Then he said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow me. If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it.” Luke 9:23-24

Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but whoever gossips about it separates friends. Proverbs 17:9

May the Lord be praised! Day after day He bears our burdens; God is our salvation. Selah. Psalm 68:19

And the Lord came and called as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel replied, “Speak, your servant is listening.” I Samuel 3:10

Wisdom will multiply your days and add years to your life. Proverbs 9:11

Jesus said to the people who believed in him, “You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teachings. And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:31-32

So you must remain faithful to what you have been taught from the beginning. If you do, you will remain in fellowship with the Son and with the Father. And in this fellowship we enjoy the eternal life he promised us. I John 2:24-25

Better to be poor and honest than rich and dishonest. Proverbs 19:1

Whoever clings to his life shall lose it, and whoever loses his life shall save it. Luke 17:33

My beloved friends, stay true to the Lord. Philippians 4:1b

He sat down and called them around him and said, “Anyone wanting to be the greatest must be the least—the servant of all!” Mark 9:36

If a man has a hundred sheep, and one wanders away and is lost, what will he do? Won’t he leave the ninety-nine others and go out into the hills to search for the lost one? Just so, it is not my Father’s will that even one of these little ones should perish. Matthew 18:12&14

Restore to me again the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you. Psalm 51:12

Because of this light within you, you should do only what is good and right and true. Learn as you go along what pleases the Lord.Take no part in the worthless pleasures of evil. Ephesians 5:9-11

No one has ever really followed God’s paths or even truly wanted to. Every one has turned away; all have gone wrong. No one anywhere has kept on doing what is right; not one. Romans 3:11-12

“Stand up in the presence of the elderly, and show respect for the aged. Fear your God. I am the Lord.” Leviticus 19:32

Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will help you; I will hold on to you with My righteous right hand. Isaiah 4:10

But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? For everything comes from You, and we have given You only what comes from Your own hand. I Chronicles 29:14

And just as it is appointed for people to die once—and after this, judgment— so also the Messiah, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for Him. Hebrews 9:7-8

I pray that He may grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power in the inner man through His Spirit, and that the Messiah may dwell in your hearts through faith. I pray that you, being rooted and firmly established in love. Ephesians 3:16-17