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6. The only advice you should rely on is Scripture.
Often times we give advice from our experience or what we think/feel, or we don't want to "hurt" someone so we don't speak truth. The most loving & best advice you can give someone is to give them God's Word. That is loving, that is where life is found.
Often times we give advice from our experience or what we think/feel, or we don't want to "hurt" someone so we don't speak truth. The most loving & best advice you can give someone is to give them God's Word. That is loving, that is where life is found.
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness. 2 Timothy 3:16
7. We miss out on life because of busyness. Life is found in the margin.
Our society is always in a rush. It reminds me of the country song that says "rushin rushin till life's no fun..." When we are busy, even with good things, we miss out on building relationships. We put off having time with the Lord; we run out the door with out giving our loved one a hug and kiss; we miss the opportunity to ask someone how they are doing...and give them time to genuinely respond. We miss out on life. The sweetest moments are when we stop and are still.
As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that has to be made. She came to him and asked, "Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!"
"Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed- or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her." Luke 10:38-42
Blog post:Looking in the Rear View Mirror
9. Breakups are a good thing.
Someone said this to me and at first I thought they were crazy. Breakups are so painful. You experience a loss of something: a dream, a friendship, a hope, a love. However you end up with either a better version of that person if for some reason in the future you get back together, or you end up with someone better for you. Either way it's better. Hopefully you draw near to the Lord during the process and grow in your dependence on Him and your awareness that He is enough. God's always up to something. Trust Him.
Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weakness, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. 2 Corinthians 12:8-10
10. Own your role in conflict.
Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye. Matthew 7:3-5
11. Communicate.
Most often conflict comes from not communicating well. Expectations aren't communicated. Assumptions are made instead of asking for clarity. Don't be afraid of what you think might be an awkward conversation. Communicate well. Communicate often.
My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. James 1:19-20
12. Life feels short, but is eternal. What you do with your days matter. Don't waste them.
13. We are nearsighted. God is farsighted. Trust in Him.
Often times we can only see what is right in front of us. We can't see the big picture. God is always us to something bigger than us. He knows what is coming next. Trust in Him. His plan. His timing.
Blog post: Walking by Faith
14. Throw your list out the window and seek God's best for you.
Blog post: Crosshairs on Godliness
15. Never will He leave you, never will He forsake you.
For a long time I wondered where was God when bad things were happening to me and those around me. I realized 3 years ago God has never left me. He has always been there waiting for me to turn to Him and trust Him. He doesn't promise to keep us from the fires and storms, just to carry us through.
Blog post: I'm Not Strong Enough
The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Deuteronomy 31:8
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