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Those verses.  You know the ones I am talking about.  They might not be the same ones I am going to share, but you have some verses that often come to your mind, of you share often or they give you what you need, when you need it and so much from God.  


I share today a few of the verses that stick out for me and have for years.  Yes, I have shared them before.  They are good for me.  I bet they are good for you as well.  Check out mind.  These are, those verses.

 

James 1:2-4  NASB

Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.  And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

 

I first heard these when my aunt gave me some preaching tapes almost 40 years ago.  Powerful truth.  I need joy.  How about you?  I go through struggles.  How about you?


Now, another verse that has been mine for years.  This is good.  One of those verses.

  

Colossians 3:2  NASB

Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth.

 

When you don’t know what to think about, think about this.  I need this reminder.  How about you?


I often catch myself being anxious and needing peace.  Check out another of those verses.

 

Philippians 4:6-7  NASB

Be anxious for nothing, 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 comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

 

Do you ever worry?  Don’t lie.  I need God to guard me, and those verses do that for me.  And that is why my life verse is this…

 

James 1:5  NASB

But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him.

 

Those verses.  They stand out or come up in my life and in my mind often, and I need them.  How about you?  What are “those verses” for you?

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