Reading scripture is a wonderful way to gain encouragement when we are experiencing difficulties. The following is a list of some topics and related scriptures.

* When you need courage

(Psalm 27:14 KJV)
Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.

(Psalm 30:5 KJV)
For his anger {endureth but} a moment; in his favour {is} life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy {cometh} in the morning.

(Isaiah 43:2 KJV)
When thou passest through the waters, I {will be} with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

(1 Peter 4:12-13 KJV)
(12) Beloved, think it not strange con- cerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: (13) But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.

(Romans 8:38-39 KJV)
(38) For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, (39) Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

(Isaiah 41:10 KJV)
Fear thou not; for I {am} with thee: be not dismayed; for I {am} thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

(Deuteronomy 33:27 KJV)
The eternal God {is thy} refuge, and underneath {are} the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy {them}.

(Psalm 118:17 KJV)
I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord.

(Philippians 4:13 KJV)
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

(Psalm 31:24 KJV)
Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord.

(Isaiah 40:31 KJV)
But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew {their} strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; {and} they shall walk, and not faint.

(Philippians 4:6 KJV)
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

(Philippians 4:8 KJV)
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things {are} honest, whatsoever things {are} just, whatsoever things {are} pure, what- soever things {are} lovely, whatsoever things {are} of good report; if {there be} any virtue, and if {there be} any praise, think on these things.

(Isaiah 51:11 KJV)
Therefore the redeemed of the Lord shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy {shall be} upon their head: they shall obtain glad- ness and joy; {and} sorrow and mourning shall flee away.

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* When you need confidence 

Philippians 4:13 KJV)
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

(Hebrews 13:6 KJV)
So that we may boldly say, The Lord {is} my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

(Hebrews 10:35-36 KJV)
(35) Cast not away therefore your conf- idence, which hath great recompence of reward. (36) For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.

(Philippians 1:6 KJV)
Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform {it} until the day of Jesus Christ:

(Habakkuk 3:19 KJV)
The Lord God {is} my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds' {feet}, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.

(Romans 8:37 KJV)
Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

(1 John 5:14-15 KJV)
(14) And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: (15) And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

(John 14:12 KJV)
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater {works} than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.

(Zechariah 4:6 KJV)
Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This {is} the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.(Isaiah 43:2 KJV)
When thou passest through the waters, I {will be} with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

(Proverbs 3:26 KJV)
For the Lord shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.

(2 Corinthians 7:16 KJV)
I rejoice therefore that I have confidence in you in all {things}.

(Ephesians 3:12 KJV)
In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.

(1 John 3:21 KJV)
Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, {then} have we confidence toward God.

(Isaiah 40:31 KJV)
But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew {their} strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; {and} they shall walk, and not faint.

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* When you feel anger

 (James 1:19-20 KJV)
(19) Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: (20) For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.

(Ephesians 4:26 KJV)
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

(Proverbs 15:1 KJV)
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

(Matthew 6:14 KJV)
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:

(Proverbs 14:29 KJV)
{He that is} slow to wrath {is} of great understanding: but {he that is} hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

(Proverbs 16:32 KJV)
He {that is} slow to anger {is} better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.

(Ecclesiastes 7:9 KJV)
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

(Romans 12:19 KJV)
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but {rather} give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance {is} mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

(Proverbs 25:21-22 KJV)
(21) If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: (22) For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee.

(Hebrews 10:30 KJV)
For we know him that hath said, Vengeance {belongeth} unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.

(Ephesians 4:31-32 KJV)
(31) Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: (32) And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

(Matthew 5:22-24 KJV)
(22) But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. (23) Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee; (24) Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.

(Proverbs 14:16-17 KJV)
(16) A wise {man} feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident. (17) {He that is} soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.

(Colossians 3:8 KJV)
But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.

