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Galatians 5:1 New English Translation (NET Bible)
Freedom of the Believer
Proverbs 30:14 New English Translation (NET Bible)14 There is a generation whose teeth are like swordsand whose molars are like knives to devour the poor from the earth
Ecclesiastes 3:11 New English Translation (NET Bible)
11 God has made everything fit beautifully in its appropriate time,
Psalm 127:2 New English Translation (NET Bible)
2 It is vain for you to rise early, come home late,
and work so hard for your food.
1 Corinthians 12:7 New English Translation (NET Bible)
7 To each person the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the benefit of all.
Proverbs 20:17 New English Translation (NET Bible)
17 Bread gained by deceit tastes sweet to a person,
Proverbs 21:16 New English Translation
16 The one who wanders from the way of wisdom
will end up in the company of the departed.
Proverbs 21:2 New English Translation
2 All a person’s ways seem right in his own opinion,
but the Lord evaluates his thoughts.
Proverbs 10:7 New English Translation
7 The memory of the righteous is a blessing,
but the reputation of the wicked will rot.
Proverbs 10:7 New English Translation
7 The memory of the righteous is a blessing,
but the reputation of the wicked will rot.
Hosea 10:12 New English Translation
12 Sow righteousness for yourselves, reap unfailing love.
Break up the unplowed ground for yourselves,
Luke 14:28 New English Translation
28 For which of you, wanting to build a tower, doesn’t sit down first and compute the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it?
Psalm 119:6 New English Translation
6 Then I would not be ashamed,
if I were focused on all your commands.
Job 4:13-14 New English Translation
13 In the troubling thoughts of the dreams in the night
Psalm 19:7 New English Translation
7 The law of the Lord is perfect and preserves one’s life.
Proverbs 3:5 New English Translation
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not rely on your own understanding.
Ecclesiastes 11:10 New English Translation
10 Banish emotional-stress from your mind.
and put away pain from your body;
Ecclesiastes 11:10 New English Translation
10 Banish emotional stress from your mind.
and put away pain from your body;
Job 13:15 New English Translation
15 Even if he slays me, I will hope in him;
I will surely defend my ways to his face.
1 Peter 2:23 New English Translation
23 When he was maligned, he did not answer back; when he suffered, he threatened no retaliation, but committed himself to God who judges justly.
Psalm 133:1-2 New English Translation
Psalm 133 A song of ascents; by David.
133 Look! How good and how pleasant it is
Ecclesiastes 1:9 New English Translation
9 What exists now is what will be,
and what has been done is what will be done;
1 Timothy 6:6 New English Translation
6 Now godliness combined with contentment brings great profit.
To be content
Matthew 4:4 New English Translation
4 But he answered, “It is written, ‘Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
1 Corinthians 7:21 New English Translation
21 Were you called as a slave? Do not worry about it.
Ecclesiastes 3:21 New English Translation
21 Who really knows if the human spirit ascends upward,
Isaiah 54:17 New English Translation
17 No weapon forged to be used against you will succeed;
1 Corinthians 2:10 New English Translation
10 God has revealed these to us by the Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.
1 Peter 5:8 New English Translation
8 Be sober and alert. Your enemy the devil, like a roaring lion, is on the prowl looking for someone to devour.
Isaiah 60:14 New King James Version
14 Also, the sons of those who afflicted you shall come bowing to you,
It matters
1 Timothy 1:5
New English Translation
5 But the aim of our instruction is love that comes from a pure heart, a good conscience, and a sincere faith.
1 Timothy 1:19
Proverbs 23:7 Proverbs 23:7
New King James Version
7 For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.
Ecclesiastes 2:14
New King James Version
14 The wise man’s eyes are in his head,
But the fool walks in darkness.
Ecclesiastes 3:1
New English Translation
A Time for All Events in Life
3 For everything, there is an appointed time,
1 Corinthians 14:8 New English Translation
8 If, for example, the trumpet makes an unclear sound, who will get ready for battle?
Amos 3:7
Psalm 5:3 New English Translation (NET Bible)
3 Lord, in the morning you will hear me;
Proverbs 21:2 New English Translation (NET Bible)
2 All a person’s ways seem right in his own opinion,
but the Lord evaluates his thoughts.
