Staying true to our relationship with God is a constant struggle with all of the earthly obstacles that are in our way each day. We sometimes just need to dive into the word and remind ourselves why we love Him, and why He loves us even when there are times were we may not be deserving of His love. For anyone walking in their relationship with Him, here are some verses to remind us of just that, why we are walking with Him.
1. Proverbs 3:5-6 - "5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight."
Trusting in God’s plan and purpose for our lives is one of the hardest things to fully submit to Him. It takes time to realize that God’s plans are sometimes much different than our own plans for ourselves and they are also much greater than we can even begin to imagine.
2. 2 Timothy 1:7 - "7 For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline."
God’s spirit that is in us, gives us strength even in the toughest times. When we are fearful and fall to our knees He gives us strength to move on and lifts us up.
3. Psalm 46:1-3 - "1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, 3 though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging."
There will always be earthly obstacles for us to overcome, but when tackling those obstacles we must not fear what God has in store, instead we should embrace Him and let Him guide us through them.
4. 1 Peter 5:7 - "7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you."
We all go through seasons in life were much anxiety builds up, but instead of letting our anxiety overtake and overwhelm us we must dive into His word and truth for our lives.
5. Jeremiah 29:11 - "11 'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the LORD, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.'"
This will always be my go-to verse for almost any situation. It reminds us of God’s unconditional love for us that He has taken the time to lay out a plan for each and every one of us and His plan includes hope and plans to prosper, but in order to achieve His plans, we must submit ourselves to Him each and every day.
6. John 15:13 - "13 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends."
The Lord’s love for us is so deep, deeper than any depth we can even imagine that He would lay His own life down to give us our lives. Thinking about how he loves us is such a humbling and grounding experience.
7. Romans 8:31 - "31 What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?"
There is no one who can be against us if we are fighting with the Lord, he will protect us in all things and through all things. We have a constant friend in the Lord who will never forsake us.
8. James 1:2-4 - "2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything."
Just because God loves us unconditionally does not mean he will not have trials for us to overcome. Some trials are put in our lives just to draw us closer to Him when we have lost sight in our relationship with Him at times.
9. Matthew 11:28 - "28 Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest."
God does not call the qualified, He qualifies the called. This verse reminds us that we do not need to be perfect to submit ourselves to Him, we just have to be willing to let Him work in our lives and situations to better our understanding of Him and ourselves.
