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Inspirational Biblical Scriptures
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Philippians 4:13 [KJV]
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Romans 8:21 [KJV]
Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
Romans 10:13 [KJV]
For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Proverbs 23:22 [KJV]
Hearken unto thy Father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
Psalm 84:11 [ASV]
For Jehovah God is a sun and a shield: Jehovah will give grace and glory; No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
Ecclesiastes 3: 1-8 [KJV]
To every thing, there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven; A time to love and a time to hate; a time of war and a time of peace.
1John 4:19 [NLT]
We love each other because he loved us first.
Psalm 37:1-6 [NLT]
Don’t worry about the wicked or envy those who do wrong. He will make your innocence radiate like the dawn, and the justice of your cause will shine like the noonday sun.
Psalm 34:1 [KJV]
I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
Psalm 37:25 [KJV]
I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
Matthew 5:16 [NASB 2020]
Your light must shine before people in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. (Be a light for all to see)
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Let your light so shine before men that they may see your moral excellence and your praiseworthy, noble and good deeds and recognize and honor and praise and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
Proverbs 3:6
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. [KJV] Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. [NLT]
Romans 8:28 [NASB2020]
And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.
Isaiah 40:31 [KJV]
But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk and not faint.
John 14:27 [KJV]
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
John 1:1 [KJV]
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
Psalm 119:105 [ESV]
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
Ephesians 5:8-9 [ESV]
For at one time you were darkness, but not you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true)
Psalm 119:130 [ESV]
The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple.
Psalm 112:4 [ESV]
Light dawns in the darkness for the upright; he is gracious, merciful, and righteous.
1Peter 2:9-10 [MSG]
But you are the one chosen by God, chosen for the high calling of priestly work, chosen to be a holy people, God’s instruments to do his work and speak out for him, to tell others of the night-and-day difference he made for you from nothing to something, from rejected to accepted.
Psalms 55:22 [NLT]
Give your burdens to the Lord, and he will take care of you. He will not permit the godly to slip and fall.
Esther 4:14 [NLT]
If you keep quiet at a time like this, deliverance and relief for the Jews will arise from some other place, but you and your relatives will die. Who knows if perhaps you were made queen for just such a time as this?
Deuteronomy 31:6 [KJV]
Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
Psalm 27: 1-14 [KJV]
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?... Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say on the Lord.
Proverbs 16:7 [KJV]
When a man's ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Lamentations 3:22-23 [NLT ]
The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning.
2Timothy 4:7-8 [KJV]
I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
Psalms 37:37 [KJV]
Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.
Psalms 19:14 [KJV]
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable I thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.
Luke 6:35 [NKJV]
But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return, and your reward will be great….
Inspirational Quotes
"Don’t you dare shrink yourself for someone else's comfort. Do not become small for people who refuse to grow.” - Unknown
The most direct way to figure out what’s valued in a culture isn’t to listen to what people say is important. It’s to pay attention to who gets rewarded and promoted into leadership roles. Groups elevate people who represent their principles and advance their goals. – Adam Grant
“Wherever you stand, be the soul of that place.” - Rumi
“The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.” – Ida B. Wells
“God will use your deepest pain for his greatest purpose.” – Author Unknown
“Every situation in life is temporary. So, when life is good, make sure you enjoy and receive it fully. And when life is not so good, remember that it will not last forever and better days are on the way,” -Jenni Young
“…our churches aren’t being persecuted; we’re being inconvenienced. So why are we so frustrated and angry? Inconvenience becomes the cardinal sin wherever convenience has been the principal virtue. For the past 50 years, the church in America has tried to make Christianity as convenient as possible. We’ve filled our pews with tasteless salt and celebrated the size of the pile. We’ve done some good things yet haven’t effectively done the one thing Jesus called us to do: Make disciples…” Ryan Sharp, Pastor of Impact Church
“We err when we neglect either aspect; unity should never be promoted at the expense of individuality, and individuality should never diminish the church’s essential unity in Christ; He is our common ground, we are one body in Christ.” – David Guzik
“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” – Maya Angelou
“Wherever there is a human being, I see God-given rights inherent in that being, whatever may be the sex or complexion.” – William Lloyd Garrison
“Truth is powerful and it prevails.” – Sojourner Truth
“Yes we can.” – Barack Obama
“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.”
– Barack Obama
“I will fight for my country, but I will not lie for her.”
– Zora Neale Hurston
“Mama exhorted her children at every opportunity to ‘jump at the sun.’ We might not land on the sun, but at least we would get off the ground.”
– Zora Neale Hurston
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
– Martin Luther King Jr.
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only LIGHT can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only LOVE can do that.”
– Martin Luther King Jr.
“Faith – It’s all about believing: You don’t’ know how it will happen. But you know it will.”
– Author Unknown
“God is saying to you today. I know you are physically and emotionally drained. But you have to keep on going. I’ll see you through. Amen.”
– Author Unknown
“We rise by lifting others.”
– Author Unknown
“Wherever you go, go with all your heart.”
– Author Unknown
“You may not always understand why certain things happen, but you can be certain that God is not making any mistakes with your life.”
– Author Unknown
“You remember that time you thought it was over and you’d never make it, but God still brought you through? He’s about to do that again.”
– Author Unknown
“To the person reading this: You are on the verge of your breakthrough. Stay strong, have faith, pray and trust God. You’re going to make it!”
