“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;…” Ecclesiastes 3:1-2

“For a dream comes with much business, and a fool’s voice with many words.” Ecclesiastes 5:3

“Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. Stand firm against him, and be strong in your faith. Remember that your family of believers[a] all over the world is going through the same kind of suffering you are.” 1 Peter 5:8,9

“But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” – Matthew 6:33

1 Corinthians 9:24-27 “Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air. No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.”

“Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:” Psalm 103:2