The Bible is the endless supply of encouraging truth
Everyone needs a bit of encouragement from time to time. Thankfully we have the Bible as our ultimate source of encouraging words! Even in the midst of the “financial crisis” that we are in the middle of, we can remain hopeful and encouraged if we keep trusting in God.
I have found that the key is to finding specific Bible verses and meditating on them. According to the Word, this is how faith comes. The more we soak up the truth of God’s Word, the more assured we become that He really is going to take care of us!
I know some people whose lives have been dramatically affected by this and I think as it progresses we will all know people who will go through struggles as a result. The important thing to remember in the midst of the chaos is that God is in control. He is not surprised by the events and He is not unsure how He is going to take care of his children. We are just as safe putting our trust in Him when things are going great as when it looks like everything is falling around us.
“And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.” – Phil 4:19
Notice the above verse says “ALL.” It doesn’t say “some” or “most,” but it says that He will meet all of our needs. It doesn’t say how He will meet our needs and I have found from experience the way He does it is often not what I expected. But the bottom line is that God is faithful and He does what He promises.
I will leave you with some encouraging bible verses that I found to be helpful…
“These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.” John 16:33
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change and though the mountains slip into the heart of the sea; though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains quake at its swelling pride. Selah. The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our stronghold. Selah. Psalm 46:1-3,7
‘Do not fear, for I am with you; do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’ Isaiah 41:10
For God did not give us a spirit of timidity (of cowardice, of craven and cringing and fawning fear), but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of calm and well-balanced mind and discipline and self-control. 2 Tim 1:7 (AMP)
I have set the Lord continually before me; because He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. Psalm 16:8 (AMP)
Cast your burden on the Lord [releasing the weight of it] and He will sustain you; He will never allow the [consistently] righteous to be moved (made to slip, fall, or fail). Psalm 55:22 (AMP)
He only is my Rock and my Salvation; He is my Defense and my Fortress, I shall not be moved. Psalm 62:6 (AMP)
Casting the whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully. 1 Peter 5:7 (AMP)
The Lord is good, a Strength and Stronghold in the day of trouble; He knows (recognizes, has knowledge of, and understands) those who take refuge and trust in Him. Nahum 1:7 (AMP)
“The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace, Because he trusts in You. Isaiah 26:3
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I can’t tell you how refreshing and encouraging this post is! There is so much negative news. Everywhere I look it is fear. People are afraid of their jobs, their investments. It’s fear fear fear.
It’s so nice to read a post in the middle of all of this that reminds us that Jehovah is bigger than stock markets. He is the Ancient of Days. He will meet our needs.
when we grasp this we can become the people that people look to for direction in this time of trouble.
In the words of the christian hip hop group.
“When there’s trouble you,
don’t see them running to,
their BMWs”
Ryan,
I thought it was pretty refreshing myself – God is so much bigger than what is going on around us!
on a side note, I loved that quote you gave… so true!
For the record,
I found the actual lyrics which are better than my paraphrase.
”
all up and down the F.M. dial
they make songs about takin’ the wrong route
and yet men smile
Yet when trials and tribulations appear
“God this” and “God that” is all that you hear
You don’t see them runnin’ to them BMWs “
Thank you so much for your website and posting. I have Isiah 55:8-9 on the back of my business cards. Thanks so much. God Bless you!
Also notice that He doesn’t say that cable television, plasma TVs and three cars per household are “needs.” We get a bit confused on that one here in the US.
“But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.” 1 Timothy 6:8
Okay, God is meeting my needs, but I cannot get ahead. (No money to go to school or start a business.)
Is this any way to live?
Those that are known by the Lord have a Mighty One of God as their Guard and Savior, even the Lord Jesus … yet, look and see with eyes open … these things are signposts for which we are commanded to look for and sound the alert and alarm … for the Day is at hand when that which is written in the scriptures of Truth will be done. What He has said, will surely come about and there are times for comfort, indeed, even as He comforts us from within during this storm. Yet there is also a time to blow the trumpet and sound the alarm … not another lullaby … but a blast from the horn.
Wake up, I say.
Pray.
Draw near.
Speak His name, and He is with you. Yahshua has come, and is here and is coming shortly to take all those that belong to Him and of which He sees Himself within them.
Ripening for the harvest,
Trent
I used Philippians 4:19 in my latest post too.
just read this and got encouragement from it. it seems these scriptures can help for many different situations.
THANK GOD FOR HIS MERCY AND GRACE!
