I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.

Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.”

Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go."

“But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.”

For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline

Greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friend.

So we confidently say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me.

Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.”