Month: September 2013

Stay out of or get out of debt as quickly as you can.

Read: Proverbs 22:7

7 Just as the rich rule the poor,
so the borrower is servant to the lender.

Having a positive, upbeat attitude will take you in the right direction. People enjoy working with good people and good energy around them.

Read: Proverbs 15:15 

15 For the despondent, every day brings trouble;
for the happy heart, life is a continual feast.

When you have times of feeling nervous, frightened or anxious stop and put your mind on thoughts of God and His love for you.

Read: Philippians 4:6-7

6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. 7 Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.

As difficult as it may seem these days to get anything done operate with patience. The more you endure the more you’ll grow.

Read: James 1:3-4

3 For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. 4 So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.

Trying to please everyone around you is exhausting and never pays well. Just please God.

Read: Galatians 1:10

10 Obviously, I’m not trying to win the approval of people, but of God. If pleasing people were my goal, I would not be Christ’s servant.

Don’t let circumstances tell you you can’t! Keep trying, you will get there.

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.”

Start being a giver and watch it come back to you in many ways.

Read: Luke 6:38

38 Give, and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full—pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap. The amount you give will determine the amount you get back.”

No matter how bad your past might have been you can certainly have a bright future.

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,

God rewards the good and the bad. No one is getting away with anything.

Read: Psalm 62:11-12

11 God has spoken plainly,
and I have heard it many times:
Power, O God, belongs to you;
12 unfailing love, O Lord, is yours.
Surely you repay all people
according to what they have done.

Never trust in dishonest gain and keep your priorities straight. On track with God.

Read: Psalm 62:10

10 Don’t make your living by extortion
or put your hope in stealing.
And if your wealth increases,
don’t make it the center of your life.