You, O Lord, are a shield for me, my glory, and the

lifter of my head.

—PSALM 3:3

You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing. You have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy, that I might sing praises to you and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give you thanks forever.

—PSALM 30:11-12 (NLT)

The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and

destroy. But Jesus came that I may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows).

—JOHN 10:10

In Christ I have [perfect] peace and confidence. In the

world I have tribulation and trials and distress and

frustration; but I can be of good cheer [take courage;

be confident, certain, undaunted]! For Christ has

overcome the world. [He has deprived it of power to

harm me and has conquered it for me.]

—JOHN 16:33

I am assured and know that [God being a partner in

my labor] all things work together and are [fitting into a plan] for good to and for me because I love God and I am called according to [His] design and purpose.

—ROMANS 8:28

God comforts, encourages and consoles me in every

trouble. He enables me to console others who need

comfort.

—2 CORINTHIANS 1:4

When I am pressed on every side by troubles, I am not crushed and broken. When I am perplexed because I don’t know why things happen as they do, I don’t give up and quit.

—2 CORINTHIANS 4:8 (TLB)

I do not become discouraged (utterly spiritless,

exhausted, and wearied out through fear). Though my outer man is [progressively] decaying and wasting away, yet my inner self is being [progressively] renewed day after day. For my light, momentary affliction (this slight distress of the passing hour) is ever more and more abundantly preparing and producing and achieving for me an everlasting weight of glory [beyond all measure, excessively surpassing all comparisons and all calculations, a vast and transcendent glory and blessedness never to cease!].

—2 CORINTHIANS 4:16-17

God’s gracious favor is all I need. His power works

best in my weakness.

—2 CORINTHIANS 12:9 (NLT)

I have strength for all things in Christ Who empowers

me [I am ready for anything and equal to anything

through Him Who infuses inner strength into me; I am self-sufficient in Christ’s sufficiency].

—PHILIPPIANS 4:13

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