Communication Builds Our Community
Few of us over the age of four living in the United States, and indeed most of the whole world, will likely ever forget many of the unique events we encountered this year. We do remember that people have faced tough challenges before 2020, and challenges will certainly exist for many people after 2020. Below are some verses that we would do well to ponder [even in 2020]. May God grant us His blessings in this season and the seasons to come.
Proverbs 3:5 – Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding [even in 2020]
Psalm 62:8 – Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us [even in 2020]
Joshua 1:9 – Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go [even in 2020].
Job 42:2 – I know that YOU can do all things, and that no purpose of YOURS can be thwarted [even in 2020]
James 4:15 – Instead you ought to say, "If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that [even in 2020]."
Genesis 13:9 – "Is not the whole land before you? Separate yourself from me. If you take the left hand, then I will go to the right, or if you take the right hand, then I will go to the left." [even in 2020]
Exodus 14:14 – The LORD will fight for you, and you have only to be silent [even in 2020].
1 John 3:17 – But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him [even in 2020]?
1 Corinthians 12:18 – But as it is, God arranged the members in the body, each one of them, as he chose [even in 2020].
Romans 12:2 – Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect [even in 2020].
1 Peter 4:10 – As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace [even in 2020]
Jude 19 – It is these who cause divisions, worldly people, devoid of the Spirit [even in 2020]
Ruth 1:16 – But Ruth said, "Do not urge me to leave you or to return from following you. For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God [even in 2020]".
Matthew 22:39 – And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself [even in 2020].
Hebrews 13:1 – Let brotherly love continue [even in 2020].
1 Corinthians 13:4 – Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant [even in 2020]
1 Corinthians 13:5 – or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful [even in 2020]
1 Corinthians 13:6 – it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth [even in 2020].
1 Corinthians 13:7 – Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things [even in 2020].
John 16:33 – "I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world." [even in 2020]
Christian Ponder has been a resident of Lake Wales since 2001. He enjoys living in Lake Wales with his wife and two children.
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