Why keep our mind on the Lord?
Lamentations 3:21
"Yet I call this to mind,
and therefore I have hope"
Because everything he does is right and all his ways are just.
Because of his mercy.
Because we are fearfully and wonderfully made.
Because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”
Because the Lord disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.
Because the days are evil.
Because the devil has been sinning from the beginning.
Because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
Because they cannot walk, do not fear them; they can do no harm nor can they do any good.
Because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.
Because of the Lord’s faithful love we do not perish.
Because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes.
Because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
Because the Lord
will not reject us forever.
Because The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the person who seeks him.
Because he always lives to intercede for them.
Because God came near whenever we called him; he said, “Do not be afraid.”
Because we will not be shaken, for he is right beside us.
Because God is love.
Because He first loved us.
Because he turned his ear to us, we will call on him as long as we live.
Because we know that the testing of our faith produces perseverance.
Because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions.
Because whoever believes in him is not condemned.
Because he will save his people from their sins.
Because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.
Because we keep his commands and do what pleases him.
Because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
Because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.
Because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
Because of his Spirit who lives in you.
Just because.