; for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you."
- Lamentations 3:25-26 (ESV): "The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him. It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord."
- Mark 6:31 (ESV): "And he said to them, 'Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while.'"
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Hope
- Psalm 30:5 (ESV): "For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning."
- Isaiah 40:31 (ESV): "but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint."
- Jeremiah 29:11 (ESV): "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope."
- Romans 15:13 (ESV): "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope."
- Hebrews 11:1 (ESV): "Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen."
- Romans 5:5 (ESV): "and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us."
- Psalm 33:20-22 (ESV): "Our soul waits for the Lord; he is our help and our shield. For our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name. Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in you."
- 1 Peter 1:3 (ESV): "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead."
- Titus 2:13 (ESV): "waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ."
- Psalm 42:11 (ESV): "Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my God."
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Kindness
- Ephesians 4:32 (ESV): "Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you."
- Galatians 5:22-23 (ESV): "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law."
- Colossians 3:12 (ESV): "Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience."
- 1 Corinthians 13:4 (ESV): "Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude."
- Proverbs 15:1 (ESV): "A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger."
- Titus 3:2 (ESV): "to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people."
- Micah 6:8 (ESV): "He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?"
- 2 Timothy 2:24 (ESV): "And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil."
- Proverbs 31:26 (ESV): "She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue."
- Philippians 4:5 (ESV): "Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand."
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