SCRIPTURAL RESOURCES: WHERE TO LOOK IN THE BIBLE IN TIMES OF NEED

When the Problem is Within Yourself . . .

• You seek inward peace – John 14; Romans 8

• You are discouraged – Psalms 23; 42; 43; Isaiah 55; 2 Corinthians 4; 2 Timothy 3:10-16

• You are anxious for dear ones – Psalm 121; Luke 17

• Sorrow overtakes you – Psalm 46; Matthew 28

• You are weary – Psalm 95:1-7; Matthew 11

• You are bored – Psalms 103; 104; Ephesians 3

• Worries oppress you – Psalm 46; Matthew 6:25-34

• You are lonely or fearful – Psalms 27; 91; Luke 8:22-25; 1 Peter 4

• You fear death or grieve the death of a loved one – John 11; 20; 1 Corinthians 15; 2 Corinthians 5; 1 John 3:1-3

When the Problem is in Your Circumstances . . .

• You are starting a new job – Psalm 1; Proverbs 16; Philippians 3:7-21

• You have been placed in a position of responsibility – Joshua 1:1-9; Proverbs 2; 2 Corinthians 8:1-15

• You are beginning a new home – Psalm 127; Proverbs 17; Ephesians 5; Colossians 3; 1 Peter 3:17; 1 John 4

• Business is poor – Psalms 37; 92; Ecclesiastes 5

• Things look "blue" – Psalms 34, 71; Isaiah 40

• You seem too busy – Ecclesiastes 3:1-15

• You can’t go to sleep – Psalms 4; 56; 130

• You have experienced severe losses – Colossians 1; 1 Peter 1

• You are sick or in pain – Psalms 6; 39; 41; 67; Isaiah 26

• You are leaving home – Psalm 119; Proverbs 3; 4

• You are planning your budget – Mark 4; Luke 19

When the Problem is Between You and Someone Else . . .

  1. • Friends seem to turn their backs on you – 1 Corinthians 13

  2. • You have quarreled – Matthew 18; Ephesians 4; James 4

  3. • You are jealous of someone’s accomplishments or possessions – Psalm 49; James 3:13-17

  4. • You are impatient – Psalm 40; Hebrews 12:1-11

  5. • You bear a grudge – Luke 6:27-42; Ephesians 4

  1. • You are concerned for the nation’s welfare – Deuteronomy 8; Psalms 85; 118; 124; Isaiah 41:8-20; Micah 4; 6:6-16

  

 

 

 

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