Jesus Calling - February

• Isaiah 26:3 - "You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in You, whose thoughts are fixed on You!"
• Be in God's peace!
• God always knows everything you're thinking.
• Don't waste energy worrying, God already has everything planned out
• Psalm 28 - "O Lord, you are my rock of safety. Please help me; don't refuse to answer me. For if You are silent, I might as well give up and die..."
• Genesis 28 -  Jacob's Dream at Bethel
• Don't let your mind wander away from God
• Fix your eyes on what is unseen, not what you can see
• 2 Corinthians 4:18 - " So we don't look at the troubles we can see right now; rather, we look forward to what we have not yet seen. For the troubles we see will soon be over, but the joys to come will last forever."
• One day at a time!
• Trade your grasping and control for a stance of openness and trust
• Trust in God no matter what
• 1 Timothy 2:8 - "So wherever you assemble, I want men to pray with holy hands lifted up to God, free from anger and controversy."
• Cling tightly to God's hand!
• Don't turn your focus away from God, because you will start looking for other things to give you life, joy, and peace.
• "Start with where you are at this point in time and space, accepting that this is where I intend you to be"
• My main responsibility is to remain attentive to God
• "Much of your weariness is from My constant battle against the opponents of the world"
• You are on the path of God's choosing, do not give up!
• Romans 8:28 - "And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to His purpose for them."
• Psalm 42:11 - "Why am I discouraged? Why so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise Him again - my Savior and my God!"
• God is above all things, he has already overcome all my problems!
• Psalm 32:8 - "The Lord says, 'I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.'"
• Do not grow weary and lose heart
• God's light is always shining on me, even in my darkness
• Focus on Jesus
• Colossians 2:6-7 - "And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him. Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness."
• Psalm 141:8 - "I look to You for help, O Sovereign Lord. You are my refuge; don't let them kill me."
• 1 Peter 5:7 - "Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you."
• Pray continually
• 1 Thessalonians 5:17 - "Never stop praying."
• John 16:24 - "You haven’t done this before. Ask, using my name, and you will receive, and you will have abundant joy."
• Psalm 89:15-16 - "Happy are those who hear the joyful call to worship,
      for they will walk in the light of your presence, Lord.They rejoice all day long in your wonderful reputation."
      They exult in your righteousness.
• Hebrews 12:1-2 - "Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne."
• There is no limit to God's love
• 1 Corinthians 13:12 - "Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God now knows me completely."
• "A grateful heart protects you from negative thinking"
• Colossians 4:2 - "Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart."
• "Whenever you find yourself worrying about the future, repent and return to me."
• God doesn't tempt us more than we are able to bear
• Do not worry about tomorrow
• 1 Corinthians 10:13 - "The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure."
• Comparing yourself to others is meaningless
• Luke 6:37 - “Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn others, or it will all come back against you. Forgive others, and you will be forgiven."
• John 3:17 - "God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him."
• Listen to God and not your own doubts