Ecclesiastes 1:1-11 and 2:9-11: why Solomon called all of life under the sun vanity, and how he points to a greater King. Everything minus God is nothing.
He who began a good work in you will finish it (Philippians 1:3-10). Christianity is inside-out change, not behavior modification, as God grows our love.
Trying to change someone you love? Joshua 24:14-15 shows how to state desires without demands, offer choices and trust God with what only he can change.
To hunger and thirst for righteousness (Matthew 5:6) is not a checklist but a heart desperate for God. We are not enough, but Jesus is, and he satisfies.
Blessed are the meek (Matthew 5:5): meek does not mean weak. It is the strength to be selfless, seen in Jesus and grown in us as we live by his Spirit.