Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge. — Psalm 62:8

Listen to advice and accept instruction and in the end you will be wise. Many are the plans in a man's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails. — Proverbs 19:20-21

It is the Lord your God you must follow, and him you must revere. Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast to him. — Deuteronomy 13:4

He chose David his servant and took him from the sheep pens; from tending the sheep he brought him to be the shepherd of his people Jacob, of Israel his inheritance. And David shepherded them with integrity of heart; with skillful hands he led them.

O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water. — Psalm 63:1

Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength: — Isaiah 26:4 (KJV)

Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: — Isaiah 55:6 (KJV)

But if from there you seek the Lord your God, you will find him if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul.

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. — 1 Peter 1:3

Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering (for he is faithful that promised;). — Hebrews 10:23 (KJV)

Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you. — Matthew 5:11-12