Resignation: General Scriptures Concerning
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Job 5:17
Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
Job 34:31
Suppose someone says to God, ‘I have endured my punishment; I will offend no more.
Psalm 4:4
Be angry, yet do not sin; on your bed, search your heart and be still. Selah
Psalm 46:10
“Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth.”
Proverbs 3:11
My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD, and do not loathe His rebuke;
Proverbs 18:14
The spirit of a man can endure his sickness, but who can survive a broken spirit?
Jeremiah 51:50
You who have escaped the sword, depart and do not linger! Remember the LORD from far away, and let Jerusalem come to mind.”
Lamentations 3:39
Why should any mortal man complain, in view of his sins?
Micah 6:9
The voice of the LORD calls out to the city (and it is sound wisdom to fear Your name): “Heed the rod and the One who ordained it.
Matthew 6:10
Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Luke 11:2
So Jesus told them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.
Luke 21:19
By your patient endurance you will gain your souls.
Romans 12:12
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.
Philippians 2:14
Do everything without complaining or arguing,
Philippians 4:11–13
I am not saying this out of need, for I have learned to be content regardless of my circumstances. / I know how to live humbly, and I know how to abound. I am accustomed to any and every situation—to being filled and being hungry, to having plenty and having need. / I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
Colossians 1:11
being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully
1 Thessalonians 3:3
so that none of you would be shaken by these trials. For you know that we are destined for this.
2 Timothy 2:3
Join me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy 4:5
But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
Hebrews 10:34
You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, knowing that you yourselves had a better and permanent possession.
Hebrews 12:3–12
Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. / In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. / And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you.
James 1:9, 10
The brother in humble circumstances should exult in his high position. / But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field.
James 4:7
Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
James 5:13
Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.
1 Peter 1:6
In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials
1 Peter 4:12, 13, 19
Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you. / But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory. / So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should entrust their souls to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.