However today feels, there is a verse worth sitting with. Choose the feeling closest to where you are, and read a few words meant for exactly that.
Anxious or worried
When your mind will not settle and the what-ifs keep circling.
“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 4:6-7 (KJV)“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.”
Isaiah 26:3 (KJV)“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
Matthew 11:28 (KJV)Weak or overwhelmed
When today is asking more of you than you feel you have.
“But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”
Isaiah 40:31 (KJV)“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”
2 Timothy 1:7 (KJV)“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”
Psalm 46:1 (KJV)Discouraged or low
When it is hard to see a way forward from here.
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.”
Jeremiah 29:11 (KJV)“Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.”
Psalm 42:11 (KJV)“Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.”
Romans 15:13 (KJV)Lonely or unloved
When you feel forgotten, or far from the people who know you.
“The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.”
Zephaniah 3:17 (KJV)“For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Romans 8:38-39 (KJV)“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
John 3:16 (KJV)Grieving or heartbroken
When loss is recent, or an old ache has returned.
“The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.”
Psalm 34:18 (KJV)“Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.”
Matthew 5:4 (KJV)“Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort.”
2 Corinthians 1:3 (KJV)Lost or uncertain
When a decision is in front of you and the way is not clear.
“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”
Proverbs 3:5-6 (KJV)“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.”
Psalm 119:105 (KJV)“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.”
James 1:5 (KJV)Afraid
When fear is loud and courage feels far away.
“Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.”
Isaiah 41:10 (KJV)“And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.”
Deuteronomy 31:8 (KJV)“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”
Psalm 46:1 (KJV)Thankful
When you want to notice the good instead of rushing past it.
“O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.”
Psalm 136:1 (KJV)“The joy of the LORD is your strength.”
Nehemiah 8:10 (KJV)“The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.”
Zephaniah 3:17 (KJV)Want a place to start each morning? Read today’s verse, or find a short prayer for how you feel. Or save a verse from our illustrated collection. You can also listen to these verses. Or work through a reading plan for the theme.