Praying Through Scripture with Christina Hannan

"Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear; you are more valuable than many sparrows." Luke 12:7

"Yet he is actually not far from each one of us, for 'In him we live and move and have our being.'" Acts 17:27–28a 

"So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen." 2 Corinthians 4:16–18

"I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. I can do all things through him who strengthens me." Philippians 4:12–13

"O Lord, be gracious to us; we wait for you. Be our arm every morning, our salvation in the time of trouble."  Isaiah 33:2  

"For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly. O Lord of hosts, blessed is the one who trusts in you!" Psalm 84:11–12

"For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness." Psalm 84:10 

"O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah Behold our shield, O God; look on the face of your anointed!" Psalm 84:8–9 

"Blessed are those whose strength is in you, in whose heart are the highways to Zion. As they go through the Valley of Baca they make it a place of springs; the early rain also covers it with pools. They go from strength to strength; each one appears before God in Zion." Psalm 84:5-7

“Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young—at your altars, O LORD of hosts, my King and my God. Blessed are those who dwell in your house, ever singing your praise!” Psalm 84:3–4  

"How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts! My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the Lord; my heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God." Psalm 84:1–2

“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9  

“Be to me a rock of refuge, to which I may continually come; you have given the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.” Psalm 71:3

“Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.” Matthew 5:11-12

"Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." Matthew 5:10  

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.” Matthew 5:9

"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." Matthew 5:8

"Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy." Matthew 5:7

"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied." Matthew 5:6

“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth." Matthew 5:5

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted." Matthew 5:4

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." Matthew 5:3

"But the king shall rejoice in God; all who swear by him shall exult, for the mouths of liars will be stopped." Psalm 63:11

“May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who love Your salvation say evermore, ‘God is great!'” Psalm 70:4

“His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us to His own glory and excellence.” 2 Peter 1:3

“Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.” Luke 6:36

“Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.” Proverbs 28:13

“Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, ‘I will confess my transgressions to the Lord.' And you forgave the guilt of my sin.” Psalm 32:5

“We must all die; we are like water spilled on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again. But God will not take away life, and he devises means so that the banished one will not remain an outcast.” 2 Samuel 14:14

“He will again have compassion on us; he will tread our iniquities underfoot. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea.” Micah 7:19

“Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity and passing over transgression for the remnant of your inheritance? He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in steadfast love.” Micah 7:18

“And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.” 1 John 2:17

“On the day I called, you answered me; my strength of soul you increased.” Psalm 138:3

“You shall no more be termed Forsaken, and your land shall no more be termed Desolate, but you shall be called My Delight Is in Her, and your land Married; for the Lord delights in you, and your land shall be married.” Isaiah 62:4  

“See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no ‘root of bitterness' springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled.” Hebrews 12:15  

"Then I said, 'I will appeal to this, to the years of the right hand of the Most High.' I will remember the deeds of the Lord; yes, I will remember Your wonders of old. I will ponder all Your work, and meditate on Your mighty deeds." Psalm 77:10-12

“The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe.” Proverbs 29:25

"He will tend His flock like a shepherd; He will gather the lambs in His arms; He will carry them in His bosom, and gently lead those that are with young." Isaiah 40:11

“All the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing, and he does according to his will among the host of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand or say to him, ‘What have you done?'” Daniel 4:35  

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55:8-9

“In Him and through faith in Him we may approach God with freedom and confidence.” Ephesians 3:12

"Do not take to heart all the things that people say, lest you hear your servant cursing you. Your heart knows that many times you yourself have cursed others." Ecclesiastes 7:21-22

"See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him." 1 John 3:1

"Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it." Proverbs 22:6

"No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it." 1 Corinthians 10:13

"Whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked." 1 John 2:6

“So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please Him.” 2 Corinthians 5:9

"A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls." Proverbs 25:28

"In hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began." Titus 1:2

"The one who offers thanksgiving as his sacrifice glorifies me; to one who orders his way rightly I will show the salvation of God." Psalm 50:23