“This is what the LORD says: "Stop at the crossroads and look around. Ask for the old, godly way, and walk in it. Travel its path, and you will find rest for your souls.” (Jer. 6:16 NLT)

Seek the Lord continuously

“Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!” (1 Chron. 16:11 ESV)

Let God know your requests

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.” (Phil. 4:6 ESV)

Call to the Lord when distressed

“Out of my distress I called on the Lord; the Lord answered me and set me free. The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?” (Psalms 118:5-6 ESV)

Call on God and He will tell you things you do not know

“Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.” (Jer. 33:3 NIV)

“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.” (Deut. 6:5 ESV)

Seek Him first

“But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” (Matt 6:33 NASB)

Because you love God 

“If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.” (John 14:15 NASB)

Do not worry about things

“And do not seek what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not keep worrying. "For all these things the nations of the world eagerly seek; but your Father knows that you need these things. "But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added to you.” (Luke 12:29-31 NASB)

Do not be conformed to the world

“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” (Rom. 12:2 ESV)

Therefore...

“Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life, righteousness, and honor.” (Prov. 21:21 ESV)

“Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy.” (Micah 7:18 NIV)

God is rich in mercy

“But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved.” (Eph. 2:4-5 NIV)

God’s mercy and love is from old  

“Remember, Lord, your great mercy and love, for they are from of old. Do not remember the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways; according to your love remember me, for you, Lord, are good.” (Psalms 25:6-7 NIV)

Therefore…

“Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.” (Heb. 4:16 NIV)

In view of God’s mercy offer your bodies as a living sacrifice  

“Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.” (Rom. 22:1 NIV)

 “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.” (1 John 4:1 ESV)

The things of God are spiritually understood

“The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.” (1 Cor. 2:14 ESV)

Test to discern the will of God

“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” (Rom. 12:2 ESV)

Test everything

“But test everything; hold fast what is good.” (1 Thess. 5:21 ESV)

A man of understanding walks straight

“Folly is a joy to him who lacks sense, but a man of understanding walks straight ahead.” (Prov. 15:21 ESV)

“I keep my eyes always on the LORD. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.” (Psalm 16:8 NIV)

God is our everlasting rock

“Trust in the LORD forever, For in GOD the LORD, we have an everlasting Rock.” (Isaiah 26:4 NASB)

He sets your feet upon a rock

“He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay, And He set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm.” (Psalm 49:2 NASB)

We have an everlasting foundation

“When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more, But the righteous has an everlasting foundation.” (Prov. 10:25 NASB)

 He establishes you according to the gospel

“Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which has been kept secret for long ages past.” (Rom. 16:25 NASB)

Keep standing firm

“It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery.” (Gal. 5:1 NASB)

We have an anchor of the soul

“This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast and one which enters within the veil.” (Heb. 6:19 NASB)

Stability of our faith in Christ

“For even though I am absent in body, nevertheless I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good discipline and the stability of your faith in Christ. Therefore as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, having been firmly rooted and now being built up in Him and established in your faith, just as you were instructed, and overflowing with gratitude.” (Col. 2:5-7 NASB)

Firm until the end!

“For we have become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our assurance firm until the end.” (Heb. 3:14 NASB)

"Now there is great gain in godliness with contentment, for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world. But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content. But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.” (1 Tim. 6:6-11 ESV)

Be content in every situation

“Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need.” (Phil. 4:11-12 ESV)

Be content with what you have

“Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

(Heb. 13:5 ESV)

When you are weak you are strong

“For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” (2 Cor. 12:10 ESV)

Therefore

“And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all.” (Matt. 6;28-34 ESV)

“For the LORD will be your confidence And will keep your foot from being caught.” (Prov. 3:26 NASB)

We can draw near with confidence

“Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” (Heb. 4:16 NASB)

Our confidence comes through Christ

“Such confidence we have through Christ before God. Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God.” (2 Cor. 3:4-5 NIV)

There is strong confidence and refuge in God

“In the fear of the LORD there is strong confidence, And his children will have refuge.” (Prov. 15:26 NASB)

We can ask anything with confidence

“This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.” (1 John 5:14 NASB)

“For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in God's sight, but it is those who obey the law who will be declared righteous.” (Rom.  2:13 NIV)

Obedience to God’s Word is like building your house on a rock!

“Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.” (Matt. 7:24-25 NIV)

Obedience to God’s Word brings blessing

 “He replied, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it." (Luke 11:28 NIV)

“But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing.” (James 1:25 ESV)

Obedience to God’s Word makes you complete!

“If anyone obeys his Word, love for God is truly made complete in them. This is how we know we are in him.” (1 John 2:5 NIV)

Obedience to God makes you a treasured possession

“Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. Although the whole earth is mine.” (Ex. 19:5 NIV)

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.” (2 Cor. 1:3-4 ESV)

God exchanges sorrow for rejoicing

“The young women will dance for joy, and the men--old and young--will join in the celebration. I will turn their mourning into joy. I will comfort them and exchange their sorrow for rejoicing.” (Jer. 31:13 NLT)

God is with you!

“Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.” (Psalm 23:4 NIV)