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How to Achieve a milestone - a Biblical Reference

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The LORD hear you in the day of trouble; the Name of the God of Jacob defend you;

When you are in a need? first Ask, Seek, Knock

  • Mt 7:7-8 - Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. 
  • Psalm 50:15- Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honour Me."
  • Psalm 81:10,16- I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it…
  • Luke 11:10- For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.



Be Humble

  • 1 Pt 5:6-7 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you. Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.
  • Matthew 23:12 - For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
  • Luke 18:14 - I tell you, this man, rather than the Pharisee, went home justified. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted."
  • James 4:7, 10 - Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.



Then Cast your cares on Him

  • Psalm 37:5- Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it.
  • Psalm 40:17- But I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my helper and deliverer; O my God, do not delay.
  • Psalm 55:22- Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.
  • Proverbs 16:3- Commit your works to the LORD, and your plans will be achieved.
  • Psalm 34:15- The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.


God's Help to us (Israel)

  • Isaiah 41:10- Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.
  • Jeremiah 30:10- As for you, My servant Jacob, do not be afraid, declares the LORD, and do not be dismayed, O Israel; for I will surely deliver you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their captivity! Jacob will return to quiet and ease, with no one to frighten him.


Ps 20:1-5 - from The Day of Trouble to Shout of Joy!!

  • 1May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.
  • 2May He send you help from the sanctuary and sustain you from Zion.
  • 3May He remember all your gifts and look favourably on your burnt offerings. (Selah)
  • 4May He give you the desires of your heart and make all your plans succeed.
  • 5May we shout for joy at your victory and raise a banner in the name of our God. May the LORD grant all your petitions.


Psalm 46:7,11- The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah…
Psalm 91:14- Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my Name.



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