Life Changing Bible Verses

I spent years feeling lost, abandoned, unloved, and afraid. I’d become convinces that I was unwanted – and pretty or smart enough to have a successful, happy life.

You could say after years of hearing these things spoken to me. Somehow I began to believe them , The lies had taken root and I felt totally unworthy.

They say if you tell a lie long enough people with think it’s truth.

After nearly 40 years of carrying all these negative emotions around I couldn’t take the weight they had put on me. As I came to the saving knowledge of Jesus and finally began to unpack the baggage that was holding me hostage, I became aware of all the damage those false beliefs had caused in my life.

I know we all carry a certain amount of negativity or doubt around with us about our self-worth caused by events and set us up for difficulties. So, I’m writing about how managed to change my life for the better.

Here I’m going to share with you the life-changing truths that were revealed to me from the Scriptures that replaced the lies I had come to believe.

First read these scriptures out loud to yourself and ask God to give you great faith to believe His words about you and fight against all the enemies lies.

1.God pursues His sheep (people)

2. Even while we’re destitute and far from His God wants us.

3. We are precious in His sight

4. His creation is wonderfully made

5. Every person has value

6. Our worth is not determined by our outward image

7, Our minds can be transformed and renewed

God Pursues His People

Everyone one of us was a lost sheep until we found our shepherd. Here’s the parable Jesus told:

Suppose one of you had 100 sheep and loses one of the . Doesn’t he leave the 99 in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbor’s together and says,’Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep,’ I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents that over 99 righteous persons who do not need to repent.

Luke 15:4-7

Like the rebellious sheep, we foolishly runaway when our shepherd is chasing after us. We misunderstood His pursuit and have a hard time believing that He really wants to help us. But instead of punishing the sheep, look what the shepherd does in the parable- he gives up everything for the rebellious sheep to be found, And when they are finally safe, the shepherd rejoices,

Even While We’re Destitute And Far From Him, God wants us

When I was troubled and alone, He was right there with me. Although I searched the world for the love and acceptance. I was deeply craving. God’s plan was for me to find it only in Him.

Surely your goodness and love follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Psalm 23;6

We Are Precious In His Sight

Read this verse to see how God feels about you and who you are in His eyes.

But now, thus says the Lord, who created you, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed you: I have called you by your name: You are Mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you: And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall notebooks burned. Nor shall the flame scorch you. For I am the Lord your God. The Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I gave Egypt for your ransom, Ethiopia and Sebastian in your place. Since you were precious in My sight. You have been honored. And I have loved you; I will bring your descendants from the East. And gather you from the west: I will say to the north, Give them up!” And to the south. ‘Do not keep them back!’ Bring My sons from afar. And My daughters from the ends of the earth – Everyone who is called by My name, Whom I have created for My glory: I have formed him, yes, I have made him.”

Isaiah 43:1-7

In God, there is redemption for comfort for His people, regardless of the circumstances. We are His and He doesn’t give up on those called for His glory.

His Creation Is Wonderfully Made

God saw all that He Had made, and it was very good…

Genesis 1:31

That’s you! You were wonderfully made with intention and purpose, not as a clone to any other of God’s created beings.

Every Person Has Value

Since we belong to a loving Father, we ARE loved. And not only do we belong to Him, we were created by Him. God supervised our creation, watching over us as we were intricately knit together in our mother’s womb

For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I an fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was woven together in the depth of the earth. Your eyes say my u formed body; aka the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. How precious to me are your thoughts God! How vast is the sum of them! Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand. when I awake, I am still with you.

Psalm 139:13+18

Every single person is known and lived by the Creator God.

Our Worth Is Not Determined By Our Outward Image

Thankful,y, the Lord looks at the heart, not at our exterior.

As humans, it’s normal to notice appearance and it’s second-nature to make some assumptions. However, God asks us to go further – to look past the exterior and see each person based on their heart, just like He does.

Charm is deceived, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.

Romans 12:2

Our Mind Can Be Transformed And Renewed

You will in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.

Isaiah 26;3

He has given us everything we need to renew our minds and knows His will. When we study His word and know the trust, we can replace the lies with words that speak life and remind us of our value and worth in Him.

Ultimately, in our weakness and sin, we know that untruths are easy to believe. But when you study these life-changing truths from the Bible and make efforts to heat

When we spend time in God’s Word and in prayer, the truth is revealed to us,

It has taken me 10 years of study, meditation, and prayer, but God has given me great faith and truth has been revealed. I know for certain that my value and worth is unchanging, thank to a loving Savior.

Seasons of Sorrow

It’s in the hardest moments of our lives that we learn to lean on God and trust who He says He is. We have the optometrist either turn away from Him or allow our faith to be transformed into something tangible that we can carry with us the rest our lives.

