Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in his ways!
Psalm 128:1

As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him.
Psalm 103:13

Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord.
Jeremiah 17:7

You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.
Isaiah 26:3

“What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him”
1 Corinthians 2:9

And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
Romans 8:28

The Bible reveals many promises to us. If we take time to dive in and read it, we’ll find an abundance of treasures designed to give God’s people hope to get through life’s challenges.

On several occasions, I’ve heard someone say something like “There’s hardly anything God won’t do for the person who _______ Him.” 

That blank has been filled in with either fear, trust, or love. 

After I had heard this said a couple of times, I decided to go on a search for biblical references that tell us the outcome of fearing, trusting, and loving God. 

I found quite a few verses that fall into this category and included just a few of them at the top of this post.

I believe these three verbs can transform our lives if we’re dedicated to living them out. 

Fearing God

We must fear God if we are to be His people. Fearing Him doesn’t mean to quake in our boots at the mere mention of God Almighty. 

As you’ve probably heard before, to fear God actually means to have a healthy, reverent respect for Him.

Those who have never joined into fellowship with the Father through Christ are the ones who need to shake in fear — not His children.

Our fear and respect for God compels us to serve and honor Him. We don’t obey Him because He commands us to, but rather because we want to. 

The more we realize the significance of Jesus’s sacrifice on the cross in delivering us from punishment and promising us eternal life (John 3:36), the more we long to serve our Creator.

Trusting God

God is our provider. He placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden and gave them everything they needed for sustenance and a fulfilling existence. 

Even though they ultimately sinned, nothing has changed about God’s desire to provide for His creation. 

True, life is more difficult as a result of our ancestors’ fall. However, God still wants to see us thrive. 

We can rely on Him to give us all the foundations for life — food, water, clothing, etc. (Matt: 6:30-33).

We can lean on God during the inevitable struggles of life, knowing that He will always walk beside us. We may not see Him, but His word promises that He has a plan for our lives (Jer. 29:11).

Loving God

Just like an earthly father, God longs for us to reciprocate the love that He first showed to us. He has great plans in store for us if we do. 

In return, God wants to bless His children who love Him, promising to protect us and deliver us from harm.

We’re even told that our Father will work everything out for good if we love Him and follow His will. Is there a better promise than that?

As His children, we can count on Him for care, just like a child can depend on a good and loving father. 

Taken all together, these are wonderful Biblical promises if we’ll just put our faith in God and rely on Him for our needs.

So why don’t you go ahead and trust-fear-love God more today?