For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans to prosper you and

not hurt you, plans to give you a hope and a future!" Jeremiah 29:11

"...Offer yourselves as a living sacrifice to God, dedicated to his service... Do not conform to the standards of this world, but let God transform you... Then you will be able to know the will of God -- what is good...pleasing...and perfect." Romans 12:1-2 (GN)

"Let us strip off anything that slows us down or holds us back...and run with patience the particular race that God has set before us." Hebrews 12:1 (LB)

"Pause a moment and listen! Consider the wonderful things God does." Job 37:14 (GN)

"For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ to devote ourselves to the good deeds for which God has designed us." Ephesians 2:10

"God has given each of you some special abilities; be sure to use them to help each other..."   1 Peter 4:10 (LB)

"We are to use our different gifts in accordance with the grace that God has given us." Romans 12:6 (GN)

"As iron sharpens iron, friend sharpens friend." Proverbs 27:17 (Knox)

"Bad friends ruin the noblest people." 1 Corinthians 15:33 (JB)

What is faith? It is the confident assurance that something we want is going to happen. It is the certainty that what we hope for is waiting for us, even though we cannot see it up ahead." Hebrews 11:1 (LB)

"David served God's purpose in his generation, then he died." Acts 13:36 (GN)

"I reckon on my own life worth nothing to me, in order that I may complete my mission and finish the work that the Lord Jesus gave me to do..." Acts 20:24 (GN)