These scriptures are really so much encouraging. Jesus is the beginning and the end. Yes, people look at the created and so blame luck but we look at the creator for our needs who is stable in his promises. I am seeking a job in the midst of these financial crisis but I believe I shall not be touched by the situations or circumstances. And as a youth I am glad I am getting a revelation of Gods word as far as finance is concerned. I wanna be blessed to be a blessing. The God of the Bible says “My people are destroyed for a lack of understanding.” and “Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.” (Proverbs 4:7)
Thanks for giving the amplified version of the bible. It really broadened my understanding. We are the sons of Jesus and by his precious blood even in the midst of the financial crises ..just as the death angel passed over the people in the old testament who were obedient to God by putting the blood on their door posts so also being obedient to these scriptures is being bonded to them and thus being saved from disastrous financial consequences. Halleluiah!!!
im blessed, god is my everything i will keep on praying and prying
I have never doubted that God is my everything, but some times when things are quite in my home, I wonder. The United States has gotten it’s self into quite a knot. I will not set back and judge other peoples decisions, that is not my job nor do I want to do that. Their judgement day is coming, and only one will make that decision. And what ever president we have in office , he will not make everyone happy. But my parents always told me, respect our alders, or leaders, and pray they make the right decision for us.
yes, I would like things here at home a lot better, yes, my husbands job may not be here, tomorrow. Yes, I may loose my house, yes, it was a very troubling Christmas, but I will not lose my faith. Neither will my children, I do not preach to my children who’s fault this has been, what I will tell them is: Cast your burden on the Lord, (release the weight of it) and He will sustain you; He will never allow the (consistently) righteous to be moved,made to slip, fall or fail. Psalm 55:22
Please do not judge anyone anymore, work on supporting each other, I think that is what God wants us to do.
God Bless
Smilie
Thank you for those scriptures! That was good fuel to get me started on the right foot today.
Thank-you very much! These verses have helped me such a lot today, and by God’s grace I have been able to share them with those around me!
Blessings
thank u very much for these messages. the scriptures and article have been very encouraging. God’s totally awesome and i know he would take care of us (his children) through these times.
God bless u
the lord is mercyfull, his promises are forever, am blessed and i heve learned to wait for the lord. he will always be with me , my prayer is that may he bless all over us in a mighty way amen!!joshua chap 1:1-10, psalms 23. be blessed am from kenya.
im a teenager and im just so discouraged, because both my parents are good hard-working strong christians and we just keep getting into these financial downfalls and everytime it gets better, i get happier but then something bad comes along again, and i know God has a plan it just hard and painful when everytime i turn around more financial crud happens. it would be a blessing if any christians out their could pray for us. thanks
will do
Our God is the Lord of Lords,why should we worry?,He reigns,he is sitted on his right hand of Jehovah! Men, i dont fear no matter what aaa,The devil is a liar came rain come sunshine and thunder,all my trust is in the Lord Amen,about wealth The bible says Silver and Gold belong to our God,So bretheren the battle is not ours is for the Lord,so let all be happy in the Lord Jesus,and lean on his name ,which is a strong tower,where righteous run to it and we are saved that is provers 18:10.
Amen and God bless.
thank you for this site, it is so encouraging
Who are we to question God?
God is good all the time.
All the time, God is good.
Suffering, that is our own decision. We make our own decisions, yet we blame on God because our hearts are torn. We allow our heart to tear, we allow ourselves to fall. It is not that we love God, it is that he LOVED us. Loved us enough to take our place, our shame and our guilt. When life gets tough, God is opening your eyes, to trust him, to love him. We wont understand, but that’s where Faith comes in. It’s time to be fashioned by fire and come awake! God is calling you today, are you willing? Dont think ahead and dont think behind. Quiet yourself and hear his voice.
thanks for lettin me on your christian online…because i want to understand about gods word…so please i really need your help through my life…thank god for this day that the lord has made….juss pray for me and my situation…omi…..
All the glory be to God our Father, our Abba.
Let his name be maginified continually.
Let everything that hath breath praise his name.
Bless is he who comes in the name of the Lord and who, is indeed the Lord.
Thank you Father, for leading me to this page of beautiful verses…Thank you for reminding me yesterday that you are the Lord of Lords…King of Kings.
And then making me wonder and search…and now prove that you were encouraging me. You were with me, you went before me and you met me down by the water. By the river, by the river the good Lord did pass me by.
And you spoke to me in a calm soft voice, and the birds soared, the wind blew and the trees clapped as the water rippled in praise of your Holy Blessed Name.
“You’re here, there’s nothing to fear, I’m safe in your arms…” ahhh God how deep is your love? Who can know the depth of it?
