Rx #243

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.  

~ Romans 8:28

Do you really KNOW this? He does, you know. 

 

Rx #242

No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. 

Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.  

~ Hebrews 12:11

My Father loves me enough to discipline me. 

 

Rx #241

Cast all your anxieties on Him, for He cares for you.

~ 1 Peter 5:7

You pitch. God catches. 

 

Rx #240

Why are you cast down, O my soul, 

and why are you disquieted within me? 

Hope in God, 

for I shall again praise him, my help and my God.  

 ~ Psalm 42:5

 Hope - a necessary ingredient for life!

 

Rx #239

Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you.

~ James 4:8

He's always there, though, waiting for you to make the first move.

 

Rx #238

Grant me a willing spirit to sustain me.

~ Psalm 51:12

Willingness is the key to blessedness.

 

Rx #237

I will lift up my hands and call on Thy name.

~ Psalm 63:4

Lifting up my hands means leaving go of what I grasp too firmly so You can fill them.

 

Rx #236

A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.

~ Proverbs 14:30

Envy is a peace-robber.

 

Rx #235

Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, 

and I will give you rest. 

~ Jesus, as quoted in Matthew 11:28

Needing a rest? 

 

Rx #234

It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.

~ Psalm 118:8

Whom do you trust?

 

Rx #233

Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.

~ Matthew 5:5

If you think meek is weak, try being meek for a week.

 

Rx #232

The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him,

and he delivers them.

~ Psalm 34:7

God's angels don't just visit. They dig in for the long haul.

 

Rx #231

I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound; 

in any and all circumstances I have learned the secret 

of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and want.  

~ Philippians 4:12

I know how be be abased, O Lord, for I have faced hunger and want. 

But help me to learn how to abound and not forget You when I have plenty.

 

Rx #230

For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

~ Jesus, as quoted in Matthew 6:21

May my heart be in the right place, O Lord!

 

Rx #229

Do not fret because of evil men 

or be envious of those who do wrong; 

for like the grass they will soon wither, 

like green plants they will die away. 

 ~  Psalm 37:1-2

♫ Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
"God is not dead, nor doth he sleep;
The wrong shall fail, the right prevail,
With peace on earth, good will to men." ♫

(From "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)