– Author Unknown
“We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It’s our basic human right.” – Aretha Franklin
“There are still many causes worth sacrificing for, so much history yet to be made.” – Michelle Obama
“If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.” – Shirley Chisholm
“Diversity is not about how we differ. Diversity is about embracing one another’s uniqueness.” – Ola Joseph
“The process of democracy is one of change. Our laws are not frozen into immutable form; they are constantly in the process of revision in response to the needs of a changing society.” –Thurgood Marshall
“Have a vision. Be demanding.” – Colin Powell
“Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.” – Booker T. Washington
“In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute.” – Thurgood Marshall
“My humanity is bound up I yours, for we can only be human together.” – Desmond Tutu
“You can pray until you faint, but unless you get up and try to do something, God is not going to put it in your lap.” – Fannie Lou Hamer
“When I liberate myself, I liberate others. If you don’t speak out, ain’t nobody going to speak out for you.” – Fannie Lou Hamer
“Righteousness exalts a nation. Hate just makes people miserable” – Fannie Lou Hamer
“It’s time for America to get right.” – Fannie Lou Hamer
“Just don’t give up what you’re trying to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong.” – Ella Fitzgerald
“If we accept and acquiesce in the face of discrimination, we accept the responsibility ourselves and allow those responsible to salve their conscience by believing that they have our acceptance and concurrence. We should, therefore, protest openly everything…that smacks of discrimination or slander.” – Mary McLeod Bethune
“Some people will never like you because your spirit irritates their demons.” – Women Working
“Let no man pull you low enough to hate him.”
– Martin Luther King Jr.
“Love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.”
– Martin Luther King Jr.
“I didn’t break the rules, but I challenged the rules.”
– Ella Baker
“You’re not to be so blind with patriotism that you can’t face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or says it.”
– Malcolm X
“Nothing can stand against our God. Whatever you face in life, if you will just hold your peace and remain at rest, God promises He will fight your battles. He will make a way even when you don’t see a way.”
– Christopher Donaldson
“My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together.”
– Desmond Tutu
“If you can’t fly, then run. If you can’t run, then walk. If you can’t walk, then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.”
– Martin Luther King Jr.
“A lie doesn’t become truth, wrong doesn’t become right, and evil doesn’t become good, just because it’s accepted by a majority.”
– Booker T. Washington
“We need leaders not in love with money but in love with justice, not in love with publicity but in love with humanity.”
– Martin Luther King Jr.
“The beauty of anti-racism is that you don’t have to pretend to be free of racism to be anti-racist. Anti-racism is the commitment to fight racism wherever you find it, including in yourself. And it’s the only way forward.”
– Ijoema Oluo
“Do not be dismayed by the brokenness in the world. All things break. And all things can be mended. Not with time, as they say, but with intention. So go. Love intentionally, extravagantly, unconditionally. The broken world waits in darkness for the light that is you.”
– L.R. Knost
“You may be in a tough time, but the enemy always fights you the hardest when he knows God has something great in store for you.”
– Pastor Joel Osteen
“When you are going through something hard and wonder where God is, remember the teacher is always quiet during a test.”
– Author unknown
“There is no vaccine for racism.”
– Kamala Harris
“Make sure you don’t start seeing yourself through the eyes of those who don’t value you. Know your worth even if they don’t.”
– Author unknown
“Don’t be afraid to start over. It gives you a chance to build something even better.”
– EmilyQuotes.com
“We don’t meet people by accident. They are meant to cross our path for a reason.” – Power of Positivity
“The oppressor would not be so strong if he did not have accomplices among the oppressed.” – Simon de Beauvoir
“It takes nothing to join the crowd. It takes everything to stand alone.” – Hans. F. Hansen
“We don’t grow when things are easy. We grow when we face challenges.” – Joyce Meyer
“Surround yourself with positive people who are going to push you toward greatness.” – PictureQuotes.com
“Be patient. Sometimes you have to go through the worst to get the best.” – Life Inspiration
“Fear has no place in management and leadership, absolutely none; if anyone uses fear as a strategy to get their people to work, that person has no place managing and leading anyone.” – Leadership First
“I’m thankful for my struggle because, without it, I wouldn’t have stumbled across my strength.” – Alex Elle
“Wherever you stand, be the soul of that place.” – Rumi
“To that one soul reading this. I know you’re tired, You’re fed up, You’re so close to breaking, but there’s strength within you, even when you feel weak. Keep fighting.” - Leadership First Quote
“The biggest concern for any organization should be when their most passionate people become quiet.” – Leadership First Quote
“Don’t close the book when bad things happen in your life, just turn the page and begin a new chapter.” – Leadership First Quote
Invictus
“Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds and shall find me unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul.”
– William Ernest Henley
“When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.”
– Wayne Dyer
“Pay is not a carrot you dangle to motivate people. It’s a symbol of how much you value them. When people feel valued, they add value.”
– Dr. Adam Grant
“The most direct way to figure out what’s valued in a culture isn’t to listen to what people say is important. It’s to pay attention to who gets rewarded and promoted into leadership roles. Groups elevate people who represent their principles and advance their goals.”
– Dr. Adam Grant
“Sometimes you have to get knocked down lower than you have ever been to stand back up taller than you ever were.”
– Author Unknown
“Bad news: You’re not going to fit in with everyone. Good news: The great ones never do.”
– Author Unknown
“I had to make you uncomfortable; otherwise, you never would’ve moved.” signed God
– Author unknown
“God has chosen you to make you a blessing to many. Don’t blame your situation…Don’t be discouraged…don’t panic…just wait…Hold on to God. Everything has a reason & a season.”
– Author unknown