Helpful Bible Verses

Proverbs 3:5-6English Standard Version (ESV)

5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not lean on your own understanding.
6 In all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make straight your paths.

Reading these verses with new lenses... Committing everything I do to God limits the poor behaviors that I have. For example... Why would I want to commit "worry" to the LORD?

“Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you your heart’s desires. Commit everything you do to the LORD. Trust him, and he will help you.”
Psalms 37:4-5 NLT
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Also... Trusting in God first makes more sense than any other option. People will always fail us.

“It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in people.”
Psalms 118:8 NLT
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Sometimes it feels like God is not working and that any amount of trust I give Him is for nothing. When I let go of myself and fully jump in to trusting God... I do feel differently. I am learning to embrace that new feeling instead of clinging to the old feelings. I am learning to fly.

This is how I know my trust in God is growing. My heart feels lighter... I am able to enjoy life... I am able to reach out to others in love and not focus on their faults (I have plenty of my own faults!).

“But those who trust in the LORD will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.”
Isaiah 40:31 NLT
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My needs... to be fully wanted, loved, and accepted by my partner. Tainted reality seems that I will never be enough for him. His wandering eyes and mind prove that point.

Truth is: I am enough. I am more than enough for Christ. I am perfect in His eyes. He loves me with reckless abandon. He wants me, He loves me, and he fully accepts me. God does supply my needs. It's my job to focus on Him. Everyday.

Paul wrote:

“And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 4:19 NLT
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We are important to God. He is concerned about every aspect in our lives.

“You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book.”
Psalms 56:8 NLT
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Romans 13:14 Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh.

8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. 9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 10 That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

Thank you all for the verses in this thread. The prior ones are my favorite because whatever weakness I feel, Christ bore them all on the cross.

Whether we are the addict, or the spouse...we ALL are in need of forgiveness. We all have sinned and come short of the glory of God. Jesus gave his life for all of us, and I need to remember that when I have vengeful and hateful thoughts toward my husband or anyone else. We need more compassion, more humility, more kindness toward each other no matter the circumstance. In my case, I have learned that whatever the fiery trial or storm that God allows, He is still God and we don't need to know the 'why', we only need to trust and obey. He will make all things beautiful in His time, even though we may not understand right now. God bless you all!