Bible Verses – Caregiver Marathon

SOS List (Source of Support)

Help from God

The Lord helped me with every stage of this journey: with the anger, the sense of abandonment, the loneliness, grief and fear. I felt like an orphan, but He said, “I will never leave you or forsake you.” Joshua 1:5 (NIV)

“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9 (NIV)

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Psalm 34:18 (NIV)

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. Psalm 91:1 (NIV)

Continue to ask, and God will give to you. Continue to search, and you will find. Continue to knock, and the door will open for you. Yes, everyone who continues asking will receive. He who continues searching will find. And he who continues knocking will have the door opened for him. “What would you do if your son asks for bread? Which of you would give him a stone? Or if your son asks for a fish, would you give him a snake? Even though you are bad, you know how to give good gifts to your children. So surely your heavenly Father will give good things to those who ask him. Matthew 7:7-11 (ICB)

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28 (NIV)

And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:18-20 (HCSB)

Serving

For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life—a ransom for many. Mark 10:45 (HCSB)

Whatever you do, do it enthusiastically, as something done for the Lord and not for men, knowing that you will receive the reward of an inheritance from the Lord. You serve the Lord Christ. Colossians 3:23–24 (HCSB)

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Hebrews 12:1 (NIV)

I went in response to a revelation and, meeting privately with those esteemed as leaders, I presented to them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. I wanted to be sure I was not running and had not been running my race in vain. Galatians 2:2 (NIV)

You were running a good race. Who cut in on you to keep you from obeying the truth? Galatians 5:7 (NIV)

Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. 1 Corinthians 9:24 (NIV)

Keeping your faith is like running a race. Try as hard as you can to win. Be sure you receive the life that continues forever. You were called to have that life. And you confessed the great truth about Christ in a way that many people heard. 1 Timothy 6:12 (ICB)

Don’t be afraid or ashamed of your limitations…Ask for help.

There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. 1 Corinthians 12:5 (NIV)

Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. 1 Corinthians 15:58 (NIV)

Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. 1 Peter 4:10 (NIV)

Be Joyful

In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; God has made the one as well as the other. Ecclesiastes 7:14 (NIV)

Be joyful because you have hope. Be patient when trouble comes. Pray at all times. Romans 12:12 (ICB)

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