The Lord challenges us to examine our heart attitude. We’re set free from chasing after the things of this world.
Read: Luke 12:15
Then he said, “Beware! Guard against every kind of greed. Life is not measured by how much you own.”
You don’t have to be afraid when hard times come. God is just as good in hardships as in abundance.
Read: Psalm 65:11
You crown the year with a bountiful harvest;
even the hard pathways overflow with abundance.
Be reassured by His promise to never waste your pain. You never walk through anything alone.
Read: Psalm 91:5-6
Do not be afraid of the terrors of the night,
nor the arrow that flies in the day.
6 Do not dread the disease that stalks in darkness,
nor the disaster that strikes at midday.
Love is brave. There is no fear in love.
Read: 1 John 4:18
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.
Study, learn, and know the truth and live it boldly.
Read: 2 Timothy 2:15
Work hard so you can present yourself to God and receive his approval. Be a good worker, one who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly explains the word of truth.
Move towards the right.
Read: Ecclesiastes 10:2
A wise man’s heart directs him toward the right, but the foolish man’s heart directs him toward the left.
Do what you can do today.
Read: Matthew 6:34
So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
Don’t waste time. Time cannot be saved so use it wisely.
Read: Ephesians 5:15-16
Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise, 16 making the most of your time, because the days are evil.
Listen and obey those that God has put over you. It’s for your own benefit.
Read: Hebrews 13:17
17 Obey your spiritual leaders, and do what they say. Their work is to watch over your souls, and they are accountable to God. Give them reason to do this with joy and not with sorrow. That would certainly not be for your benefit.
Work to do something beyond what you’ve already done. Set a new goal and go for it.
Read: Philippians 3:13
Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do,forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead