Incentivo
A Bíblia é fonte inesgotável de incentivo. Em cada página, Deus nos encoraja a não temer, a perseverar e a confiar que Ele está conosco e é maior que qualquer adversidade.
Deus é por nós
Se Deus é por nós, quem será contra nós? O Senhor fortalece, sustenta e guia seus filhos em cada batalha e desafio.
In view of all this, what can we say? If God is for us, who can be against us?
Do not be afraid—I am with you!
I am your God—let nothing terrify you!
I will make you strong and help you;
I will protect you and save you.
But those who trust in the Lord for help
will find their strength renewed.
They will rise on wings like eagles;
they will run and not get weary;
they will walk and not grow weak.
I have the strength to face all conditions by the power that Christ gives me.
Be determined and confident. Do not be afraid of them. Your God, the Lord himself, will be with you. He will not fail you or abandon you."
For the Spirit that God has given us does not make us timid; instead, his Spirit fills us with power, love, and self-control.
Esperança e perseverança
A tribulação produz perseverança, a perseverança produz caráter, e o caráter produz esperança que não decepciona.
We also boast of our troubles, because we know that trouble produces endurance, endurance brings God’s approval, and his approval creates hope. This hope does not disappoint us, for God has poured out his love into our hearts by means of the Holy Spirit, who is God’s gift to us.
Do not lose your courage, then, because it brings with it a great reward.
Don’t be afraid of anything you are about to suffer. Listen! The Devil will put you to the test by having some of you thrown into prison, and your troubles will last ten days. Be faithful to me, even if it means death, and I will give you life as your prize of victory.
I have told you this so that you will have peace by being united to me. The world will make you suffer. But be brave! I have defeated the world!"
For this reason we never become discouraged. Even though our physical being is gradually decaying, yet our spiritual being is renewed day after day. And this small and temporary trouble we suffer will bring us a tremendous and eternal glory, much greater than the trouble. For we fix our attention, not on things that are seen, but on things that are unseen. What can be seen lasts only for a time, but what cannot be seen lasts forever.
"Yes," said Jesus, "if you yourself can! Everything is possible for the person who has faith."
Deus cuida de nós
Entrega o teu caminho ao Senhor. Lança sobre Ele as tuas ansiedades, porque Ele tem cuidado de nós diariamente.
Give yourself to the Lord;
trust in him, and he will help you;
The Lord guides us in the way we should go
and protects those who please him.
If they fall, they will not stay down,
because the Lord will help them up.
Leave your troubles with the Lord,
and he will defend you;
he never lets honest people be defeated.
When I was in trouble, I called to the Lord,
and he answered me.
I am not afraid of the thousands of enemies
who surround me on every side.
Futuro e promessas
Eu sei os planos que tenho para vocês — planos de paz e não de mal, para dar-lhes futuro e esperança.
I alone know the plans I have for you, plans to bring you prosperity and not disaster, plans to bring about the future you hope for.
The Lord your God is with you;
his power gives you victory.
The Lord will take delight in you,
and in his love he will give you new life.
He will sing and be joyful over you,
Jesus looked straight at them and answered, "This is impossible for human beings, but for God everything is possible."
However, as the scripture says,
"What no one ever saw or heard,
what no one ever thought could happen,
is the very thing God prepared for those who love him."
but Shammah stood his ground in the field, defended it, and killed the Philistines. The Lord won a great victory that day.