God of Hope

Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment (Romans 12:3).

Be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is (Romans 12:2).

Choose seven men . . . who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom (Acts 6:3).

Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it (Proverbs 22:6).

Hezekiah’s heart was proud and he did not respond to the kindness shown him; therefore the Lord’s wrath was on him (1 Chronicles 32:25).

The Lord doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart (I Samuel 26:7).

Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart (1 Samuel 16:7).

The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity (Proverbs 11:3).

When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people mourn (Proverbs 29:2).

Set an example … in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity (1 Timothy 4:12).

As he thinks in his heart, so is he (Proverbs 23:7).

Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life (Proverbs 4:23).