We’ve got to get ourselves together and be ready for anything that comes our way.
Read: Luke 12:38
38 He may come in the middle of the night or just before dawn.[a] But whenever he comes, he will reward the servants who are ready.
Never forget to honor those who paved the way before you.
Read: Leviticus 19:32
32 “Stand up in the presence of the elderly, and show respect for the aged. Fear your God. I am the LORD.
There is a good God everywhere. If one door closes another door opens.
Read: Romans 8:28
28 And we know that God causes everything to work together[a] for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.
At times you have to get aggressive to expand and go in other directions. God had to confuse languages to get His job done. Go ahead, think outside the box.
Read: Genesis 11: 6-8
6 “Look!” he said. “The people are united, and they all speak the same language. After this, nothing they set out to do will be impossible for them! 7 Come, let’s go down and confuse the people with different languages. Then they won’t be able to understand each other.”
8 In that way, the LORD scattered them all over the world, and they stopped building the city.
Be of good cheer, God will take care of the evil in the world!
Read: I John 4:4
4 But you belong to God, my dear children.
You have already won a victory over those people,
because the Spirit who lives in you is greater
than the spirit who lives in the world.
Even when God seems to be silent, always respect the Lord because He sees all.
Read: Psalm 50:14
14 Make thankfulness your sacrifice to God,
and keep the vows you made to the Most High.
Patiently wait in faith and your prayers will be answered. Never quit. Just wait.
Read: Genesis 8:9-10
9 But the dove could find no place to land because the water still covered the ground. So it returned to the boat, and Noah held out his hand and drew the dove back inside. 10 After waiting another seven days, Noah released the dove again. 11 This time the dove returned to him in the evening with a fresh olive leaf in its beak. Then Noah knew that the floodwaters were almost gone.
When you deepen your dependence on God, you can be victorious in life.
Read: Psalm 34:17
17 The Lord hears his people when they call to him for help.
He rescues them from all their troubles.
You can beat fear by moving forward.
Read: Judges 6:14
14 Then the Lord turned to him and said, “Go with the strength you have, and rescue Israel from the Midianites. I am sending you!”
You can be a hero by standing up for what is right.
Example – Read: Nehemiah 5:8-9,11-12
8 At the meeting I said to them, “We are doing all we can to redeem our Jewish relatives who have had to sell themselves to pagan foreigners, but you are selling them back into slavery again. How often must we redeem them?” And they had nothing to say in their defense.
9 Then I pressed further, “What you are doing is not right! Should you not walk in the fear of our God in order to avoid being mocked by enemy nations?
11 You must restore their fields, vineyards, olive groves, and homes to them this very day. And repay the interest you charged when you lent them money, grain, new wine, and olive oil.”
12 They replied, “We will give back everything and demand nothing more from the people. We will do as you say.” Then I called the priests and made the nobles and officials swear to do what they had promised.