Life throws curveballs, right? It tests you, refines you, and ultimately teaches you to lean on God with all your heart. Think of it this way: even the toughest situations are blessings in disguise, drawing you closer to Him.
When you're feeling overwhelmed and desperate, lift your hands up and cry out to God. Before you turn to anyone else, seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit, who will send angels to your aid.
Find refuge in Jesus, your shield and protector. He’s powerful enough to set you free and conquer your fears. Reaching out to God always brings peace and immeasurable rewards.
Remember Psalm 121:1: "My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth." Jesus is there for you 24/7, offering comfort, relief, and healing. Place your life in His hands and allow His perfect will to unfold in your life.
His love will always look out for you, and there's no safer place than in His presence.
And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.
And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words.
So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”
Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of Your name; deliver us and atone for our sins, for the sake of Your name.
The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?
My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.
and if you give yourself to the hungry and satisfy the afflicted soul, then your light will go forth in the darkness, and your night will be like noonday.
He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk with integrity,
Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,
who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.
Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
For I am the Lord your God, who takes hold of your right hand and tells you: Do not fear, I will help you.
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze.
I waited patiently for the Lord; He inclined to me and heard my cry.
I have not covered up Your righteousness in my heart; I have declared Your faithfulness and salvation; I have not concealed Your loving devotion and faithfulness from the great assembly.
O Lord, do not withhold Your mercy from me; Your loving devotion and faithfulness will always guard me.
For evils without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart has failed within me.
Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me; hurry, O Lord, to help me.
May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.
May those who say to me, “Aha, aha!” be appalled at their own shame.
May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who love Your salvation always say, “The Lord be magnified!”
But I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my helper and deliverer; O my God, do not delay.
He lifted me up from the pit of despair, out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm.
Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.
I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”
And we urge you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone.
The Lord is on my side; He is my helper. Therefore I will look in triumph on those who hate me.
A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.
In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him.
Place no trust in extortion, or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.
God has spoken once; I have heard this twice: that power belongs to God,
and loving devotion to You, O Lord. For You will repay each man according to his deeds.
He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.
Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
to ask Him, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?”
For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
But I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my helper and deliverer; O my God, do not delay.
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.
Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in,
And let us consider how to spur one another on to love and good deeds.
Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
The Lord God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.”
Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and He delivered them from their distress.
If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?
I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you.
because I know that through your prayers and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, my distress will turn out for my deliverance.
Though the mountains may be removed and the hills may be shaken, My loving devotion will not depart from you, and My covenant of peace will not be broken,” says the Lord, who has compassion on you.
Now may the God who gives endurance and encouragement grant you harmony with one another in Christ Jesus,
so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
You are my hiding place. You protect me from trouble; You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah
For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.
Therefore the Lord longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the Lord is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him.
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters.
He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name.
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
no evil will befall you, no plague will approach your tent.
For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.
They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
You will tread on the lion and cobra; you will trample the young lion and serpent.
“Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him.
When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.
With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation.”
I will say to the Lord, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
The Lord will always guide you; He will satisfy you in a sun-scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.
The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.
Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and turn away from evil.
This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.
As good stewards of the manifold grace of God, each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve one another.
O Lord, You have searched me and known me.
even there Your hand will guide me; Your right hand will hold me fast.
If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me, and the light become night around me”—
even the darkness is not dark to You, but the night shines like the day, for darkness is as light to You.
For You formed my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well.
My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in secret, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
Your eyes saw my unformed body; all my days were written in Your book and ordained for me before one of them came to be.
How precious to me are Your thoughts, O God, how vast is their sum!
If I were to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand; and when I awake, I am still with You.
O God, that You would slay the wicked— away from me, you bloodthirsty men—
You know when I sit and when I rise; You understand my thoughts from afar.
Therefore we will not fear, though the earth is transformed and the mountains are toppled into the depths of the seas,
No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.
And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule with justice.
In a little more than a year you will tremble, O secure ones. For the grape harvest will fail and the fruit harvest will not arrive.
Shudder, you ladies of leisure; tremble, you daughters of complacency. Strip yourselves bare and put sackcloth around your waists.
Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vines,
and for the land of my people, overgrown with thorns and briers— even for every house of merriment in this city of revelry.
For the palace will be forsaken, the busy city abandoned. The hill and the watchtower will become caves forever— the delight of wild donkeys and a pasture for flocks—
until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high. Then the desert will be an orchard, and the orchard will seem like a forest.
Then justice will inhabit the wilderness, and righteousness will dwell in the fertile field.
The work of righteousness will be peace; the service of righteousness will be quiet confidence forever.
Then my people will dwell in a peaceful place, in safe and secure places of rest.
But hail will level the forest, and the city will sink to the depths.
Each will be like a shelter from the wind, a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in a dry land, like the shadow of a great rock in an arid land.
Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”
Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the Lord has helped us.”
May the Lord answer you in the day of trouble; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.
May He send you help from the sanctuary and sustain you from Zion.
Help me, O Lord my God; save me according to Your loving devotion.
Let them know that this is Your hand, that You, O Lord, have done it.
If I walk in the midst of trouble, You preserve me from the anger of my foes; You extend Your hand, and Your right hand saves me.