Perspective

"He is no fool, who gives up what he cannot keep, to gain what he cannot lose." Jim Elliot

Faithfulness

Lamentations 3:22-33  22  The Lord’s lovingkindnesses indeed never cease, For His

compassions never fail.  23 They are new every morning;  Great is Your faithfulness.

24  “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,  “Therefore I have hope in Him.”

25 The Lord is good to those who wait for Him,  To the person who seeks Him.

26 It is good that he waits silently For the salvation of the Lord.  27 It is good for a man

that he should bear The yoke in his youth.  28 Let him sit alone and be silent Since He

has laid it on him.  29   Let him put his mouth in the dust,  Perhaps there is hope.

30 Let him give his cheek to the smiter,  Let him be filled with reproach. 31 For the Lord

will not reject forever,  32 For if He causes grief,  Then He will have compassion

According to His abundant lovingkindness.  33 For He does not afflict willingly

Or grieve the sons of men.

End times/Heaven

I Thessalonians 4:13-18  13 But we do not want you to be uninformed, brethren, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve as do the rest who have no hope.  14For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus.15 For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep.16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.17 Then we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall always be with the Lord.18Therefore comfort one another with these words.

Confidence

I Thess. 5:24  Faithful is He who calls you, and He also will bring it to pass.

Encouragement

Titus 3:1-2    1 Remind them to be subject to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good deed, 2 to malign no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing every consideration for all men.

Hope

2 Tim. 2:11 &13   11 For if we died with Him, we will also live with Him; 13 If we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.

Wisdom

Proverbs 15: 22 Without consultation, plans are frustrated, But with many counselors they succeed.

Prayer                                                                                                                        

Psalms 139:23-24   23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me and know my anxious thoughts; 24 And see if there be any hurtful way in me, And lead me in the everlasting way.