Psalm 37:3-5
Trust in the Lord and do good so shalt thou dwell in the Lord and verily thou shalt be fed.
Delight thyself also in the Lord and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
Commit thy way unto the Lord trust also in Him and He shall bring it to pass.
That is my first, favorite passage of scripture. There’s a story and testimony about why but several other people have already posted scriptures which became favorites as i grew in Christ.
Psalm 37:3-5
3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. 4 Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. 5 Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
You can always tell the difference between someone who trusts and serves the LORD, and someone who does not trust or serve the LORD, most times it stands out like a mustard stain on a brand new tie.
Now, people can deceive, and there are plenty of religious hypocrites, however the genuine conversion of a saint of God will cause him or her to live different than a sinner. If someone claims, "I'm a new man in Christ Jesus," and then there is nothing different about how they live, that is contradictory. We ought to be able to discern between a person who trusts and serves God, and one who trusts and serves Him not.
If one of God's saints goes to a sporting event, they should not be the one cussing at players, or sucking up the Bud light. There is a difference between God's saints, and unrepentant sinners.
1 Corinthians 6:9
9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
Notice, Paul did not say in verse 11, "and such ARE some of you" The life of one of God's saints should not be characterized by or be filled with sin. Instead a saint of God should, "Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him;"
May the Lord bless you and yours.