32 Bible Verses about Staying Positive

Be watchful; stand firm in your faith; show yourselves men; be strong.

Offering to men the Message of Life; and then I shall be able at the Day of Christ to boast that I did not run my course for nothing, or toil for nothing.

My own desire is to depart and be with Christ, for this would be far better.

And now, brothers, good-bye. Aim at perfection; take courage; agree together; live in peace. And then God, the source of all love and peace, will be with you.

Never flagging in zeal; fervent in spirit; serving the Master;

Fix your thoughts upon the things that are above, not upon those that are on earth.

For to me life is Christ, and death is gain.

Under all circumstances let your lives be worthy of the Good News of the Christ: so that, whether I come and see you, or whether I hear of your affairs at a distance, I may know that you are standing firm, animated by one spirit, and joining with one heart in a common struggle for the Faith taught by the Good News,

And one of you were to say to them--"Go, and peace be with you; find warmth and food for yourselves," and yet you were not to give them the necessaries of life, what good would it be to them?

My advice, then, to those who are not married, and to widows, is this: It would be well for them to remain as I am myself.

All that you learned and received and heard and saw in me put into practice continually; and then God, the giver of peace, will be with you.

Let the same spirit of sympathy animate you all, not a spirit of pride; be glad to associate with the lowly. Do not think too highly of yourselves.

Remain united to me, and I will remain united to you. As a branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it remains united to the vine; no more can you, unless you remain united to me.

Never be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good.

For God's will is this--that you should silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing what is right.

Let the spirit of Christ Jesus be yours also.

In just the same way faith, if not followed by actions, is, by itself, a lifeless thing.

and keeping your consciences clear, so that, whenever you are maligned, those who vilify your good and Christian conduct may be put to shame.

I fail to do the good thing that I want to do, but the bad thing that I want not to do-that I habitually do.

To such ordinances as 'Do not handle, or taste, or touch'?

Never forget to do kindly acts and to share what you have with others, for such sacrifices are acceptable to God.

I shall, therefore, always be ready to remind you of all this, even though you know it and are firmly established in the Truth that you now hold.

Shun every form of evil.

I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down his life for his sheep.

To those who have no Law I became like a man who has no Law- -not that I am free from God's Law; no, for I am under Christ's Law-to win those who have no law.

Yet she will be happier if she remains as she is-in my opinion, for I think that I also have the Spirit of God.

Everything is pure to the pure-minded, but to those whose minds are polluted and who are unbelievers nothing is pure. Their minds and consciences are alike polluted.

Let your daily life among the Gentiles be so upright, that, whenever they malign you as evil-doers, they may learn, as they watch, from the uprightness of your conduct, to praise God 'at the time when he shall visit them.'

Rejoicing in your hope; steadfast under persecution; persevering in prayer;

Whatever town or village you visit, find out who is worthy in that place, and remain there till you leave.

Faith is the realization of things hoped for--the proof of things not seen.

For in it there is a revelation of the Divine Righteousness resulting from faith and leading on to faith; as Scripture says- -'Through faith the righteous man shall find Life.'