It is how we use what we have that counts, not what we have.

Consider the Lord first in all you do.

As followers of Jesus we can be forgiven of all our mistakes.

19 When He had gone a little farther from there, He saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the boat mending their nets.20 And immediately He called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went after Him.

The fear of man brings a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD shall be safe.

Fearing people is a dangerous trap, but to trust the LORD means safety.

For a righteous man may fall seven times And rise again, But the wicked shall fall by calamity.

8 We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed and broken. We are perplexed, but we don't give up and quit. 9 We are hunted down, but God never abandons us. We get knocked down, but we get up again and keep going.

Instead, you must worship Christ as Lord of your life. And if you are asked about your Christian hope, always be ready to explain it.

15 This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same temptations we do, yet he did not sin. 16 So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it.

But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.

61 And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had said to him, "Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times."62 So Peter went out and wept bitterly.

3 Then Judas, His betrayer, seeing that He had been condemned, was remorseful and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,4 saying, "I have sinned by betraying innocent blood." And they said, "What is that to us? You see to it!"5 Then he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple and departed, and went and hanged himself.

For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death.

But go, tell His disciples -- and Peter -- that He is going before you into Galilee; there you will see Him, as He said to you."

31 "Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to have all of you, to sift you like wheat. 32 But I have pleaded in prayer for you, Simon, that your faith should not fail. So when you have repented and turned to me again, strengthen and build up your brothers."

Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness,

8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.

18 "Come now, and let us reason together," says the LORD, "Though your sins are like scarlet, They shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They shall be as wool.

4 if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.