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You are worried
"Humble
yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you
in due time: casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you" (I
Peter 5:6, 7).
Matthew 6:25-34; John 14:27; Philippians
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You are afraid
"For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of
power, and of love, and of a sound mind" (II Timothy 1:7).
Matthew
10:28; Hebrews 13:6; Revelation 2:10Return to
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You feel
unloved
"Who shall
separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or
persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? ... I am
persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities,
nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth,
nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God,
which is in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 8:35-39).
John 15:9-13;
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Your friends fail
you
"Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest
in the sight of all men. If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live
peaceably with all men. Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather
give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay,
saith the Lord. Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst,
give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good" (Romans
12:17-21).
Matthew 10:16-31; Luke 17:3, 4; I Corinthians
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You sorrow
"Verily,
verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall
rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into
joy. A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come:
but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the
anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world. And ye now therefore
have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and
your joy no man taketh from you" (John 16:20-22).
John 14:27; Romans
15:4; II Corinthians 1:3, 4; II Thessalonians 2:16,
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You mourn the death of a loved
one
"Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God,
believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not
so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go
and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto
myself; that where I am, there ye may be also" (John 14:1-3). Luke
20:34-38; I Thessalonians 4:13-18; II Timothy
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You doubt God
"For the
invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen,
being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and
Godhead; so that they are without excuse" (Romans 1:20). Mark 9:23, 24;
John 14:10; Hebrews 11:1-6; James 4:8
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You doubt your salvation
"For the
which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for
I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that
which I have committed unto him against that day" (II Timothy 1:12).
Romans 8:31-39; Ephesians 1:3-12; I Peter
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You feel guilty, though you are saved
"For if our
heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things"
(I John 3:20). John 8:3-11; I Corinthians 6:9-11; Hebrews 2:17; I John
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You are angry
"Be ye angry,
and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:... Let all
bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put
away from you, with all malice: and be ye kind one to another,
tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath
forgiven you" (Ephesians 4:26, 31, 32). Matthew 5:22; Colossians 3:8;
James 1:19, 20 Return to
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You are poor
"Let your
conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as
ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee"
(Hebrews 13:5). Matthew 5:3; Matthew 10:29-31; II Corinthians 8:1-4
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You are discouraged
"Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and
I will give you rest" (Matthew 11:28). II Corinthians 4:8-16; Galatians
6:7-10; Hebrews 6:10; Hebrews 12:1-4; James 5:8,
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You battle great problems
"And not only
so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh
patience; and patience, experience; and experience, hope: and hope maketh
not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the
Holy Ghost which is given unto us" (Romans 5:3-5). John 15:2; Romans 8:28;
Romans 12:12; Hebrews 12:6-9; James 1:2-4; James 1:12
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You are
sick
"And lest I should be exalted above measure through the
abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh,
the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above
measure. For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart
from me. And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my
strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather
glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me" (II
Corinthians 12:7-9). Matthew 4:23, 24; James 4:13-15; James 5:13-15
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You face
death
"According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in
nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now
also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by
death. For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. But if I live in
the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot
not. For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to
be with Christ; which is far better" (Philippians 1:20-23).
John 11:25;
I Corinthians 15:55-57; II Corinthians 5:1-8; II Timothy 4:6-8; Hebrews
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You are persecuted
"Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness'
sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye, when men shall
revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against
you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is
your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were
before you" (Matthew 5:10-12). John 15:18-20; Acts 12:5; II Corinthians
1:5-7; Philippians 1:12-14; II Thessalonians 1:4-6; II Timothy 4:17; I
Peter 2:21-23; I Peter 4:12-14
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You have marital conflicts
"Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is
good for a man not to touch a woman. Nevertheless, to avoid fornication,
let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also
the wife unto the husband. The wife hath not power of her own body, but
the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body,
but the wife. Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for
a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come
together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.... And
unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife
depart from her husband: but and if she depart, let her remain unmarried,
or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his
wife.... Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou
loosed from a wife? seek not a wife" (I Corinthians 7:1-5, 10, 11, 27).
Matthew 5:27-32; I Corinthians 6:13-18; Ephesians 5:22-23; I Peter
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You are tempted
"There hath
no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful,
who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will
with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear
it" (I Corinthians 10:13). Matthew 4:1-11; Colossians 3:5; Hebrews 2:18;
Hebrews 4:15, 16; I Peter 5:8, 9; II Peter
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