We can’t sit around in apathy and lethargy while so many are hurting and are spiritually lost. All of us can do something to help.
Read: Philippians 2:3-4
3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.
Share the love of God with everyone you come in contact with beginning with your family.
Read: Mark 16:15
15 And then he told them, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone.
No one wants to be friends with a grouch! Try being friendly.
Read: Proverbs 18:24
24 A man who has friends must himself be friendly,[a]
But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Taking advice is wise.
Read: Proverbs 13:10
10 Where there is strife, there is pride,
but wisdom is found in those who take advice.
When facing difficulty don’t take the most expedient route going your own way. Take time to take the right route that leads to the solution.
Read: Jeremiah 6:16
16 This is what the Lord says:
“Stand at the crossroads and look;
ask for the ancient paths,
ask where the good way is, and walk in it,
and you will find rest for your souls.
But you said, ‘We will not walk in it.’
Here’s what’s up! You are special to God.
Read: Genesis 28:15
15 I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”
Things are not what they seem. Take a minute and see what part you are playing in God’s plan before stepping out.
Read: I Samuel 16:7
7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
When faced with circumstances you can’t change, then change the way you react to them. Look for new directions.
Read: Romans 8:28
28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who[a] have been called according to his purpose.
It is the small gestures of kindness that make the difference.
Read: Hebrews 13:16
16 And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
This is not some far off fantasy. It is reality. Knowingly ignoring God’s instructions can be fatal in many ways. Do not do it.
Read: Proverbs 1:29
29 It is because you rejected knowledge and did not choose to respect the Lord.