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.
31 What then shall we say to this? If God is for us, who is against us?
10 fear not, for I am with you, be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my victorious right hand.
31 but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.
13 I can do all things in him who strengthens me.
6 Be strong and of good courage, do not fear or be in dread of them: for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; he will not fail you or forsake you."
7 for God did not give us a spirit of timidity but a spirit of power and love and self-control.
Esperança e perseverança
A tribulação produz perseverança, a perseverança produz caráter, e o caráter produz esperança que não decepciona.
3 More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope,5 and hope does not disappoint us, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit which has been given to us.
35 Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward.
10 Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.
33 I have said this to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world."
16 So we do not lose heart. Though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed every day.17 For this slight momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison,18 because we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen; for the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.
23 And Jesus said to him, "If you can! All things are possible to him who believes."
Deus cuida de nós
Entrega o teu caminho ao Senhor. Lança sobre Ele as tuas ansiedades, porque Ele tem cuidado de nós diariamente.
5 Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
23 for those blessed by the LORD shall possess the land, but those cursed by him shall be cut off.24 The steps of a man are from the LORD, and he establishes him in whose way he delights;
22 His speech was smoother than butter, yet war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.
1 A Song of Ascents.
6 I lie down and sleep; I wake again, for the LORD sustains me.
Futuro e promessas
Eu sei os planos que tenho para vocês — planos de paz e não de mal, para dar-lhes futuro e esperança.
11 For I know the plans I have for you, says the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
17 The LORD, your God, is in your midst, a warrior who gives victory; he will rejoice over you with gladness, he will renew you in his love; he will exult over you with loud singing
26 But Jesus looked at them and said to them, "With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."
9 But, as it is written, "What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man conceived, what God has prepared for those who love him,"
12 But he took his stand in the midst of the plot, and defended it, and slew the Philistines; and the LORD wrought a great victory.