(Psalm 37:8 KJV)
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

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* When you feel confused 

(1 Corinthians 14:33 KJV)
(33) For God is not {the author} of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.

(2 Timothy 1:7 KJV)
(7) For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

(James 3:16-18 KJV)
(16) For where envying and strife {is}, there {is} confusion and every evil work. (17) But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, {and} easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. (18) And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.

(Isaiah 50:7 KJV)
(7) For the Lord God will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed.

(1 Peter 4:12-13 KJV)
(12) Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: (13) But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.

(James 1:5 KJV)
(5) If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all {men} liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

(Proverbs 3:5-6 KJV)
(5) Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. (6) In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

(Psalms 32:8 KJV)
(8) I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.

(Psalms 119:165 KJV)
(165) Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.

(Psalms 55:22 KJV)
(22) Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

(Isaiah 43:2 KJV)
(2) When thou passest through the waters, I {will be} with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

(Isaiah 40:29 KJV)
(29) He giveth power to the faint; and to {them that have} no might he increaseth strength.

(Isaiah 30:21 KJV)
(21) And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This {is} the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.

(Philippians 4:6-7 KJV)
(6) Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. (7) And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

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* When feeling depressed 

(Psalms 34:17 KJV)
(17) {The righteous} cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

(Isaiah 43:2 KJV)
(2) When thou passest through the waters, I {will be} with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

(Psalms 30:5b KJV)
(5) Weeping may endure for a night, but joy {cometh} in the morning.

(1Peter 4:12-13 KJV)
(12) Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: (13) But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.

(Isaiah 61:3 KJV)
(3) To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.

(Isaiah 40:31 KJV)
(31) But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew {their} strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; {and} they shall walk, and not faint.

(1Corinthians 1:3-4 KJV)
(3) Grace {be} unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and {from} the Lord Jesus Christ. (4) I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;

(2Corinthians 1:3-4 KJV)
(3) Blessed {be} God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; (4) Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.

(Romans 8:32-39 KJV)
(32) He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? (33) Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? {It is} God that justifieth. (34) Who {is} he that condemneth? {It is} Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. (35) Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? {shall} tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? (36) As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. (37) Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. (38) For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, (39) Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

(Philippians 4:6-8 KJV)
(6) Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. (7) And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. (8) Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things {are} honest, whatsoever things {are} just, whatsoever things {are} pure, whatsoever things {are} lovely, whatsoever things {are} of good report; if {there be} any virtue, and if {there be} any praise, think on these things.

(Psalms 147:3 KJV)
(3) He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

(Isaiah 41:10 KJV)
(10) Fear thou not; for I {am} with thee: be not dismayed; for I {am} thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

(1Peter 5:6-7 KJV)
(6) Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: (7) Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

(Luke 18:1 KJV)
(1) And he spake a parable unto them {to this end}, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;

(Nehemiah 8:10 KJV)
(10) Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength.

(Isaiah 51:11 KJV)
(11) Therefore the redeemed of the Lord shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy {shall be} upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; {and} sorrow and mourning shall flee away.

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* When feeling dissatisfied

(Psalms 34:10 KJV)
(10) The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good {thing}.

(Isaiah 44:3 KJV)
(3) For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:

(Psalms 37:3-7 KJV)
(3) Trust in the Lord, and do good; {so} shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. (4) Delight thyself also in the Lord: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. (5) Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring {it} to pass. (6) And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. (7) Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

(Philippians 4:11-13 KJV)
(11) Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, {therewith} to be content. (12) I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. (13) I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

(Psalms 63:1-8 KJV)
(1) O God, thou {art} my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is; (2) To see thy power and thy glory, so {as} I have seen thee in the sanctuary. (3) Because thy lovingkindness {is} better than life, my lips shall praise thee. (4) Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name. (5) My soul shall be satisfied as {with} marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise {thee} with joyful lips: (6) When I remember thee upon my bed, {and} meditate on thee in the {night} watches. (7) Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. (8) My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.

