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The "B" Attitudes (Blessed Are The)
Matthew 5
3"Blessed are the poor in spirit,
For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4Blessed are those who mourn,
For they shall be comforted.
5Blessed are the meek,
For they shall inherit the earth.
6Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
For they shall be filled.
7Blessed are the merciful,
For they shall obtain mercy.
8Blessed are the pure in heart,
For they shall see God.
9Blessed are the peacemakers,
For they shall be called sons of God.
God Gave You Power, Love and a Sound Mind
2 Tim 1:7
7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
(KJV)
If God is For Us, Who Can Be Against Us?
Rom 8:31
31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
(KJV)
Don't Worry About Tomorrow
Matt 6:34
34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
(NIV)
Work Hard, No one said it's Easy
Prov 10:4
4 Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
(NIV)
Be Honest and Trust in His Help
Ps 40:17
17 Yet I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my help and my deliverer; O my God, do not delay.
(NIV)
My Help Comes From The Lord
Psalm 121
1 I lift up my eyes to the hills-
where does my help come from?
2 My help comes from the Lord ,
the Maker of heaven and earth.
Get Rid of It!
Eph 4:31-32
31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.
32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
(NIV)
Don't Fear Those That Can Kill The Body
Matt 10:28
28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. (KJV)
He Who Finds a Wife....
Prov 18:22
22 He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the LORD.
How lovely is your dwelling place
Psalm 84
1 How lovely is your dwelling place,
O Lord Almighty!
2 My soul yearns, even faints,
for the courts of the Lord ;
my heart and my flesh cry out
for the living God.
3 Even the sparrow has found a home,
and the swallow a nest for herself,
where she may have her young-
a place near your altar,
O Lord Almighty, my King and my God.
4 Blessed are those who dwell in your house;
they are ever praising you.
Selah
A Prostitute Is Like a Deep Pit
Prov 23:26-28
26 My son, give me your heart and let your eyes keep to my ways,
27 for a prostitute is a deep pit and a wayward wife is a narrow well.
28 Like a bandit she lies in wait, and multiplies the unfaithful among men.
(NIV)
The Sun Outlasts the Storm
No matter how difficult, no matter how painful life can be at times, the sun, the Son, will always outlast your storm! Put your trust in God, and you'll ALWAYS end up victorious!
Rom 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. (KJV)
Keep this in mind:
Quitters never win, and
Winners never quit.
Confession, Prayer and Healing
James 5
15And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. 16Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.
Let Those Who Love God, Hate Evil
Ps 97:10
10 Let those who love the LORD hate evil, for he guards the lives of his faithful ones and delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
(NIV)
Pray in Private
Matt 6:5-6
5 "And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full.
6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
(NIV)
Letting Go of What You Love Most
What or who do you love most?
Do you have enough love and trust in God,
to let go of what you love the most?
Abraham loved his son so much, yet, his love for God, and his faith in Him was so much stronger, that he was willing to obey, and to let go. And in the end, because he trusted and obeyed, God GREATLY blessed him, his family, and his future! Maybe, God is asking you to do the same. Maybe, He's been telling you "trust, and obey".
Gen 22:16-18
16 and said, "I swear by myself, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son,
17 I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies,
18 and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me."
(NIV)
If We Confess, He is Faithful to Forgive
I Jn 1:9
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
(NIV)
Forgive, and You'll be Forgiven
Matt 6:14-15
14 For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
15 But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.
(NIV)
Don't Be Conceited
Rom 12:16
16 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited.
(NIV)
The Lord is Mightier Than the Waves!
The floods have lifted up, O Lord,
The floods have lifted up their voice;
The floods lift up their waves.
The Lord on high is mightier
Than the noise of many waters,
Than the mighty waves of the sea.
Ps 93:3,4
Your Father Knows What You Need
Matt 6:31-32
31 So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'
32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.
(NIV)
Joseph's Understanding and Forgiveness
Gen 50:15-21
15 When Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, "What if Joseph holds a grudge against us and pays us back for all the wrongs we did to him?"
