Even strong young lions sometimes go hungry, but those who trust in the Lord will lack no good thing.
Psalms 34:10 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/psa.34.10.NLT
Trusting the Lord means you will lack no good thing. I must trust the Lord and He will take care of me.
Therefore, put on every piece of God’s armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil. Then after the battle you will still be standing firm.
Ephesians 6:13 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/eph.6.13.NLT
I must put on the full armor of God and stay in His word. It will help me resist the Devil. The armor of God will help me stand firm and follow Jesus.
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.
Psalms 19:14 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/psa.19.14.NLT
I need to say words that will please God and meditate on things that please Him. It is how I will be a good testimony of Jesus to other people.
“Be still, and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation. I will be honored throughout the world.”
Psalms 46:10 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/psa.46.10.NLT
I take time out of my day to be quiet and focus on God. It's good to pray and listen to worship music but sometimes you just need to be quiet and listen to God.
For I command you this day to love the Lord your God and to keep his commands, decrees, and regulations by walking in his ways. If you do this, you will live and multiply, and the Lord your God will bless you and the land you are about to enter and occupy.
Deuteronomy 30:16 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/deu.30.16.NLT
God wants me to love him, not just say, "I love God," or "I love Jesus", but I need to do what he says and follow Him with all my heart, soul, and strength. I need to walk in His ways if I want to go to Heaven. God will bless me if I obey Him and His Word.
I must be a good example of what it means to love God and keep His commandments.
This is my second letter to you, dear friends, and in both of them I have tried to stimulate your wholesome thinking and refresh your memory.
2 Peter 3:1 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/2pe.3.1.NLT
God's Word can stimulate my wholesome thinking by staying focused on it and keeping Him as the highest priority in my life.
Do you have the gift of speaking? Then speak as though God himself were speaking through you. Do you have the gift of helping others? Do it with all the strength and energy that God supplies. Then everything you do will bring glory to God through Jesus Christ. All glory and power to him forever and ever! Amen.
1 Peter 4:11 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/1pe.4.11.NLT
I must use my gift of helping others to bring glory to God through Jesus Christ. I must help people with all my strength and energy.