(Proverbs 12:14 KJV)
(14) A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of {his} mouth: and the recompence of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.

(Jeremiah 31:14 KJV)
(14) And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the Lord.

(Joel 2:26 KJV)
(26) And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed.

(Psalms 103:1-5 KJV)
(1) Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, {bless} his holy name. (2) Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: (3) Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; (4) Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; (5) Who satisfieth thy mouth with good {things; so that} thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.

(Psalms 107:9 KJV)
(9) For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.

(Isaiah 12:2-3 KJV)
(2) Behold, God {is} my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah {is} my strength and {my} song; he also is become my salvation. (3) Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.

(2Corinthians 9:8 KJV)
(8) And God {is} able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all {things}, may abound to every good work:

(Isaiah 55:1 KJV)
(1) Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.

(Matthew 5:6 KJV)
(6) Blessed {are} they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

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* When you are experiencing grief

(1 Thessalonians 4:13-14 KJV)
(13) But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. (14) For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

(Isaiah 49:13b KJV)
...for the Lord hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.

(Isaiah 43:2 KJV)
When thou passest through the waters, I {will be} with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

(2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 KJV)
(16) Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given {us} everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, (17) Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.

(Matthew 5:4 KJV)
Blessed {are} they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

(2 Corinthians 1:3-4 KJV)
(3) Blessed {be} God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; (4) Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.

(Isaiah 61:1-3 KJV)
(1) The Spirit of the Lord God {is} upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to {them that are} bound; (2) To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; (3) To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.

(Psalm 119:50 KJV)
This {is} my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.

(1 Peter 5:7 KJV)
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

(Psalm 23:4 KJV)
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou {art} with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

(Hebrews 4:15-16 KJV)
(15) For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as {we are, yet} with- out sin. (16) Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

(Isaiah 41:10 KJV)
Fear thou not; for I {am} with thee: be not dismayed; for I {am} thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

(Isaiah 51:11 KJV)
Therefore the redeemed of the Lord shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy {shall be} upon their head: they shall obtain glad- ness and joy; {and} sorrow and mourning shall flee away.

(2 Corinthians 5:8 KJV)
We are confident, {I say}, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.

(Revelation 21:4 KJV)
And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

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* When you are feeling lonely 

(Hebrews 11:34 KJV)
(34) Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.

(Matthew 28:20 KJV)
(20) Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, {even} unto the end of the world. Amen.

(1Samuel 12:22 KJV)
(22) For the Lord will not forsake his people for his great name's sake: because it hath pleased the Lord to make you his people.

(Isaiah 41:10 KJV)
(10) Fear thou not; for I {am} with thee: be not dismayed; for I {am} thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

(John 14:18 KJV)
(18) I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.

(John 14:1 KJV)
(1) Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.

(Deuteronomy 31:6 KJV)
(6) Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he {it is} that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.(Psalms 147:3 KJV)
(3) He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

(Romans 8:35-39 KJV)
(35) Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? {shall} tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? (36) As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. (37) Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. (38) For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, (39) Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

(Deuteronomy 4:31 KJV)
(31) (For the Lord thy God {is} a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them.

(Deuteronomy 31:6 KJV)
(6) Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he {it is} that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

(Psalms 27:10 KJV)
(10) When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up.

(Isaiah 54:10 KJV)
(10) For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee.

(1Peter 5:7 KJV)
(7) Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

(Psalms 46:1 KJV)
(1) God {is} our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

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* When you are worried 

(1Peter 5:7 KJV)
(7) Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

(John 14:1 KJV)
(1) Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.

(Philippians 4:6-8 KJV)
(6) Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. (7) And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. (8) Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things {are} honest, whatsoever things {are} just, whatsoever things {are} pure, whatsoever things {are} lovely, whatsoever things {are} of good report; if {there be} any virtue, and if {there be} any praise, think on these things.

(Colossians 3:15 KJV)
(15) And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.

