Let’s not have any misguided illusions. Nobody gets away with wrong-doing.
Read: Jeremiah 23: 23-24
“Am I a God who is only close at hand?” says the Lord.
“No, I am far away at the same time. Can anyone hide from me in a secret place?
Am I not everywhere in all the heavens and earth?” says the Lord.
http://bibleresources.bible.com/passagesearchresults2.php?tp=52&book_id=30&c=23&passage1=Jeremiah+23%3A23-24&version1=51.
Counseling fools is a waste of time.
Read: Proverbs: 23:9
“Don’t waste your breath on fools, for they will despise the wisest advice.”
http://bibleresources.bible.com/passagesearchresults2.php?tp=31&book_id=24&c=23&passage1=Proverbs+23%3A9&version1=51
To know what to do and then not do it is a bad thing to do.
Read: James 4:17
“Remember, it is sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it.”
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Sometimes you have to give and do more – even much more – to make a bad situation good.
Read: Matthew 5:40-41
“If you are sued in court and your shirt is taken from you, give your coat, too. If a soldier demands that you carry his gear for a mile, carry it two miles.”
http://bibleresources.bible.com/passagesearchresults2.php?tp=28&book_id=47&c=5&passage1=Matthew+5%3A40-41&version1=51
Don’t bend to the pressure of political, personal and social politics. Keep your character intact.
Read: Psalm 16:8
“I know the Lord is always with me. I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me.”
http://bibleresources.bible.com/passagesearchresults2.php?tp=150&book_id=23&c=16&passage1=Psalm+16%3A8&version1=51
God uses both men and women.
Read: Acts 2:18
“In those days I will pour out my Spirit
even on my servants—men and women alike—
and they will prophesy.”
http://bibleresources.bible.com/passagesearchresults2.php?tp=28&book_id=51&c=2&passage1=Acts+2%3A18&version1=51
One thing is for sure… Heaven will not be a disappointment.
Read: John 14:1
“Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me.”
http://bibleresources.bible.com/passagesearchresults2.php?tp=21&book_id=50&c=14&passage1=John+14%3A1&version1=51
Don’t let difficult times cause your heart to harden. Know this: God responds to humility.
Read: Isaiah 66:2
“My hands have made both heaven and earth; they and everything in them are mine.
I, the Lord, have spoken! I will bless those who have humble and contrite hearts,
who tremble at my word.”
http://bibleresources.bible.com/passagesearchresults2.php?tp=66&book_id=29&c=66&passage1=Isaiah+66%3A2&version1=51
Relax and don’t be stubborn about your plans. You may need change. Let God lead.
Read: Psalm 33:11
“But the Lord’s plans stand firm forever; his intentions can never be shaken.”
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Don’t be in a hurry. Take your time and get it right the first time.
Read: Proverbs 19:2
“Enthusiasm without knowledge is no good; haste makes mistakes.”
http://bibleresources.bible.com/passagesearchresults2.php?tp=31&book_id=24&c=19&passage1=Proverbs+19%3A2&version1=51