Do not hold on to anger.
Read: Ecclesiastes 7:9
Do not be eager in your heart to be angry,
For anger dwells in the heart of fools.
Do not hold on to anger.
Read: Ecclesiastes 7:9
Do not be eager in your heart to be angry,
For anger dwells in the heart of fools.
This is a season to operate wisely in all that you do.
Read: Ephesians 5:15-16
15 So then, be careful how you walk, not as unwise people but as wise, 16 making the most of your time, because the days are evil.
There is much striving to no end because ultimately we are enabled by God.
Read: Psalms 46:10
“Stop striving and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted on the earth.”
Anything that gets in your way and prevents you from doing your best… deny it. Don’t let anything stop you from winning.
Read: 1 Corinthian 9:25
25 To win the contest you must deny yourselves many things that would keep you from doing your best. An athlete goes to all this trouble just to win a blue ribbon or a silver cup, but we do it for a heavenly reward that never disappears.
Your fruit is judged more by what you do than what you say.
Read: Matthew 12:33
33 “A tree is identified by its fruit. If a tree is good, its fruit will be good. If a tree is bad, its fruit will be bad.
Accept criticism gladly and grow in wisdom.
Read: Proverbs 15:31-32
If you listen to constructive criticism,
you will be at home among the wise.
If you reject discipline, you only harm yourself;
but if you listen to correction, you grow in understanding.
It is extremely important to guard carefully every word that comes out of your mouth. Your communication must be used to bless and not curse others.
Read: Ephesians 4:29
29 Do not let unwholesome [foul, profane, worthless, vulgar] words ever come out of your mouth, but only such speech as is good for building up others, according to the need and the occasion, so that it will be a blessing to those who hear [you speak].
Anyone who believes there is no God is a fool.
Read: Psalms 14:1
The [spiritually ignorant] fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt, they have committed repulsive and unspeakable deeds;
There is no one who does good.
Do not be lazy or slothful as you work. Work unto the Lord in all you do.
Read: Colossians 3:23-24
23 Whatever you do [whatever your task may be], work from the soul [that is, put in your very best effort], as [something done] for the Lord and not for men, 24 knowing [with all certainty] that it is from the Lord [not from men] that you will receive the inheritance which is your [greatest] reward. It is the Lord Christ whom you [actually] serve.
Being willing to do what’s right, brings great rewards.
Read: Isaiah 1:19
“If you are willing and obedient,
You shall eat the best of the land;