Your enemy will entice you to step outside of God’s will for you. Don’t fall for it, it is a trap!
Read: Jeremiah 17:9-10
“The heart is deceitful above all things
And it is extremely sick;
Who can understand it fully and know its secret motives?
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“I, the Lord, search and examine the mind,
I test the heart,
To give to each man according to his ways,
According to the results of his deeds.
Flee from it. Every challenge you face should be met with the Word of God which is our weapon. Here’s a good example.
Read: Luke 4:3-13
3 Then the devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, command this stone to turn into bread.” 4 Jesus replied to him, “It is written andforever remains written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone[a].’”
5 Then he led Jesus up [to a high mountain] and displayed before Him all the kingdoms of the inhabited earth [and their magnificence] in the twinkling of an eye. 6 And the devil said to Him, “I will give You all this realm and its glory [its power, its renown]; because it has been handed over to me, and I give it to whomever I wish. 7 Therefore if You worship before me, it will all be Yours.” 8 Jesus replied to him, “It is written and forever remains written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God and serve only Him.’”
9 Then he led Jesus to Jerusalem and had Him stand on the pinnacle (highest point) of the temple, and said [mockingly] to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here; 10 for it is written and forever remains written,
‘He will command His angels concerning You to guard and protect You,’
11 and,
‘they will lift You up on their hands,
So that You do not strike Your foot against a stone.’”
12 Jesus replied to him, “It is said [in Scripture], ‘you shall not tempt the Lord your God [to prove Himself to you].’”
13 When the devil had finished every temptation, he [temporarily] left Him until a more opportune time.
It is okay to celebrate your achievements, just don’t worship them.
Read: Luke 4:8
Jesus replied to him, “It is written and forever remains written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God and serve only Him.
There is no place to hide. You must honor God in reaching for your goals.
Read: Jeremiah 23:24
“Can anyone hide himself in secret places
So that I cannot see him?” says the Lord.
“Do I not fill heaven and earth?” says the Lord.
When you stop doing wrong and ask God for forgiveness He gives pleasant things.
Read: Jeremiah 3:19-20
“I thought to myself,
‘I would love to treat you as my own children!’
I wanted nothing more than to give you this beautiful land—
the finest possession in the world.
I looked forward to your calling me ‘Father,’
and I wanted you never to turn from me.
20 But you have been unfaithful to me, you people of Israel!
You have been like a faithless wife who leaves her husband.
I, the Lord, have spoken.”
It doesn’t matter what’s going on, you can still live in peace.
Read Colossians 3:15
15 And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts.
For as members of one body you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful.
You must know the Word of God so you can do the Word of God and prosper because of the Word of God.
Read: Joshua 1:8
This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall read [and meditate on] it day and night, so that you may be careful to do [everything] in accordance with all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will be successful.
Find something you enjoy doing and do it with all your heart and you’ll never feel like you’re working.
Read: 2 Chronicles 32:5
Also Hezekiah resolutely set to work and rebuilt all the wall that had been broken down, and erected towers on it, and he built another wall outside and strengthened the Millo (fortification) in the City of David, and made a great number of weapons and shields.
If and when you are in trouble, speak up!
Read: Lamentations 3:56-58
You have heard my voice,
“Do not hide Your ear from my prayer for relief,
From my cry for help.”
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You drew near on the day I called to You;
You said, “Do not fear.”
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O Lord, You have pleaded my soul’s cause [You have guided my way and protected me];
You have rescued and redeemed my life.
Being proud will bring you nothing.
Read: Proverbs 18:12
Proud people will be ruined,
but the humble will be honored.