Thank you for this beautiful post…may the Lord our God continue to work through you to do his Good Will.
Amen.
Encouraging words are essential ingredients we all need in our lives to make our lives better. Start encouraging someone today begining with urself.
Our Lord is real. He does everything at His own time, so we should rely on him always, whatever the situation, He is there to help.
Oh Lord may he reward you abundantly for a good word you do
God bless you!
may your wonderful works continue and reach out to those who need it.
starting from your town, and spreading it to the ends of the earth!
be proud of what you are doing, and may this site be blessed with His presence!
“Everyone needs a bit of encouragement from time to time”
And when you are really down look at what you have to be grateful for. Take a trip to Walmat and see people who cannot walk, have few clothes or going up to the sample displays for their only meal. I know I was handing out samples for a while and I can tell you tha there are a lot of people who look forward to seeing the sample cart because they are hungry.
God Bless.
Reading this encouraged me to rededicate my life to Christ. That was yesterday night..there is no amount of words to express how happy and refreshed I feel in my spirit. Funny how I looked everywhere for love, and I had it along.[=
Please consider this website a haven.
Thank you so much for posting this.I was really feeling down and was asking God to just make me feel relaxed so I can focus on his word.Tears were in my eyes and I was really down…I have to say whatever I am suffering from now ( job and health situation) are all results of my behavior and its great to always know that even when I behave badly he loves me and takes care of me…Even though I have some problems but at the same time my life is just FULLLLLL of so many blessings…I think when a situation occurs and I make the wrong decision etc…the situation keeps repeating, if I dont listen to what I am supposed to do ( as I almost always do) and do what I want to do, I fail, and the situation just keeps happening over and over and it worsens and gets to the point where I cannot breath anymore, in many ways this is the only way I learn and he knows that that is why he allows it to happen, bec there a lesson I didn’t get yet…I am glad he is so patient with me …
Thank you so much again for posting this
Bob Great website-
It is so encouraging when our Christian faith is so under attack these days-that there are websites such as yours which can be such an oasis of God breathed inspiration for all of us. AMEN…
Blessings-
Wayne
Great Site…we need it! Everyday is a re-hab….I realy enjoy the word of God!
This was a great comfort to me! It really helped me get through some problems me and some of my friends were facing! Thank you!
Greetings and Salutations in the name of the Lord, I get very encouraged when I see brothers and sisters encourage and edify one another as we ought to. Only blessings in the Lord can result from such actions. I have seen poverty in the world around me like some only have nightmares about. Poverty of the body but more importantly poverty of the spirit. I have seen many people so lost within themselves , that hundred bucks in front of them is rubbish. And others where that would feed them and their family of four for a month. But we as able bodied believers please let us admonish and share our glorious spiritual riches like we may a sandwhich with one who is hungry. Love our neighbor as we love ourselves. However that is for each of us in our community. Be a blessing but not just financially but spiritually. Just as Jesus said to the lame man lowered through the roof “go your sins are forgiven . . . Then healed Him just because He could . My friends money does not make the world go round, people who live for money will have their eyes opened in time. But the Lord himself who holds all things in His hands makes the World go round. I am sure glad and filled with Joy that if He be for m who could possibly stand against me! Whew ! Thanks God that Your Truth has set me free ! Because I am FREE INDEED ! Bless you all in the Everlasting and Glorious name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Since we are to testify to God’s goodness, I need to share this testimony regarding this verse – Phil 4:19. Last November my son came home from college and told me he needed money in order to pay the rest of his tuition for the winter semester. We didn’t have any money, but I told him not to worry about it. Well, I started worrying about it that night and woke up at about 4 a.m. thinking about it. All of the sudden I heard this loud voice in my head say “My God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory.” It was awesome, so I accepted it and stopped worrying. Two weeks later the Lord had not supplied the money and my son e-mailed me that he needed more money than he originally quoted me. I told him not to worry again, but that night, I cried out to the Lord and asked Him to supply what He promised. Do you know the next moring my mother called me and asked me what my bank account number was so she could deposit money my father and she wanted to give me in my account…and it was over double the amount of the tuition bill. God is faithful…..just be patient, ASK Him to help and have faith. Sometimes we forget to ask for help!
Psalm 34:7 The angel of the LORD encamps
around those who fear him, and delivers them.
(encamps = sets up camp)
Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Proverbs 18:10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower;
the righteous run to it and are safe.
Psalm 37: 4 Delight yourself in the LORD,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
28For the LORD loves justice;
he will not forsake his saints.
They are preserved forever,
30 The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom,
and his tongue speaks justice.
