1 Corinthians 9:24 In a race everyone runs, but only one person gets first prize. So run your race to win. The Living Bible
Our Race Is To Love and Live For Jesus
1 Corinthians 10:9 And let’s not test the Lord, as some of them did - and were destroyed by serpents. 10 And let’s not grumble, as some of them did - and were destroyed by the destroying angel. Tree of Life Version
WHEN YOU CAN’T SEE GOD… GOD SEES YOU
Isaiah 43:2 When you go through deep waters and great trouble, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown! When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up - the flames will not consume you. The Living Bible
Exodus 17:7 He called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the contending of the children of Israel, and because they tested the Lord saying, “Is the Lord among us, or not?” Modern English Version
Thanking God Always
God is always working in our behalf
Romans 8:28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. New International Version
Romans 8:29 For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. 30 And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified. New International Version
Romans 8:31 What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? New International Version
Problems are an opportunity for growth
James 1:2 Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. New Living Translation
James 1:3 For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. 4 So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing. New Living Translation
Give thanks for what we have and what God’s done
1 Thessalonians 5:18 Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. New Living Bible
Philippians 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! New International Version
2 Chronicles 20:21 After consulting the people, Jehoshaphat appointed men to sing to the Lord and to praise him for the splendor of his holiness as they went out at the head of the army, saying: “Give thanks to the Lord, for his love endures forever.” New International Version
2 Chronicles 20:22 As they began to sing and praise, the Lord set ambushes against the men of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir who were invading Judah, and they were defeated.
2 Chronicles 20:23 The Ammonites and Moabites rose up against the men from Mount Seir to destroy and annihilate them. After they finished slaughtering the men from Seir, they helped to destroy one another. 24 When the men of Judah came to the place that overlooks the desert and looked toward the vast army, they saw only dead bodies lying on the ground; no one had escaped. New International Version