PERCEPTIONS

“Never speak harshly to an older man, but appeal to him respectfully as you would to your own father. Talk to younger men as you would to your own brothers. Treat older women as you would your mother, and treat younger women with all purity as you would your own sisters.”  1 Timothy 5:1-2 (NLT)

“But as the believers rapidly multiplied, there were rumblings of discontent. The Greek-speaking believers complained about the Hebrew-speaking believers, saying that their widows were being discriminated against in the daily distribution of food.” Acts 6:1 (NLT)

“The LORD protects the foreigners among us. He cares for the orphans and widows…”  Psalm 146:9 (NLT)

“Get your sins out of my sight. Give up your evil ways. Learn to do good. Seek justice. Help the oppressed. Defend the cause of orphans. Fight for the rights of widows.”  Isaiah 1:16-17 (NLT)

“Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress…”  James 1:27 (NLT)

"Father to the fatherless, defender of widows— this is God…”  Psalms 68:5 (NLT)

“Take care of any widow who has no one else to care for her.”  1 Timothy 5:3 (NLT)

“But if she has children or grandchildren, their first responsibility is to show godliness at home and repay their parents by taking care of them. This is something that pleases God.”  1 Timothy 5:4 (NLT)

“So I counsel younger widows to marry, to have children, to manage their homes…”  1 Timothy 5:14 (NLT)

“Now a true widow, a woman who is truly alone in this world, has placed her hope in God… ”  1 Timothy 5:5 (NLT)

HOW GOD SEES ME MUST SHAPE HOW I SEE YOU