If you ever feel like giving up and just want some practical steps to take... this is for you. 

Here are a list of the extra verses I didn't have time to mention. Start here and add more: 2 Timothy 1:8-13, 1 Corinthians 15:58, 1 Corinthians 16:13-14. 2 Corinthians 4:1-2, 4:7-18. Colossians 1:23, 3:23, 4:2, 4:17. James 1:2-4, John 16:1, Philippians3:20-4:1. 2 Thessalonians 2:15, 3:5, 3:13. 2 Peter 1:3-13, Ephesians 4:1-3, 6:13. Hebrews 10:23.