“When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.”  -Proverbs 29:2

Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.  -Hebrews 12:2

The will of God is our refuge and our fortress.  In His will, He surrounds us and protects us.  There is safety in the will of God.

For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.  - Galatians 5:13 

Our words carry weight.: 
        They can harm and they can heal.  
        They can build up and they can tear down.

The LORD Himself goes before you and will be with you: He will never leave you nor forsake you.  Do not be afraid: do not be discouraged.  
-Deuteronomy 31:8

I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.  Every branch in Me that beareth not fruit He taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, He purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.   - John 15:1-2

Don't despise the day of small beginnings.  God is growing you.  Every great tree starts with a tiny seed.  Be still.  

God has not forgotten you, neither has He forsaken you.

Isaiah 57:15 
For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

For the love of Christ constraineth us: because we thus judge, that if one died for all, than were all dead:  And that He died for all, that they which live should not hence forth live unto themselves, but unto Him which died for them, and rose again,”  
                     - 2 Corinthians 5:14-15

Jesus is our pacesetter.

A pacesetter is a runner or competitor who set the pace at the beginning of a race.  Jesus is the author of our faith.
          “In the beginning God…”. Genesis 1:1

Before we were...Jesus was already here.  
          He has set the standards of achievement for us.
          He came that we might have life and that more abundantly.
          Following Jesus leads to abundant living.