16 So they sent word to Joseph, saying, "Your father left these instructions before he died:
17 'This is what you are to say to Joseph: I ask you to forgive your brothers the sins and the wrongs they committed in treating you so badly.' Now please forgive the sins of the servants of the God of your father." When their message came to him, Joseph wept.
18 His brothers then came and threw themselves down before him. "We are your slaves," they said.
19 But Joseph said to them, "Don't be afraid. Am I in the place of God?
20 You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.
21 So then, don't be afraid. I will provide for you and your children." And he reassured them and spoke kindly to them.
(NIV)
His Ways Are Much "Higher" Than My Ways
Isa 55:8-9
8 "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the LORD.
9 "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
(NIV)
Hate Evil, Cling to What is Good
Rom 12:9
9 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.
(NIV)
We All Have Different Gifts
Rom 12:6-8
6 We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a man's gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith.
7 If it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach;
8 if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is contributing to the needs of others, let him give generously; if it is leadership, let him govern diligently; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.
(NIV)
Cry out to God and Then Trust Him
Ps 34:6-8
6 This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
7 The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
8 O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
(KJV)
Rebuke and Forgive
Luke 17:3-4
3 So watch yourselves. "If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him.
4 If he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times comes back to you and says, 'I repent,' forgive him."
(NIV)
Help Each Other Out!
Galatians 6:1-2
Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault,
ye which are spiritual,
restore such an one in the spirit of meekness;
considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
Bear ye one another's burdens,
and so fulfil the law of Christ.
How Many Times Do I Have to Forgive??
Matt 18:21-22
21 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, "Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?"
22 Jesus answered, "I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.
(NIV)
There is None I Desire Besides You, Lord
Ps 73:25-26
25 Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.
26 My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
(KJV)
I Love The Lord Because He Heard Me
Ps 116:1-8
1 I love the LORD, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy.
2 Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live.
3 The cords of death entangled me, the anguish of the grave came upon me; I was overcome by trouble and sorrow.
4 Then I called on the name of the LORD: "O LORD, save me!"
5 The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.
6 The LORD protects the simplehearted; when I was in great need, he saved me.
7 Be at rest once more, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.
8 For you, O LORD, have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling,
(NIV)
Peace, Be Strong!
Dan 10:19
19 And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me. (KJV)
Joyful, Patient and Faithful
Rom 12:12
12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
(NIV)
Do Not Be Afraid, He will Help You
Isa 44:1-2
1 "But now listen, O Jacob, my servant, Israel, whom I have chosen.
2 This is what the LORD says-- he who made you, who formed you in the womb, and who will help you: Do not be afraid, O Jacob, my servant, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
(NIV)
The Lord's Prayer
Matt 6:9-13
9 "This, then, is how you should pray: "'Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,
10 your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us today our daily bread.
12 Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.'
(NIV)
Is God Still Your First LOVE?
Revelation 2
4 Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love.
5 Remember the height from which you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.
Trust In the Lord
Trust in the Lord with all of 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
Are You Quick Tempered?
Titus 1:7-8
7 Since an overseer is entrusted with God's work, he must be blameless-- not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain.
8 Rather he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined.
(NIV)
Don't Worry About Your Life
Matt 6:25
25 "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes?
(NIV)
He is Forgiving and Good
Ps 86:5
5 You are forgiving and good, O Lord, abounding in love to all who call to you.
(NIV)
Don't Lust After Her Beauty
Prov 6:23-29
23 For these commands are a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the corrections of discipline are the way to life,
24 keeping you from the immoral woman, from the smooth tongue of the wayward wife.
25 Do not lust in your heart after her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes,
26 for the prostitute reduces you to a loaf of bread, and the adulteress preys upon your very life.
27 Can a man scoop fire into his lap without his clothes being burned?
28 Can a man walk on hot coals without his feet being scorched?
29 So is he who sleeps with another man's wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.
Jesus Forgave Even At The Cross
Luke 23:34
34 Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.