(Isaiah 26:3 KJV)
(3) Thou wilt keep {him} in perfect peace, {whose} mind {is} stayed {on thee}: because he trusteth in thee.

(Psalms 4:8 KJV)
(8) I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety.

(Philippians 4:19 KJV)
(19) But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

(Matthew 6:25-34 KJV)
(25) Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? (26) Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? (27) Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? (28) And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: (29) And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. (30) Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, {shall he} not much more {clothe} you, O ye of little faith? (31) Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? (32) (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. (33) But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. (34) Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day {is} the evil thereof.

(Romans 8:6 KJV)
(6) For to be carnally minded {is} death; but to be spiritually minded {is} life and peace.

(Proverbs 3:24 KJV)
(24) When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.

(Hebrews 4:3 KJV)
(3) For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.

(Hebrews 4:9 KJV)
(9) There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.

(Psalms 119:165 KJV)
(165) Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.

(Psalms 91:1-2 KJV)
(1) He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. (2) I will say of the Lord, {He is} my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

(John 14:27 KJV)
(27) Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. 

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* Scripture verses on Faith 

(Hebrews 11:1 KJV)
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

(Romans 10:17 KJV)
So then faith {cometh} by hearing, and hear- ing by the word of God.

(Romans 12:3 KJV)
For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think {of himself} more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

(Hebrews 12:2 KJV)
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.

(Matthew 17:20 KJV)
And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this moun- tain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

(Mark 11:22-24 KJV)
(22) And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. (23) For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. (24) Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive {them}, and ye shall have {them}.

(Romans 1:17 KJV)
For therein is the righteousness of God re- vealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

(2 Corinthians 5:7 KJV)
(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)

(Hebrews 11:6 KJV)
But without faith {it is} impossible to please {him}: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and {that} he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

(1 Peter 1:7-9 KJV)
(7) That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: (8) Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see {him} not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy un- speakable and full of glory: (9) Receiving the end of your faith, {even} the salvation of your {souls}.

(1 John 5:4 KJV)
For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, {even} our faith.

(Matthew 9:20-22 KJV)
(20) And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind {him}, and touched the hem of his garment: (21) For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole. (22) But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.

(Matthew 9:28-29 KJV)
(28) And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord. (29) Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you.

(Mark 9:23 KJV)
Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things {are} possible to him that believeth.

(James 5:14-15a KJV)
(14) Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: (15) And the prayer of faith shall save the sick.

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* Our sufficiency is in Jesus Christ 

(2 Corinthians 9:8 KJV)
(8) And God {is} able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all {things}, may abound to every good work:

(Philippians 4:19 KJV)
(19) But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

(Mark 11:24 KJV)
(24) Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive {them}, and ye shall have {them}.

(2 Corinthians 3:5 KJV)
(5) Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency {is} of God;

(Philippians 4:13 KJV)
(13) I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

(Ephesians 1:18-23 KJV)
(18) The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, (19) And what {is} the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, (20) Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set {him} at his own right hand in the heavenly {places}, (21) Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: (22) And hath put all {things} under his feet, and gave him {to be} the head over all {things} to the church, (23) Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.

(2 Corinthians 12:9 KJV)
(9) And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

(Romans 8:37 KJV)
(37) Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

(Ephesians 1:3 KJV)
(3) Blessed {be} the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly {places} in Christ:

(John 15:7 KJV)
(7) If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

(John 14:1-3 KJV)
(1) Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. (2) In my Father's house are many mansions: if {it were} not {so}, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. (3) And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, {there} ye may be also.(John 16:23-24 KJV)
(23) And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give {it} you. (24) Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

(Matthew 21:22 KJV)
(22) And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

(Romans 8:32 KJV)
(32) He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?

(2 Peter 1:3-4 KJV)
(3) According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that {pertain} unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: (4) Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

(Psalms 103:2-4 KJV)
(2) Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: (3) Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; (4) Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;

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