It’s when I had felt that I’d lost everything, that I found my greatest strength, not realizing it, until I was completely ready to give up.

I was tired of fighting, I had to fight my way through my entire life. I felt I was drowning in my own regret. I lost the only thing I could trust in my life, the support of my father. I was losing my husband of 30 years, and my daughter and I had lost myself a long time ago. Their was only my son and he was 3000 miles away.

I had turned away from God a long time ago. “If He was real and truly lived me like everyone kept telling me, how could He just watch all the horror I have been through.”

I had run from everything and everyone that loved me. I felt the only way out was to end it all. I packed a bag and drove for miles, not knowing where I was going to end up. I ended up at my sisters, we had not talked in years, but it’s the only thing I had. I had driven 200 miles. Later to realize that the drive there I was shaking so badly and crying out for someone- anyone to rescue me from the pit I was in.

I kept telling everyone I was a saved Christian. That night I realized I was living a lie, I might have taken to title of a Christian but I definitely was not and by no means was I saved.

I had turned away from God and never had any intention of accepting Him into my life. Sure I had gone through all the motions but that was all.

That night I reevaluated my relationship with God. I told Him that night if He got me out of the mess of a life I had made. I would turn to Him. At the time I doubted every word I had spoken to Him.

But, as I sat there on the bed at my sisters home. I processed through the insurmountable pain and loss I had to overcome in my life. To say the least I didn’t sleep at all, and cried most the night.

A had hit rock bottom, There was no where else for me to go. I decided I nothing to lose.

I stayed at my sisters house for 4 days, trying to get the nerve to even ho home and face my husband. And in that time, My sister and I had patched things up.

Now it all can down to either I had nothing and had to start my life over. Or put all my trust in God, A God I had doubted my entire life. But hey what did I have to lose. I anchored down in the sovereignty of God and prepared for the worst. That my husband would not let me in the house, and it was over.

Trusting God and His purpose for me meant trying to find joy in the sorrow.

It ended up my husband and decided to give it another shot. To forgive everything we’ve ever done to each other. And start fresh.

God pulled me out of the pit and stood me on a solid ground. Now I was up to me to try and collect all the garbage in my life and throw it out for good.

These days I’m on a steady path of following and obeying God everyday. And I will never have to worry about my past mistakes. It’s an amazing feeling. To know I am forgiven.

That long season of pain and suffering are over. Thank God!

Don’t Look Back

Before God destroyed the city of Sodom, He sent two angels to rescue Lot and his family from it. Their instructions were very clear; “Do not look behind you nor stay anywhere in the plain. Escape to the mountains, lest you be destroyed.” – Genesis 19:17. But, Lot’s wife looked back behind them, and she became a pillar of salt -Genesis 19:26. Jesus recalled this account in a simple statement; “Remember Lot’s wife.” -Luke 17:32.

Don’t look back with longing to your old sinful pleasures and pursuits. The promise sin made was false then, and it’s still false now. “Each one is tempted when they are drawn away by their own desires and enticed. Then when the desire has conceived it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown brings forth death – death of the spirit. Do not be deceived,.

Don’t look back on regret on the mistakes you’ve made. Lot’s two son-in-laws wouldn’t heed the message of the angels or the pleading of their father-in-law, so they stayed behind. Perhaps that’s why his wife looked back. But it was fatal then, and it’s fatal now. Don’t wallow in the regrets of your past. Stop dwelling on the injuries inflicted on you by others. Get your eyes off the rear-view mirror look toward the road ahead. God had great things in store for you; that’s what the battle in your life is all about. Jesus referred to Satan as a ‘thief’ in John 10:19.

He had already stolen too much from you; don’t let him steal anymore. And watch as God’s blessings begin to happy.

I wasted 25 years if my life, wallowing in regrets, longing to go back and fix things – to make things right with people. Don’t make the same mistakes I did. Look toward and future and look forward to the blessing of God to enrich your life.

Light In A Dark World

What’s the first thing you do when you walk into a dark room? Most likely, you turn on a light.

The world around us is getting darker, and darker. Where is the light? Light illuminates. It alleviates our fears of what or who might be lurking in the dark. And it shows us where hazards are located so we don’t get hurt. But in a world that’s dark where can we turn to find light. We don’t have to go any further than our television or the internet to see darkness. It’s everywhere.

The Bible uses the image of light to offer us a deeper understanding of God’s gift to us in Jesus. The stark contrast between light and darkness helps us better understand the gift of God’s light and the grace Jesus brings to the dark, sin filled world.

Isaiah 9:2 says “The people who walk in darkness will see a great light. For those who live in a dark land, the light will shine on them.

