How can my soul be refreshed? - Refreshment - TouchPoints
2 Corinthians 4:16-17That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day. For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever!
Our souls can be refreshed by maintaining an eternal perspective, seeing life from God’s point of view, keeping eternity in view.
Psalm 42:2I thirst for God, the living God. When can I go and stand before him?
Psalm 63:1O God, you are my God; I earnestly search for you. My soul thirsts for you; my whole body longs for you in this parched and weary land where there is no water.
Psalm 90:14Satisfy us each morning with your unfailing love, so we may sing for joy to the end of our lives.
Jeremiah 31:25“For I have given rest to the weary and joy to the sorrowing.”
Our souls can be refreshed by relying on God and enjoying his faithful, loving presence.
Matthew 11:28Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.”
Our souls can be refreshed by keeping our relationship with Jesus strong.
Psalm 19:7The instructions of the Lord are perfect, reviving the soul. The decrees of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple.
Psalm 119:25I lie in the dust; revive me by your word.
Psalm 119:50Your promise revives me; it comforts me in all my troubles.
Our souls can be refreshed by reading, studying, meditating on, and applying Scripture.
Mark 1:35Before daybreak the next morning, Jesus got up and went out to an isolated place to pray.
Mark 6:46After telling everyone good-bye, he went up into the hills by himself to pray.
Our souls can be refreshed by spending time alone with God in prayer.
Isaiah 28:12God has told his people, “Here is a place of rest; let the weary rest here. This is a place of quiet rest.” But they would not listen.
Ezekiel 18:31Put all your rebellion behind you, and find yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. For why should you die, O people of Israel?
Our souls can be refreshed by obeying what God tells us to do.
Psalm 51:2, 10, 12Wash me clean from my guilt. Purify me from my sin. . . . Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me. . . . Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you.
Isaiah 57:15The high and lofty one who lives in eternity, the Holy One, says this: “I live in the high and holy place with those whose spirits are contrite and humble. I restore the crushed spirit of the humble and revive the courage of those with repentant hearts.”
Acts 3:19-20Now repent of your sins and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped away. Then times of refreshment will come from the presence of the Lord, and he will again send you Jesus, your appointed Messiah.
Our souls can be refreshed by confessing and repenting of our sins.
Hebrews 12:11-12No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening—it’s painful! But afterward there will be a peaceful harvest of right living for those who are trained in this way. So take a new grip with your tired hands and strengthen your weak knees.
Our souls can be refreshed by accepting God’s discipline, which will bring the joy of a restored relationship with him.
Proverbs 11:25The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.
Our souls can be refreshed by giving to and serving others.
Psalm 133:1-3How wonderful and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony! . . . Harmony is as refreshing as the dew from Mount Hermon that falls on the mountains of Zion. And there the Lord has pronounced his blessing, even life everlasting.
Our souls can be refreshed through harmonious relationships.