31 The law of his God is in his heart;
his steps do not slip.
I love you Lord and I lift my voice to worship you o’ my soul rejoice!!
thank you so much for the bible verses.
I am 32 yrs old who never embraced God, even though I grew up in a cristian family. Because of this I faced many trials and tribulations in my life, including jail and drug addiction for years. I am now a college student who is very happy in my life, although life on life’s term can still be difficult it is more rewarding now that I have let God in my life. Although some may not call me a cristian, regardless of my title of religion, I know there is a God who loves me and see’s me through. My grandfather died recently and the one verse that alwasy stood out to him was “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.” This def rings true for me as well. And everyday I read it to assure myself I can get through anything. Im thankful my God loves me and got me through my bad desisions.
All of these verses are so beautiful in a time like this. My huband and I were wondering where the next paycheck is going to come from (he doesn’t get paid much and I have been losing hours at work) and I’m continuosly reminded all I can DO is to lean on my Father for our needs. I am believing by faith He will provide everything we need for this journey in life! Amen!!
Your selected verses really encouraged me.i am having a problem with anxiety. Please pray for me. Thanks
Great verses.my grandfather is fighting cancer right now,and I was putting together a bunch of verses in a card to send to him.Thank you for the help ,and please everyone out there ,please pray for me I live in MI and have not been able to find a job since I lost my previous job over a year ago.Please I ask for prayer for my family and I to make it through this hardship.Thank you and God bless…..Joe
This piece blessed me beyond words. Better still, I was looking for encouragement as well as a promise of God as regards a job and I gt the most appropriate scripture..
God bless u, aplenty..
Pls, keep up the good work.
I thank y Lord for is goodness and mercy towards me and my family. I ask that you help Anthony find a new job. My son has been ill for 10 years…I long for God to reach out and restore his health. He has not been able to finish college because of his illness. Bring him closer to Jesus…Amen
GOD is the ultimate.notting can supass Him
He is the 1 and only.the king of kings.Lord
of Lords.His love for us is beyound our understanding.
imfact as i write this comments.that means He still has giving
me a new life continuosly which no thanks can replace that.
But i still say thank you.Praise His Name in everything and what
ever that happens in your daily life.
Thank you for saying those things I have been trying to tell myself. Thank you for sharing your testimonies. With my grandfather dying- he’s not saved- my sister’s and grandmother’s surgeries and my family and the loss of my boyfriend and everything else, it has been difficult at times not to despair. Your encouragement, possibly in the fact it’s not advice but more like a warm hug from a friend, has been invaluable. Thank you and God bless you all.
In the pass few weeks, I saw every aspect of my life going down the drain. I couldn’t understand the reasons and the pain was sooooo great! One morning, being so tied, I fell on my knees and cried to the Lord to lift me up because I was unable to stand on my own two feet from lack of energy and hope. My mind was in such a state that a couldn’t trust myself in things that needed to be done. That day, with God’s mercy I understood where I went wrong.
Being a Christian doesn’t mean that we are stamps proof protected from evil. But in times of trouble God’s promesse to his children that He would never give up on them. Being God’s children , we need to believe in His word and by faith, surrender ourself to Him. By doing so, He will carry our heavy burden on His shoulders so that our Sadness becomes HOPE and Peace of mind and that our broken heart renew itself with love. Being the greatest Father, He will guide us to the right path that he has for prepared, in advance, for us so that we can find our way back to him.
Faith and trust in God are the keys ( solution) to a more understanding life. No matter the situation we are in, God will never abandon His children. As children we need to fix our eye to the Lord, stand still and know that He is God because .
God knows his children REAL needs and He is fully capable in giving it to them. We must remember that God is the one that chooses his children and not the other way around. Jesus said to his disciples: “You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide.” John 15:16
“For he chose us in him before the creation of the world
to be holy and blameless in his sight…” Ephesians 1:4
god is good all the time even when we not so good i been going through some hard time even now my water is off because a pipe burst landlord wont help but god is good my children are clean we able to wash our body brush or teeth he said that he a provider and he will that all i have to go by iam a single parent low income seven children the word is the only thing that keep me
thank u for the versus its good to remember whats important in life
not ur self greed and what u want
Thanks for these inspiring verses. Its easy to leave God behind, taking the time to hide these in your heart helps keep God 1st in your life. I strive to keep him 1st in my life but sometimes I fail him as we all do. I challenge you all to keep God 1st in you life.
Chris
Hello all,
I was just wondering if anybody had a bible verse along the lines of “its going to get worse before it gets better.” or encouraging words that things will gradually get better?
Thank you!!