I like the Scripture John 12:35-36, Jesus is telling His disciples before He was arrested by the Romans; “You are going to have the light a little while longer (Jesus was still on earth). Walk while you have the light, before darkness overtakes you. Whoever walks in the dark does not know where they are going. Believe in the light while you have the light.” When he had finished speaking, Jesus left to go pray.

In these dark times, we have to look for the power of God’s light to bring wisdom and understanding. The unfolding of His words gives light; it gives us understanding to the world around us. We cannot survive in the darkness it will destroy us,

John 3:19-21 says, “This is Judgement: the light has come into the world, and the loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, least his works should be exposed. But whoever does what it truly comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen the works have been carried out in God.

This is the crisis we are in right now. God’s light is streaming into the world, but men and women everywhere are running for darkness.

The revelation of Jesus and His light in the world is of utmost importance for true believers, as it offers great hope and reminds them of our salvation. This event is so important that Jesus dedicated an entire season of showing light in the darkness -Christmas.

Titus 2:11 says, “For the grace of God had appeared that offers salvation and motivation that empowers us (Jesus) to live holy and upright lives until we wait for His return. In our humanness, we know that we are sinners, but God sent Jesus to die so that every sin can be forgiven.

Our job is to repent for our sins and turn away from them. Together we can grow in understanding of Jesus and learn how His light provides both purpose and motivation in our daily walk.

Uplift People, Don’t Tear Them Down

We need to be more aware of what others are doing, applaud their efforts, acknowledging their successes, and encourage them in their pursuits. When we all help one another, everyone wins

We are living in a self-serving, self-centered, and self-obsessed modern day rush-rush society filled with negativity and the constant tearing down of others. If people really want to differentiate themselves in this world, they need to be people-oriented and start to Focus on building others up,

We are created to be relational beings, it’s our greatest privilege to enjoy companionship with the people who truly matter in our lives. How can we be a source of encouragement to everyone around us?

Here a few simple ways to uplift others

1. Esteem others higher.

Leaders esteem others hight than themselves. Have high regards, great respect, and favorable thoughts of the people around them of trust and influence.

2. Be wise with your speech.

Communicate more effectively by thinking before you speak. If there’s a word that’s more appropriate in a conversation, use it. Whoever you are speaking to, start with a praise use something like, “You look so good today.” Never confront others. Instead, point out on how both of you can make things better. Speak at the same level as the people around you, giving them respect. There’s no need to cone in with an authoritarian voice to get your message heard.

3. Be encouraging.

Encouragement is an expression and assurance of one’s hope and future in words, presence, and sincerity,

4. Be quick to forgive.

When others make a mistake, be quick to forgive and forget; releasing them from guilt and shame that may take root on one’s heart when not dealt with over time. The Bible says, “Forgive and you will be forgiven.”

5. Be understanding.

Wisdom and understanding go hand in hand. Understanding starts by being an active listener (not planning a reply as one is speaking), asking intelligent questions to gain further insight, and being accepting of what the other is sharing. Then, answer without condemning. Or don’t answer at all and decide to a listening ear,

6. Zero gossip.

Keep other’s secrets. Never speak anything that causes unnecessary hurt to others by speaking unclaimed rumors behind their back.

7. Share knowledge.

Sharing knowledge helps others to learn, discover, and understanding things that are interesting. They have immediate application for better result in our work and life, it edifies our soul, and improves our daily conversations.

8. Stay humble.

Humility and maturity are synonymous. A dignified person accomplishes much, but brags little. They are secure in their standing without needing to make noise, often treating everyone with respect, regardless of their position.

9. Be positive.

Positive thinking goes beyond having the drive and motivation for personal success. Positive thinking is explicit, definite, and outspoken. It’s contagious. Building people up with your positiveness, allowing them to be open for better things to come.

Never push your beliefs on others. If you choose a lifestyle, don’t expect everyone else need to follow your lifestyle.. It’s a “I’m doing this, so therefore everyone else needs to be doing it.” Stance.

Above all choose love. Be Patient, And treat everyone that way you would like to be treated.

What Scriptures Say About The Power Of Prayer

Prayer Is Powerful

God, is His mercy and kindness continues to answer the prayers of His children. Occasionally, however, it seems as though there were some confusion at what prayer is and what it is not.

Imagine that you are on the Family Feud. Your family is amp up and excited about the prospect of winning $10,000 and possibly a new car. The first survey question is presented to both families by Steve Harvey.

“Give me Sarah give me Bob. The top 12 questions on the board? What kind of question resulted in so many different answers? Okay let’s get to the question. we asked 100 random customers exiting a Chick-fil-A this question: “What is prayer?”

The Bible is filled with scripture on prayer, if you look at there are 367 specific Bible verses about prayer. This does not include the word “ask” when it is used as a substitute for prayer,

What are the truths about prayer according to the Bible.?