(NIV)
Your Words Are Heard
Dan 10:12
12 Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words. (KJV)
God Hears You, He Heard Daniel
Dan 9:20-23
20 While I was speaking and praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel and making my request to the LORD my God for his holy hill--
21 while I was still in prayer, Gabriel, the man I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice.
22 He instructed me and said to me, "Daniel, I have now come to give you insight and understanding.
23 As soon as you began to pray, an answer was given, which I have come to tell you, for you are highly esteemed. Therefore, consider the message and understand the vision:
(NIV)
Don't Worry, It'll Work Out For You
Rom 8:28
28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
(KJV)
A Prudent Wife Is From The Lord
Prov 19:14
14 Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
(NIV)
Just don't go back
Psalm 85
8 I will listen to what God the Lord will say;
he promises peace to his people, his saints-
but let them not return to folly.
9 Surely his salvation is near those who fear him,
that his glory may dwell in our land.
Love is the Greatest Commandment
Matt 22:37-39
37 Jesus replied: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.'
38 This is the first and greatest commandment.
39 And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'
(NIV)
Honor One Another Above Yourselves
Rom 12:10
10 Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves.
(NIV)
Those Who Are With Us Are MORE
II Ki 6:15-17
15 When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early the next morning, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. "Oh, my lord, what shall we do?" the servant asked.
16 "Don't be afraid," the prophet answered. "Those who are with us are more than those who are with them."
17 And Elisha prayed, "O LORD, open his eyes so he may see." Then the LORD opened the servant's eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.
(NIV)
God Forgives and He Heals
Psalm 103
1 Praise the Lord , O my soul;
all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
2 Praise the Lord , O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits-
3 who forgives all your sins
and heals all your diseases,
4 who redeems your life from the pit
and crowns you with love and compassion,
5 who satisfies your desires with good things
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
Never Be Lacking In Zeal
Rom 12:11
11 Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
(NIV)
All Who Look 2 Jesus Shall Be Saved
John 6:38-40
38 For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me.
39 And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all that he has given me, but raise them up at the last day.
40 For my Father's will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day."
(NIV)
Jealousy and Anger Blinds True Love
Saul was so jealous of David, that he wanted him killed. When Johnathan, Saul's beloved son, seemed to be protecting David, Saul tried to kill even Johnathan because of his great jealous and anger over David.
Don't let jealousy control you, if it does it will even blind you from the things and the people that truely matter the most.
1 Sam 20:30-34
30 Saul's anger flared up at Jonathan and he said to him, "You son of a perverse and rebellious woman! Don't I know that you have sided with the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the shame of the mother who bore you?
31 As long as the son of Jesse lives on this earth, neither you nor your kingdom will be established. Now send and bring him to me, for he must die!"
32 "Why should he be put to death? What has he done?" Jonathan asked his father.
33 But Saul hurled his spear at him to kill him. Then Jonathan knew that his father intended to kill David.
34 Jonathan got up from the table in fierce anger; on that second day of the month he did not eat, because he was grieved at his father's shameful treatment of David.
(NIV)
Anger Leads to Abuse
Num 22:27-29
27 When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she lay down under Balaam, and he was angry and beat her with his staff.
28 Then the LORD opened the donkey's mouth, and she said to Balaam, "What have I done to you to make you beat me these three times?"
29 Balaam answered the donkey, "You have made a fool of me! If I had a sword in my hand, I would kill you right now."
(NIV)
The Lord's Love is Unfailing
Isa 54:10
10 Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed," says the LORD, who has compassion on you.
(NIV)
Though You Stumble, You Will NOT Fall
Psalm 37
23 If the LORD delights in a man's way,
he makes his steps firm;
24 though he stumble, he will not fall,
for the LORD upholds him with his hand.
Go With Him 2 Miles!
Matt 5:41
41 If someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.
(NIV)
Forgive First!
Mark 11:25
25 And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins."
(NIV)
What Good Does Worry Do?
Matt 6:26-27
26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
27 Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
(NIV)
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