Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6
Thus says the Lord your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the Lord your God, who teaches you for your benefit, who directs you in the way you should go. Isaiah 48:17
I know, O Lord, that a man’s way is not his own; no one who walks directs his own steps. Jeremiah 10:23
So, it is God who decides to show mercy. We can neither choose it nor work for it. Romans 9:16-18
You might say in your heart, “The power and strength of my hands have made this wealth for me.” But remember that it is the Lord your God who gives you the power to gain wealth.”
This is what the Lord says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches. But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the Lord, who exercises loving devotion, justice, and righteousness on the earth, for I delight in these things,” declares the Lord. Jeremiah 9:23-24
I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, that He considered me faithful and appointed me to service.1 Timothy 1:12
We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ. To this end, I also labor, striving with all His energy working powerfully within me. Colossians 1:29
I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace, given to me through the working of His power. Ephesians 3:7
I will not presume to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obedience by word and deed. Romans 15:18
For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose. Philippians 2:13
Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim that anything comes from us, but our competence comes from God. 2 Corinthians 3:5
As good stewards of the manifold grace of God, each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve one another. 1 Peter 4:10
For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you. Romans 12:3
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forevermore. Psalm 73:26
And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.1 Peter 5:10
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength. Philippians 4:13
But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me. That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. 2 Corinthians 12:9-10
“Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out.”
He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall. But those who wait upon the Lord will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:29-31