Bible Verses about Motivation

When you’re feeling stuck or facing a challenge, finding motivation can be tough. Fortunately, the Bible offers many verses that inspire and encourage us to keep going. Whether you’re striving towards a goal or needing a boost to overcome obstacles, these scriptures remind us that with faith and perseverance, we can achieve great things. Dive into these uplifting Bible verses to find the strength and motivation you need to keep moving forward!

Bible Verses about Motivation

Deuteronomy 31:6 – “Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.”

Joshua 1:9 – “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

Isaiah 40:31 – “But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.”

Philippians 4:13 – “I can do all things through him who strengthens me.”

Psalm 37:4 – “Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.”

1 Corinthians 9:24 – “Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it.”

2 Timothy 1:7 – “For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.”

Hebrews 12:1 – “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.”

Romans 15:13 – “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.”

Proverbs 3:5-6 – “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.”

Psalm 46:1 – “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”

Isaiah 41:10 – “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”

1 Peter 5:7 – “Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.”

Romans 8:28 – “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.”

Psalm 31:24 – “Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord!”

Exodus 14:14 – “The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.”

James 1:12 – “Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.”

2 Chronicles 15:7 – “But you, take courage! Do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded.”

Matthew 17:20 – “He said to them, ‘Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, “Move from here to there,” and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.'”

Psalm 18:32 – “The God who equipped me with strength and made my way blameless.”

Psalm 28:7 – “The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.”

Galatians 6:9 – “And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.”

2 Corinthians 12:9 – “But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”

1 John 4:4 – “Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.”

Philippians 4:6 – “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.”

Psalm 23:1-3 – “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.”

1 Chronicles 16:11 – “Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!”

Ephesians 6:10 – “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.”

Colossians 3:23 – “Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men.”

1 Samuel 30:6 – “And David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because all the people were bitter in soul, each for his sons and daughters. But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.”

Hebrews 13:6 – “So we can confidently say, ‘The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?'”

Psalm 121:2 – “My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.”

Proverbs 24:10 – “If you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small.”

Psalm 18:1 – “I love you, O Lord, my strength.”

Psalm 34:17 – “When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles.”

Isaiah 43:2 – “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.”

Proverbs 31:25 – “Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come.”

Psalm 16:8 – “I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.”

Psalm 121:1-2 – “I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.”

1 Timothy 4:12 – “Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.”

Romans 8:37 – “No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.”

Psalm 27:1 – “The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?”

2 Thessalonians 3:13 – “As for you, brothers, do not grow weary in doing good.”

1 Corinthians 15:58 – “Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.”

Galatians 5:22-23 – “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.”

Proverbs 13:4 – “The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.”

Psalm 62:5 – “For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him.”

Romans 12:11 – “Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord.”

1 Peter 1:13 – “Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.”

Psalm 138:3 – “On the day I called, you answered me; my strength of soul you increased.”

1 Corinthians 16:13 – “Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.”

James 1:2-3 – “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.”

2 Corinthians 5:7 – “For we walk by faith, not by sight.”

Romans 12:12 – “Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.”

1 John 5:4 – “For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.”

Matthew 11:28 – “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”

Psalm 94:19 – “When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.”

1 Thessalonians 5:11 – “Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.”

Psalm 107:1 – “Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!”

Hebrews 10:35-36 – “Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised.”

Jeremiah 29:11 – “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.”

1 Corinthians 16:9 – “For a wide door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.”

2 Samuel 22:30 – “For by you I can run against a troop, and by my God I can leap over a wall.”

Romans 5:3-4 – “Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope.”

Psalm 19:14 – “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.”

James 4:7 – “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”

Isaiah 43:19 – “Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.”

Isaiah 54:17 – “No weapon that is fashioned against you shall succeed, and you shall refute every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord and their vindication from me, declares the Lord.”

Proverbs 4:25-27 – “Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you. Ponder the path of your feet; then all your ways will be sure. Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your foot away from evil.”

Psalm 37:5 – “Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act.”

Hebrews 11:1 – “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.”

John 14:27 – “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.”

Psalm 115:14 – “May the Lord give you increase, you and your children!”

1 Peter 2:9 – “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.”

Romans 6:14 – “For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.”

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