Encouragement From God's Word
What to read when:
The future
seems hopeless:
Isaiah 54:1-7; Lamentations 3:19-24; 1 Corinthians 15:20-28; 1 Peter
1:1-9; Revelation 11:15-19
Seeking God's
Direction: 1
Kings 3:1-14; Proverbs 2:1-6; Romans 12:1-3; Epehsians 5:15-17;
Colossians 1:9-14; James 1:5-8
You need
assurance of salvation:
Psalm 91:14-16; Micah 7:18-20; John 3:14-21; 11:25-26; Acts 16:31-34; 1
John 5:9-13
You don't
feel like attending church:
Exodus 20:8-11; Psalm 95:1-7; Acts 2:42-47; Hebrews 10:19-25
You need
comfort: Isaiah 12;
40:1-11; Jeremiah 31:10-13; 2 Corinthians 1:3-7; 7:6-13
The world
entices you: Genesis
3:1-7; Ecclesiastes 2:1-11; 2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1; James 1:26-27;
4:4-10; 1 John 2:15-17
Others have
sinned against you:
Genesis 33:1-4; 50:15-20; Matthew 6:14-15; 18:21-35; Colossians
3:12-14; James 2:12-13
When you feel
bitter: Psalm
38:7-9; Proverbs 16:32; 1 Corinthians 13; Ephesians 4:29-5:2; Hebrews
12:14-15
Your faith
needs to be strengthened:
Genesis 15:1-6; Proverbs 3:5-9; Romans 5:1-11; 1 Corinthians 9:24-27;
Hebrews 10:19-25, 35-39; 11:1-12:13
You struggle
with lust:
Deuteronomy 22:22-24; 2 Samuel 11:1-12:14; Matthew 5:27-30; Romans
7:7-25; 13:8-14; James 1:13-18
You are angry: Genesis 4:1-12;
Psalm 4:4; Matthew 5:21-22; 18:21-35; Ephesians 4:25-5:2; James 1:19-21
You struggle
with laziness:
Proverbs 6:6-11; 10:4-5; Ephesians 5:15-16; Philippians 2:12-13; 1
Thessalonians 4:1-12; 2 Thessalonians 3:6-15
You are
jealous: Numbers
12:1-15; 16:1-35; Galatians 5:13-15, 19-21; James 3:13-18
You have been
arguing: Genesis
13:5-11; Psalm 133; 1 Corinthians 3; Ephesians 4:1-6, 15-5:2; 2 Timothy
2:14-26; James 4:1-12
You have been
cheated: Genesis
33:1-4; Matthew 18:15-17; 1 Corinthians 6:1-8; James 5:1-8
You want
revenge: Deuteronomy
32:34-35; Psalm 94:1; Proverbs 25:21-22; Matthew 5:38-42; Romans
12:17-21; 1 Thessalonians 5:12-15; 1 Peter 3:8-14
You are proud: Proverbs
8:12-14; Matthew 25:34-40; Mark 10:35-45; Romans 12:3; Philippians
2:1-11
You struggle
with addiction:
Psalm 18:28-36; Proverbs 23:29-35; Romans 6:1-23; 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians
6:12-20; Philippians 3:17-4:1
You are
depressed: Deuteronomy
31:8; Psalm 34:18; Isaiah 49:13-15; Romans 5:5
You are
confused: Psalm 32:8;
Isaiah 42:16; John 8:12; 14:27; 1 Corinthians 2:15-16; James 1:5
You need
encouragement: Psalm
10:17; Jeremiah 29:11; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17;
Hebrews 6:10; 1 Peter 2:9
You are sick: Psalm 23:4; 73:26; Isaiah 57:18;
Matthew 8:16-17; John 16:33; Romans 8:37-39; James 5:14-15
You feel
dejected: Psalm 130:7;
Isaiah 65:24; Matthew 11:28-30; Romans 8:26-27; Hebrews 4:16; James
4:8,10
Feel guilty: 2 Samuel 14:14; Psalm 130:3-4;
Romans 8:1-2; 1 Corinthians 6:11; Ephesians 3:12; Hebrews 10:22-23
You
are filled with longing: Psalm 37:4; 84:11; 103:5; Luke
12:29-31
You
are grieving: Psalm
119:50, 76-77; Jeremiah 31:13; Matthew 5:4; John 16:20-22; 1
Thessalonians 4:13-14; Revelation 21:3-4
You
fail: Joshua 1:9;
Romans 3:23-24; 5:8; Hebrews 10:36; 1 John 1:8-9
You
doubt: Psalm
34:22; John 3:18; 11:25-26; Romans 4:5; 1 John 4:15-16