All of us eventually reach the point where we’re fed up and feel like quitting, and there are so many of life’s struggles that can really pile up on us.
You could be struggling with your faith and questioning whether or not you’ll be able to keep it, or you could be struggling to keep your marriage together… or to achieve a career goal… or to stop sinning is a certain way…
The struggles we face can seem like they‘re endless. And when you’re feeling overwhelmed, it’s important to remember that God loves you and He’s on your side…
He wants you to keep striving and He wants to help you get there. So to help remind you to keep working toward your goals, here are 65 Bible verses to encourage you to keep going…
Bible Verses – Keep Going…
1 Corinthians 9:24
“Know you not that they that run in the race, all run indeed, but one receiveth the prize? So run that you may obtain.”
Psalm 18:2
“The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.”
Isaiah 12:2
“Behold, God is my saviour, I will deal confidently, and will not fear: O because the Lord is my strength, and my praise, and he is become my salvation.”
Philippians 4:6
“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.”
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1 Thessalonians 5:11
“Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.”
Psalm 91:1-2
“He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.”
Psalm 37:24
“Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.”
1 Corinthians 16:13
“Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, do manfully, and be strengthened.”
1 Peter 5:10
“But the God of all grace, who hath called us into his eternal glory in Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little, will himself perfect you, and confirm you, and establish you.”
Psalm 34:10
“The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.”
2 Corinthians 4:16-18
“For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man is corrupted, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For that which is at present momentary and light of our tribulation, worketh for us above measure exceedingly an eternal weight of glory. While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen, are temporal; but the things which are not seen, are eternal.”
Psalm 46:1-3
“Unto the end, for the sons of Core. O clap your hands, all ye nations: shout unto God with the voice of Joy, For the Lord is high, terrible: a great king over all the earth.”
Philippians 1:12-14
“Now, brethren, I desire you should know, that the things which have happened to me, have fallen out rather to the furtherance of the gospel: So that my bands are made manifest in Christ, in all the court, and in all other places; And many of the brethren in the Lord, growing confident by my bands, are much more bold to speak the word of God without fear.”
Psalm 55:22
“Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.”
Colossians 3:23-24
“Whatsoever you do, do it from the heart, as to the Lord, and not to men: Knowing that you shall receive of the Lord the reward of inheritance. Serve ye the Lord Christ.”
James 1:12
“Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he hath been proved, he shall receive a crown of life, which God hath promised to them that love him.”
Psalm 27:1-3
“The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell. Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.”
Acts 28:15
“And from thence, when the brethren had heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii Forum, and the Three Taverns: whom when Paul saw, he gave thanks to God, and took courage.”
Psalm 9:9-10
“The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.”
Deuteronomy 31:6
“Do manfully and be of good heart: fear not, nor be ye dismayed at their sight: for the Lord thy God he himself is thy leader, and will not leave thee nor forsake thee.”
2 Corinthians 4:6-11
“For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God, in the face of Christ Jesus. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency may be of the power of God, and not of us. In all things we suffer tribulation, but are not distressed; we are straitened, but are not destitute;
We suffer persecution, but are not forsaken; we are cast down, but we perish not: Always bearing about in our body the mortification of Jesus, that the life also of Jesus may be made manifest in our bodies. For we who live are always delivered unto death for Jesus’ sake; that the life also of Jesus may be made manifest in our mortal flesh.” [source]
Ephesians 6:10
“Finally, brethren, be strengthened in the Lord, and in the might of his power.”
1 Corinthians 9:7
“Who serveth as a soldier at any time, at his own charges? Who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? Who feedeth the flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?”
Philippians 1:6
“Being confident of this very thing, that he, who hath begun a good work in you, will perfect it unto the day of Christ Jesus.”
Psalm 32:7-8
“Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah. I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.”
2 Timothy 4:7
“I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.”
Psalm 112:7-8
“He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord. His heart is established, he shall not be afraid, until he see his desire upon his enemies.”
Isaiah 26:3-4
“The old error is passed away: thou wilt keep peace: peace, because we have hoped in thee. You have hoped in the Lord for evermore, in the Lord God mighty for ever.”
Hebrews 12:1-3
“And therefore we also having so great a cloud of witnesses over our head, laying aside every weight and sin which surrounds us, let us run by patience to the fight proposed to us: Looking on Jesus, the author and finisher of faith, who having joy set before him, endured the cross, despising the shame, and now sitteth on the right hand of the throne of God. For think diligently upon him that endured such opposition from sinners against himself; that you be not wearied, fainting in your minds.”
Psalm 34:4
“I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.”
John 14:27
“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, do I give unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid.”
Matthew 19:26
“And Jesus beholding, said to them: With men this is impossible: but with God all things are possible.”
Psalm 145:18-19
“The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.”
Isaiah 30:15
“For thus saith the Lord God the Holy One of Israel: If you return and be quiet, you shall be saved: in silence and in hope shall your strength be. And you would not:
Psalm 62:1-2
“Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.”
