Keep working on your relationships. Always do your best, work hard, and be open to new opportunities.
Read: Proverbs 8:34-35
Blessed is the man who listens to me,
Watching daily at my gates,
Waiting at my doorposts.
35 “For he who finds me finds life
And obtains favor from the Lord.
It is important that we laugh and cry with those we care about.
Read: Romans 12:15
Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.
Always reach out to help your neighbor.
Read: Romans 15:2
Each of us should please our neighbors for their good, to build them up.
You can stifle your own creativity when you become a constant critic of others.
Read: Romans 14:13
Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister.
It takes all kinds of people to serve God’s purposes.
Read: John 10:14-16
I am the good shepherd; I know my own sheep, and they know me, 15 just as my Father knows me and I know the Father. So I sacrifice my life for the sheep. 16 I have other sheep, too, that are not in this sheepfold. I must bring them also. They will listen to my voice, and there will be one flock with one shepherd.
If the father of your children is not around, don’t worry. Be a mother to your children, God has promised to be our Father.
Read: Psalm 68:4-6
Sing praises to God and to his name!
Sing loud praises to him who rides the clouds.
His name is the Lord—
rejoice in his presence!
5 Father to the fatherless, defender of widows—
this is God, whose dwelling is holy.
6 God places the lonely in families;
he sets the prisoners free and gives them joy.
But he makes the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.
Acts of kindness are powerful. When you live by the Spirit, it comes naturally.
Read: Galatians 5:25-26
Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives. 26 Let us not become conceited, or provoke one another, or be jealous of one another.
Like it or not, it is God who has established authorities. We must respect authority.
Read: Romans 13:1
Everyone must submit to governing authorities. For all authority comes from God, and those in positions of authority have been placed there by God.
Love and forgiveness is the answer to keeping your close friends. When a problem arises, forgive.
Read: Proverbs 17:9
Love prospers when a fault is forgiven,
but dwelling on it separates close friends.
God intends for us to work together. Engage your team and don’t become a one-man show. Good relationships are a gift from God.
Read: Exodus 18:17-18
This is not good!” Moses’ father-in-law exclaimed. 18 “You’re going to wear yourself out—and the people, too. This job is too heavy a burden for you to handle all by yourself.