Even when you could pay evil back with evil don’t! Always take the higher ground.
Read: I Samuel 26:23
23 The LORD gives his own reward for doing good and for being loyal, and I refused to kill you even when the LORD placed you in my power, for you are the LORD’s anointed one.
A good reputation is far more valuable than money.
Read: Proverbs 22:1
1 Choose a good reputation over great riches;
being held in high esteem is better than silver or gold.
Impossibilities are always possible with God.
Read: Matthew 19:26
26 Jesus looked at them intently and said, “Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But with God everything is possible.”
Welcome discipline. It is needed to bring good results.
Read: Hebrews 12:11
11 No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening—it’s painful! But afterward there will be a peaceful harvest of right living for those who are trained in this way.
You are not alone. You can learn so much if you try. The worst failure of all is not to even try.
Read: Joshua 1:9
9 This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
Don’t trip over what’s behind you. Keep moving forward.
Read: Philippians 3:13
13 No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it,but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead,
Talking is good but it is not enough. It takes work to make things happen.
Read: Proverbs 14:23
23 Work brings profit,
but mere talk leads to poverty!
Getting and keeping things of real value takes work, you must seek the Lord and learn from your failures too. Never quit striving to get it right.
Read: Hosea 10:12
12 I said, ‘Plant the good seeds of righteousness,
and you will harvest a crop of love.
Plow up the hard ground of your hearts,
for now is the time to seek the LORD,
that he may come
and shower righteousness upon you.’
You should know that human leadership can never supplant divine leadership. Always let God lead.
Read: Judges 8:23
23 But Gideon replied, “I will not rule over you, nor will my son. The LORD will rule over you!
As part of your life’s journey there are many discoveries. Enjoy them all.
Read: Judges 18:6
6 “Go in peace,” the priest replied. “For the LORD is watching over your journey.”