Encouraging quotes

Here are some of my favorite Bible (and non-Bible) quotes:

"Think of the past only as its remembrance gives you pleasure." Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

"Delight yourself in the LORD and He will give you the desires of your heart." Psalm 37:4, NIV

"Watch your thoughts, they become words.
Watch your words, they become actions.
Watch your actions, they become habits.
Watch your habits, they become your character." Unknown

"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose." Jim Elliot.

"Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things." Philippians 4:8.

"For attractive lips, speak words of kindness.
For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.
For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.
For poise, walk with the knowledge that you'll never walk alone." Audrey Hepburn

"'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the LORD, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.'" Jeremiah 29:11, NIV

"Dance with God. He'll let the perfect man step in." Unknown

"In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps." Proverbs 16:9, NIV

"Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall." Proverbs 16:8, NIV

"I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and keep my laws. You will live in the land I gave your forefathers; you will be my people, and I will be your God. I will save you from all your uncleanliness." Ezekiel 36:25-29a, NCV

"I am the one who made the beaches to be a border for the sea, a border the water can never go past. The waves may pound the beach, but they can't win over it. They may roar, but they cannot go beyond it." Jeremiah 5:22, NCV

"Whoever is not willing to carry his cross and follow me cannot be my follower." Luke 14:27

"Those who try to keep their lives will lose them. But those who give up their lives will save them." Luke 17:33, NCV.

"You will keep in perfect peace all those who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on You!" Isaiah 26:3, NLT

"My heart says of You, 'Seek His face!' Your face, LORD, I will seek." Psalm 27:8

"Then will the eyes of the blind be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. Then will the lame leap like a deer and the mute tongue shout for joy. Water will gush forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert. The burning sand will become a pool, the thirsty ground bubbling springs. In haunts where jackals once lay, grass and reeds and papyrus will grow. And a highway will be there; it will be called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not journey on it; it will be for those who walk in that Way; wicked fools will not go about on it. No lion will be there, nor will any ferocious beast get up on it; they will not be found there. But only the redeemed will walk there, and the ransomed of the LORD will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their headsd. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away." Isaiah 35:5-10, NIV

"God's law was given so that all people could see how sinful they were. But as people sinned more and more, God's wonderful grace became more abundant." Romans 5:20, NLT

"The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD turn His face toward you and give you peace." Levitical blessing (Numbers 6:24-26, NIV)

"Only in returning to Me and resting in Me will you be saved. In quietness and confidence is your strength." Isaiah 30:15, NLT

"Though a sinner might do a hundred evil things and might live a long time, I know it will be better for those who honor God." Ecclesiastes 8:12, NCV

"In order to lead the orchestra, you must turn your back on the crowd." Unknown

"Be the kind of girl that when your feet touch the floor in the morning the devil says, 'oh cr*p; she's up." Unknown

"When the enemy comes knocking at a door you closed long ago, you just call out, "Jesus, it's for you!" Unknown

"The truth is the truth even if no one believes it.
A lie is a lie even if everyone believes it." Unknown

"Look around you and be distressed,
Look within you and be depressed,
Look to Jesus and be at rest." Unknown

"Be like a postage stamp- stick to one thing until you get there." Josh Billings

"Give your worries to the LORD, and He will take care of you." Psalm 55:22, NCV

"As God's child, you have it all. If you're living for Him and getting into His plans for your life, the only thing you're missing out on is the stuff that makes you miserable and empty." Revolve Study Bible 2006 study note, page 811

"Moral character is not assessed by what a man knows by by what he loves." St. Augustine

"If the LORD doesn't build the house, the builders are working for nothing. If the LORD doesn't guard the city, the guards are watching for nothing." Psalm 127:1, NCV

"For God is working in you, giving you the desire and power to do what pleases Him." Philippians 2:13, NLT