2 Corinthians 12:9
“And he said to me: My grace is sufficient for thee; for power is made perfect in infirmity. Gladly therefore will I glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may dwell in me.”
Luke 12:25-26
“And which of you, by taking thought, can add to his stature one cubit? If then ye be not able to do so much as the least thing, why are you solicitous for the rest?”
Exodus 15:2
“The Lord is my strength and my praise, and he is become salvation to me: he is my God and I will glorify him: the God of my father, and I will exalt him.”
Philippians 3:7-14
“But the things that were gain to me, the same I have counted loss for Christ. Furthermore I count all things to be but loss for the excellent knowledge of Jesus Christ my Lord; for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but as dung, that I may gain Christ: And may be found in him, not having my justice, which is of the law, but that which is of the faith of Christ Jesus, which is of God, justice in faith:
That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable to his death, If by any means I may attain to the resurrection which is from the dead. Not as though I has already attained, or were already perfect; but I follow after, if I may by any means apprehend, wherein I am also apprehended by Christ Jesus.
Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended. But one thing I do: forgetting the things that are behind, and stretching forth myself to those that are before, I press towards the mark, to the prize of the supernal vocation of God in Christ Jesus.” [source]
Isaiah 41:10
“Fear not, for I am with thee: turn not aside, for I am thy God: I have strengthened thee, and have helped thee, and the right hand of my just one hath upheld thee.”
1 Peter 5:7
“Casting all your care upon him, for he hath care of you.”
2 Timothy 1:7
“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear: but of power, and of love, and of sobriety.”
Psalm 138:3
“In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul.”
2 Thessalonians 3:3
“But God is faithful, who will strengthen and keep you from evil.”
Isaiah 43:1-3
“And now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and formed thee, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed thee, and called thee by thy name: thou art mine. When thou shalt pass through the waters, I will be with thee, and the rivers shall not cover thee: when thou shalt walk in the fire, thou shalt not be burnt, and the flames shall not burn in thee: For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I have given Egypt for thy atonement, Ethiopia and Saba for thee.”
Deuteronomy 33:27
“His dwelling is above, and underneath are the everlasting arms: he shall cast out the enemy from before thee, and shall say: Be thou brought to nought.”
Proverbs 28:1
“The wicked man fleeth, when no man pursueth: but the just, bold as a lion, shall be without dread.”
Matthew 11:28
“Come to me, all you that labour, and are burdened, and I will refresh you.”
2 Chronicles 15:7
“Do you therefore take courage, and let not your hands he weakened: for there shall be a reward for your work.”
Psalm 34:17-18
“The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.”
Hebrews 4:16
“Let us go therefore with confidence to the throne of grace: that we may obtain mercy, and find grace in seasonable aid.”
Psalm 16:8
“I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.”
Exodus 33:14
“And the Lord said: My face shall go before thee, and I will give thee rest.”
2 Peter 3:8-9
“But of this one thing be not ignorant, my beloved, that one day with the Lord is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord delayeth not his promise, as some imagine, but dealeth patiently for your sake, not willing that any should perish, but that all should return to penance.”
Hebrews 12:11
“Now all chastisement for the present indeed seemeth not to bring with it joy, but sorrow: but afterwards it will yield, to them that are exercised by it, the most peaceable fruit of justice.”
Mark 10:27
“And Jesus looking on them, saith: With men it is impossible; but not with God: for all things are possible with God.”
Philippians 4:13
“I can do all these things in him who strengtheneth me.”
Galatians 6:9
“And in doing good, let us not fail. For in due time we shall reap, not failing.”
Jeremiah 29:11
“For I know the thoughts that I think towards you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of affliction, to give you an end and patience.”
1 Chronicles 16:11
“Seek ye the Lord, and his power: seek ye his face evermore.”
Matthew 6:25-27
“Therefore I say to you, be not solicitous for your life, what you shall eat, nor for your body, what you shall put on. Is not the life more than the meat: and the body more than the raiment? Behold the birds of the air, for they neither sow, nor do they reap, nor gather into barns: and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not you of much more value than they? And which of you by taking thought, can add to his stature by one cubit?”
Isaiah 40:29
“It is he that giveth strength to the weary, and increaseth force and might to them that are not.”
Proverbs 18:10
“The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the just runneth to it, and shall be exalted.”
2 Thessalonians 3:16
“Now the Lord of peace himself give you everlasting peace in every place. The Lord be with you all.”
Deuteronomy 31:8
“And the Lord who is your leader, he himself will be with thee: he will not leave thee, nor forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.”
Joshua 1:9
“Behold I command thee, take courage, and be strong. Fear not and be not dismayed: because the Lord thy God is with thee in all things whatsoever thou shalt go to.”
Final Thoughts…
I hope these Bible verses were able to help you remember that God is on your side and that He will help you to keep going…
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God Bless You, and remember to keep going because God has your back!
