Reason for Determination to Rejoice

"This is the day the Lord has made;  We will rejoice and be glad in it."

Psalm 118:24 (NKJV)

Accomodating Your Return to God

"Their deeds do not permit them to return to their God. "

Hosea 5:4 (NIV)

Taking God's Word to Heart

"[Moses] said to them, 'Take to heart all the words I have solemnly declared to you this day, so that you may command your children to obey carefully all the words of this law.  They are not just idle words for you—they are your life. By them you will live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.'"

Deuteronomy 32:46-47 (NIV)

Listen, Test, and Select the Good!

"Do not despise prophecies.  Test all things; hold fast what is good."

1 Thessalonians 5:20-21 (NKJV)

Fruitful, but Without Moving Away

"... it is because God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering."

Genesis 41:52 (NIV)

Closing the Personal Complaint Department

"Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe..."

Philippians 2:14-15 (NIV)

Able to be Content through Christ

"I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through Him who gives me strength."

Philippians 4:12-13 (NIV)