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< These quotes speak well on their own...a path of being lost to being found... an echo of the struggle we face coming to God.... of Hope > Jer 6:10 (NIV) To whom can I speak and give warning? Who will listen to me? Their ears are closed so they cannot hear. The word of the Lord is offensive to them; they find no pleasure in it. Eph 4:18 (NIV) They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts. Eze 12:2 (NIV) "Son of man, you are living among a rebellious people. They have eyes to see but do not see and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious people. 2Ti 4:4 (NIV) They will turn their ears away from truth and turn aside to myths. Mic 4:12 (NIV) But they do not know the thoughts of the Lord; they do not understand his plan, he who gathers them like sheaves to the threshing floor. Mt 22:29 (NIV) Jesus replied, "You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God." Job 8:9 (NIV) for we were born only yesterday and know nothing, and our days on earth are but a shadow. Jn 7:24 (NIV) Stop judging by mere appearances and make a right judgment. Job 5:17 (NIV) "Blessed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty. Dt 8:5 (NIV) Know then in your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so the Lord your God disciplines you. Ps 119:37 (NIV) Turn my eyes away from worthless things; renew my life according to your word. Heb 4:12 (NIV) For the word of God is living and active. Sharper then any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Ps 123:1 (NIV) I lift up my eyes to you, to you whose throne is in heaven. Ps 110:147 (NIV) I rise before dawn and cry for help; I have put my hope in your word. 2 Ch 16:9 (NIV) For the eyes of the Lord range throught the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. Isa 55:3 (NIV) Give ear and come to me; hear me, that your soul may live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you, my faithful love promised to David. Mic 5:2 (NIV) "But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will rule over Israel, whose origins are from old, from ancient times." Isa 9:6 (NIV) For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Ro 1:16 (NIV) I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes; first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. 1Pe 3:18 (NIV) For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirt, Ro 15:4 (NIV) For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. God Bless # Mike Gore # 1 Pe 5:7 (NIV) Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.