"...friends stick close.."

"Friends come and friends go,

    but a true friend sticks by you like family."

Proverbs 18:24 (MSG)

".. Enduring..."

"Be assured that from the first day we heard of you, we haven’t stopped praying for you, 

asking God to give you wise minds and spirits attuned to his will, and so acquire a thorough understanding of the ways in which God works. 

We pray that you’ll live well for the Master, making him proud of you as you work hard in his orchard.

 As you learn more and more how God works, you will learn how to do your work. We pray that you’ll have the strength to stick it out over the long haul—not the grim strength of gritting your teeth but the glory-strength God gives. 

It is strength that endures the unendurable and spills over into joy, thanking the Father who makes us strong enough to take part in everything bright and beautiful that he has for us.

Colossians 1:9 -12 (MSG)

"...work of your hands.."

 

“Have you ever traveled to where snow is made,

seen the vault where hail is stockpiled,The arsenals of hail and snow that I keep in readiness for times of trouble and battle and war?

Can you find your way to where lightning is launched,or to the place from which the wind blows?Who do you suppose carves canyons 

for the downpours of rain, and charts the route of thunderstorms That bring water to unvisited fields,deserts no one ever lays eyes on,

Drenching the useless wastelands so they’re carpeted with wildflowers and grass?

And who do you think is the father of rain and dew,the mother of ice and frost?

You don’t for a minute imagine these marvels of weather just happen, do you? 

Job 8:22-30 (The Message)

".. anchor of the soul.."

"Now we have this hope

 as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul 

it cannot slip and it cannot break down under whoever steps out upon it—a hope that reaches farther and enters into the very certainty of the Presence within the veil," 

Hebrews 6:19 (AMP)

".. like lilies snapped at the stalk.."

"...when we see them fading gradually

 like lilies snapped at the stalk.."

 Sweet to the heart are words like"fear not;

 for I am with thee:"

(Charles Spurgeon- Words that Cheer)

"Fear not, for I am with you;

Be not dismayed, for I am your God.

I will strengthen you,

Yes, I will help you,

I will uphold you with My righteous right hand." 

Isaiah 41:10 (NKJV)

"..wonderfully made.."

 "For You formed my inward parts;

You covered me in my mother’s womb.

 I will praise You, for I am fearfully

 and wonderfully made;

Marvelous are Your works,

And that my soul knows very well. 

My frame was not hidden from You,

When I was made in secret,

And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.

 Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed.

And in Your book they all were written,

The days fashioned for me,

When as yet there were none of them. 

Psalm 139:13-16 (NKJV)

"... Never give up .."

"And let us not grow weary of doing good,
 for in due season we will reap, 
if we do not give up."

Galatians 6:9 (ESV)

"...lights the path..."

 "Your word is a lamp for my steps;
it lights the path before me."

Psalm 119:105(Voice)

.. plans for a hope and future

 "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

...looking up..day after day

My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Lord;

In the morning I will direct it to You,

And I will look up.
Psalm 5:3 (NKJV)

"Set me as a seal upon your heart..."

 "Set me as a seal upon your heart,as a seal upon your arm,for love is strong as death,..."

Song of Solomon 8:6  (ESV)

"The grass withers,and the flower falls,"

for

“All flesh is like grass

    and all its glory like the flower of grass.

The grass withers,

    and the flower falls,

 but the word of the Lord remains forever.”

 1 Peter 1:24-25 ESV

As for man, his days are like grass;

    he flourishes like a flower of the field; 

Psalm 103:15 ESV

A voice says, “Cry!”

    And I said, “What shall I cry?”

The grass withers, the flower fades

    when the breath of the Lord blows on it;

    surely the people are grass.

Isaiah 40:6-7

You sweep them away as with a flood; they are like a dream,

    like grass that is renewed in the morning:

in the morning it flourishes and is renewed;

    in the evening it fades and withers.

Psalm 90:5-6

Jesus performed this miracle, the first of His signs, in Cana of Galilee. They did not know how this happened; but when the disciples and the servants witnessed this miracle,

 their faith blossomed.

John 2:11 (The Voice)

"When down-and-outers get a break, cheer! And when the arrogant rich are brought down to size, cheer! Prosperity is as short-lived as a wildflower, so don’t ever count on it. You know that as soon as the sun rises, pouring down its scorching heat, the flower withers. Its petals wilt and, before you know it, that beautiful face is a barren stem. Well, that’s a picture of the “prosperous life.” 

At the very moment everyone is looking on in admiration, it fades away to nothing."

James 1:9-11 (MSG)

 This will happen if you continue ·strong [grounded; established] and ·sure [firm; steadfast] in your faith. You must not ·be moved [shift; drift] away from the hope ·brought to you by [or found in;of] the ·Good News [the Gospel] that you heard. That same ·Good News [Gospel] has been ·told [preached; proclaimed] to ·everyone [every creature; or in all creation]

 ·in the world [under heaven], 

Colossians 1:23 (EXB)

A voice says, Cry [prophesy]! And I said, What shall I cry? [The voice answered, Proclaim:] All flesh is as frail as grass, and all that makes it attractive [its kindness, its goodwill, its mercy from God, its glory and comeliness, however good] is transitory, like the flower of the field.

 The grass withers, the flower fades, when the breath of the Lord blows upon it; surely [all] the people are like grass.

Isaiah 40:6-7(AMP)

"scrapbook of our hearts.."

"For a thousand years in your sight

    are but as yesterday when it is past,

    or as a watch in the night."

Psalm 90:4 ESV