…when the way is rough, your patience has a chance to grow. So let it grow, and don’t try to squirm out of your problems. For when your patience is finally in full bloom, then you will be ready for anything, strong in character, full and complete. James 1:3-4, TLB
Fire tests the purity of silver and gold, but a person is tested by being praised. Proverbs 27:21, NLT
As a face is reflected in water, so the heart reflects the real person. Proverbs 27:19, NLT
As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God. Psalm 42:1, NLT
Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God!I will praise him again—my Savior and my God! Psalm 425-6, NLT
For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. In those days when you pray, I will listen. If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me. Jeremiah 29:11-13, NLT