Prayer is simply communication between us and God. The Lord’s prayer is a great outline for us to use to structure our prayers. Jesus use this outline, according to Luke’s Gospel, to teach His disciples to pray.

The Lord’s prayer begins with a call to honor Him.

Matthew 6:9, in this manner, therefore, pray; “Our Father in Heaven Hallowed be Your Name.”

Next, we are encouraged to prioritize His will over our own will.

Matthew 6:10, Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.

It’s perfectly fine to ask God to help me or physical needs.

Matthew 6:11, Give us this day our daily bread.

It’s about to get real in our prayers. We get to the point in the prayer where we ask God for forgiveness of our sins. This is also a time where we willingly and intentionally forgive others.

Matthew 6:12, and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.

The world is getting darker and darker. We need God’s mercy and grace to keep it on the narrow Path. When we pray, we need to ask Him to keep us from the evil one.

We can finish our prayers with a timer praise, adoration, and thanksgiving to our King.

Matthew 6:13, Or yours is the Kingdom and the power and the glory forever.

Prayer is powerful! Fortunately, it has nothing to do with our spiritual strength but with God’s unlimited power. Here are a few examples of powerful prayers that are recorded in the Bible:

Elijah was a human being, even as we are. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for 3 1/2 years. Again he prayed, and the Heaven’s gave rain, and the earth produced crops.

James 5:17-18

And Hezekiah answered, “It is an easy thing for the shadow to go down to go down ten degrees; No, but let the shadow go backward ten degrees.” So Isaiah the prophet cried out to the Lord, and He brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down on the sundial of Ahaz.

2 Kings 20:10-11

So they took away the Stone. Thank you just looked up and said, Father, I thank you that you have heard me. I know that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent me.” When he had said this, Jesus called out in a loud voice Lazarus, come out!” The dead man came out, his hands and feet were wrapped in strips of linen. ans cloth around his face. Jesus said to them, “Take off your grave clothes and let him go.”

John 11 41-44

But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and seeing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly there was a great earthquake so that the foundations of the prison were shaken, and immediately all the doors were open and everyone’s chains were loosed

Acts 16:25-26

Gratefully, God is still in the business of healing and doing miracles.

Many of us have forgotten how to pray, And earnestly seek God. Or have doubt and unbelief in our hearts.

I was diagnosed with bladder cancer 10 years ago. I had a prayer group praying for me when I was diagnosed. I had surgery and had a grapefruit sized tumor removed from my bladder. The cancer doctor told me I would be dead in one year. I had young children I did not accept that prognosis. This prayer group and I prayed seven nights a week for my healing. After some chemo treatments I was sent home and was told to come back in a few weeks. Slowly but surely my cancer was healed within the year I had no sign that I even had cancer. God is awesome!

Why He healed me and not others, I do not know. But I knew God had a destiny that I had not fulfilled yet.

Confess to one another, therefore, your faults, your slips, your false steps, your offenses you are sins and pray for one another, that you may be healed and restored (to a spiritual tone of mind and heart). The earnest heart, continued prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available (the dynamic on its working.

James 5:16

A man with leprosy came and kneeled before Him and said, “ Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” Jesus reached out his hand and touch the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy.

Matthew 8:2-3

Psalm 30:2 is known as the scripture for healing, “Lord my God, I called to you for help, and You healed me.”

Is anyone among you sick? Let them call on the elders of the church to pray over them and anointing with oil in the name of the Lord. and a prayer offered in faith will make this sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have send they will be forgiven.

James 5:14:15

This is a particularly thorny issue. There are families who have prayed and received the blessing of children . Others are still praying,

Here are three biblical instances where God intervened in times of infertility.

Did Abraham prayed to God, and God healEd Abimilek, his wife and his female slaves so they could have children again.

Genesis 20:17

No Sarah was childbirth because she was not able to conceive. The Lord was gracious to Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did for Sarah what he had promised and bore son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised him,

Genesis 11:30; 21:1-2

In her jeep anguish Hannah Prayed to the Lord, weeping bitterly. And he made vow, saying, “Lord Almighty, if you will only look on your servants misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her son, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and no razor what ever be used on his head.” So in the course of time, Hannah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying “Because I asked the Lord for him.,

1 Samuel 1:10-11; 20

The daily grind of life could easily wipe us out physically and emotionally. That is one of the reasons why we must spend some time talking to God as often as possible. During prayer, we unburden our hearts and our transformed by God’s grace. God gives us strength. Prayer is a powerful weapon,

Ephesians 3:16 says, I pray out of His glorious riches He may strengthen you with power through His Inner in your inner being.

The power of prayer is in the One who hears it and not the one who says it, our prayers do make a difference. – Max Lucado.