Bible Verses and other Recommended Resources

Below is a list I’ve compiled of Bible verses that might be encouraging during this season, as well as some additional resources. I’d like to add other good resources, so let me know in the comments if you’ve found other helpful things.

Bible Verses

• Fear: Ps. 23:4; 27:1; 34:4; 56:3; 2 Tim. 1:7; Mark 6:50; Rom. 8:38-39;
• Do not fear: Joshua 1:9; Is. 35:4; 41:10, 13-14; 43:1-5; Mark 5:36; 6:50; Ps. 46; 91:5; Ex. 14:13; Dt. 3:22; Rev. 1:17; Heb. 13:6
• Worry: Matt. 6:25-27; 34; Luke 12:22-26; 21:14; 1 Peter 3:14; John 14:27
• Anxiety: Ps. 94:19; Prov. 12:25; 1 Peter 5:6-7; Phil. 4:6-7; Luke 10:38-42
• Courage: Joshua 1:9; Deut. 31:6; Mark 6:50; Is. 35:4; 41:10, 13; 1 Cor. 16:13; 1 Chron. 28:20
• God’s Presence: Is. 43:1-5; Joshua 1:9; Mark 6:50; Ps. 46:7; Ps. 118:6-7; 139:7, 18; Dt. 31:8
• God’s Power: Is. 41:10; Mark 4:39-40; 2 Chron. 20:6; Job 26:7-14; Ps. 71:18; 147:4-5; Jer. 10:12-13; 32:17; Rom. 1:20
• God’s Help: Is. 35:4; 41:10, 13-14; 43:1-5; Ps. 46:1, 5; 54:4; 118:6-7; 121:1-2; Heb. 4:16; 13:6; John 14:6
• God’s Sovereignty: Rom. 8:28-39; Eph. 1:11; Matt. 10:29-31; Col. 1:16-17; Prov. 16:33; Job 42:2; Acts 4:27-28
• Trusting God: Ps. 9:10; 28:7; 37:4-6; 37:5; 56:3; 112:7; Prov. 3:5-6; Jer. 17:7-8; Matt. 6:25; John 14:1
• God as Refuge: Ps. 31:20; 46:1-11; 34:8; 91:1-2; Prov. 14:26; 18:10; Is. 25:4; Jer. 16:19
• Fearing God: Ps. 31:9; 34:7-9; 103:11; Prov. 19:23; Is. 33:6; Mal. 4:2
• Cast Your Cares: Ps. 37:5; 55:22; 62:8; 1 Peter 5:6-7; Phil. 4:6-7
• Be Still: Ps. 37:7; 46:1-10; 62:5; 131:2; Ex. 14:13-14; Mark 4:39-40; James 1:19
• God’s Deliverance: Ps. 32:7; 34:4, 7, 17; 91:3; 107:6; Dt. 8:15-16; 2 Sam. 22:2-3; Eph. 6:10-18
• God’s Provision: Ps. 23:1; 34:9-10; 37:25; Phil. 4:19; 2 Cor. 9:8; Job 38:41; Matt. 7:11; Rom. 8:32
• God as Warrior: Dt. 3:22; Zeph. 3:17; Ex. 15:3; Is. 42:13; Jer. 10:16; 31:35
• Rest in God: Ps. 62:5; 23:1-2; 131:2; Matt. 11:28-30; Is. 30:15; 40:31;
• Peace: John 14:1, 27; 2 Thess. 3:16; Rom. 15:13; Is. 26:3; 54:10; Phil. 4:6-7; Ps. 29:11; 34:14
• Renewing the Mind: Rom. 12:1-2; Heb. 12:1-2; Col. 3:1-4; 1 Cor. 10:13;

Songs

Brett McCracken at The Gospel Coalition put together an excellent list of songs to sing or even read during this season. You can listen to them as one Spotify station or look up the listed songs individually.

Recommended Resources

Books

• Living Without Worry by Timothy Lane
• Overcoming Fear, Worry, and Anxiety by Elyse Fitzpatrick
• When I Am Afraid and Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God of Rest by Ed Welch
• Fear and Faith by Trillia Newbell

Devotional Books

• A Small Book for the Anxious Heart by Ed Welch
• Anxiety: Knowing God’s Peace(31-Day Devotional) by Paul Tautges

Articles

• “Anxiety, Waiting, and the Coronavirus” by Alasdiar Groves
• “How Not to be Afraid” by Jonathan Dodson
• “Three Truths About God to Remember When Anxious” by Dustin Crowe
• “What Hasn’t Changed During a Global Pandemic” by Erik Raymond
•  “Praying in Pandemic” by Jen Pollock Michel
• “The Church Must be a Refuge in the Midst of Fear” by Lyman Stone
• “Don’t Waste Your Quarantine” by Taylor Drummond
• “A Different Kind of Calling: Spiritual Disciplines in Uncertain Times” by Ed Stetzer
• “8 Reminders in the Face of the Coronavirus Pandemic” by Dane Ortlund

Resources for Kids

•  “How to Talk to Children About the Coronavirus” by Cameron Cole
• “How to Talk to Your Kids about Coronavirus” by Dane Hays
• “Family Resources for Discipleship During COVID-19” by Zach Cochran
• “Lifeway Kids at Home” free kids materials from Lifewayc.com
• “Reading Recommendations during the Coronavirus Shutdown” by Jason Thacker