My defense.

"Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord himself, is my strength and my defense;”  Isaiah 12:2
Sometimes I need a defense. I try not to. I try to use serenity. But its good to know he is there backing me up. My defense.

Not alone

"I am with you, declares the Lord." Haggai 1:13
God doesn't say this.
He declares this.  
Explicitly. 
To make clear.

Make evident. 

To state emphatically.

Feel safe. You are not alone.

Today

"Nevertheless, I will bring health and healing...and will let them enjoy abundant peace and security."
Jeremiah 33:6
Today is the day. Today I begin.

Let God fill you

"By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established; through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures" Proverbs 24:3-4
This is us. This is our life. We are built. Established. Filled. Let go and let God give you wisdom and understanding. Let him fill you with rare and beautiful treasures.

For you and for me

"Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance." Jude 3
What better verse than this? What better prayer than this? For you. For me.

Consider God

"and they were humbled by oppression, calamity and sorrow...

 But he lifted the needy out of their affliction... consider the great love of the Lord." Psalm 107:39-43

Consider God. Consider how he can lift the needy. Consider the great love.

Goodness

"Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever" Psalm 23:6
Maybe we think we don't deserve it. Goodness. Mercy. It is what God wants. For us. All the days of our lives.

Listen

"Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry," James 1:19
Not always easy but I will try.

Calamity

"If calamity comes upon us, ...we will stand in your presence ...and will cry out to you in our distress, and you will hear us and save us." 2 Chronicles 20:9
Twice today I have seen the word calamity; a state of deep distress or misery caused by major misfortune or loss. This is not where I want to be. 

Pray for

"Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you" Matthew 5:44
Love yourself. Pray for yourself.

Remember this

"And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you" 1 Peter 5:10
This one needs to be read again. And again. Written on sticky notes. Memorized.

Teach me

"Teach me, and I will be quiet; show me where I have been wrong." Job 6:24
Be quiet and learn. Let him show you.

Bold

"When I called, you answered me; you made me bold." Psalm 138:3
Fearless. Not completely but with God's help.

Discern what is best

" And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best" Philippians 1:9-10
Insight. Knowing what to do. Intuition. God speaking through us. Telling us what is best. Listen with love.

Be still

"Quiet! Be still! Mark 4:39

Be still. Quiet the thoughts. Be still. Quiet the worries. Be still. Quiet the fears. Be still. Be perfectly still. 

Let God

"He will not let your foot slip—
    he who watches over you will not slumber;

The Lord watches over you—the sun will not harm you by day,
    nor the moon by night. 

The Lord will keep you from all harm —
    he will watch over your life; 

the Lord will watch over your coming and going
    both now and forevermore." Psalm 121

Feel safe today. Let go and let God today. 

Whatever you want

"Ask for whatever you want me to give you" 2 Chronicles 1:7
Is it that simple? The asking is. What can God give? Everything. What do we want? Complicated.

Hope

"Why, are you downcast O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God," Psalm 43:5
Why.....? 
Hope instead.