Ecclesiastes 1:9 New English Translation (NET Bible)
9 What exists now is what will be,
and what has been done is what will be done;
Philippians 4:7 New English Translation (NET Bible)
7 And the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
Job 34:11 New English Translation (NET Bible)
11 For he repays a person for his work, and according to the conduct of a person,
1 Corinthians 13:12 New English Translation (NET Bible)
12 For now we see in a mirror indirectly, but then we will see face to face.
Isaiah 41:10 New English Translation (NET Bible)
10 Don’t be afraid, for I am with you!Don’t be frightened, for I am your God!
Job 30:25 New English Translation (NET Bible)
25 Have I not wept for the unfortunate?
Was not my soul grieved for the poor?
Job 33:4 New English Translation (NET Bible)
4 The Spirit of God has made me,and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
Job 20:29 New English Translation (NET Bible)
29 Such is the lot God allots the wicked,and the heritage of his appointment from God.”
Psalm 139:8 New English Translation (NET Bible)
8 If I were to ascend to heaven, you would be there.If I were to sprawl out in Sheol, there you would be.
Psalm 139: 23 New English Translation (NET Bible)
23 Examine me, and probe my thoughts!Test me, and know my concerns!
Mark 3:25 New English Translation (NET Bible)
25 If a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.
United
Psalm 30:6 New English Translation (NET Bible)
6 In my self-confidence I said,“I will never be shaken.”
Proverbs 10:3 New English Translation (NET Bible)
3 The Lord satisfies the appetite of the righteous,but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.
Matthew 5:14 New English Translation (NET Bible)
14 You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill cannot be hidden.
Hebrews 1:3 New English Translation (NET Bible)3 The Son is the radiance of his glory and the representation of his essence, and he sustains all things by his powerful word, and so when he had accomplished cleansing for sins,
Proverbs 28:26 New English Translation (NET Bible)
26 The one who trusts in his own heart is a fool,but the one who walks in wisdom will escape.
Ecclesiastes 7:10 New English Translation (NET Bible)
10 Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these days?“for it is not wise to ask that.
Colossians 3:23-24 New English Translation (NET Bible)23 Whatever you are doing, work at it with enthusiasm, as to the Lord and not for people, 24 because you know that you will receive your inheritance, fro
John 1:47 New English Translation (NET Bible)
47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and exclaimed, “Look, a true Israelite in whom there is no deceit!”
Proverbs 15:11 New English Translation (NET Bible)
11 Death and Destruction are before the Lord—how much more the hearts of humans!
Philippians 4:12 New English Translation (NET Bible)
12 I have experienced times of need and times of abundance. In any and every circumstance
2 Corinthians 5:17 New English Translation (NET Bible)
17 So then, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation;
Romans 14:5 New English Translation (NET Bible)5 One person regards one day holier than other days, and another regards them all alike, Each must be fully convinced in his own mind. Nowhere
Psalm 148:8 New English Translation (NET Bible)
8 O fire and hail, snow and clouds,O stormy wind that carries out His orders,
Luke 18:16 New English Translation (NET Bible)16 But Jesus called for the children, saying, “Let the little children come to me and do not try to stop them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Ethiopia or Utopia
Mark 3:25
25 And if a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
Impressions.
Matthew 11:28 New English Translation (NET Bible)
28 Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
Matthew 7:14 14 How narrow is the gate and difficult the way that leads to life, and there are few who find it!
Psalm 37:25
25 I was once young, now I am old.I have never seen a godly man abandoned,or his children forced to search for food.
16 “The Spirit Himself bears witness that we are children of God”
If the Spirit in its power
bears witness with spirit mine,
Luke 12:11-12 11 But when they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, do not worry a
Galatians 4:6
6 And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, who calls “Abba! Father!”
Self-pity
Psalm 51:17
17 The sacrifices God desires are a humble spirit—O God, a humble and repentant heart you will not reject
1st Peter 2:11-12 “Beloved I beg you as sojourners
and pilgrims abstain from fleshly lusts, which war
Proverbs 18:21 )
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue,and those who love its use will eat its fruit.
Relation
1st Cor 12: 13 “ for by One Spirit we were all baptized into One Body,
whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free and have been made to drink
Hebrews 4:12 12 For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of t
Luke 16:13 13 No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will
Proverbs 14:9 New Living Translation (NLT)
9 Fools make fun of guilt, but the godly acknowledge it and seek reconciliation.
Galatians 6:3 For if anyone thinks himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself
Is myself the “inner-self”
the one I cannot find?
Proverbs 23:12
12 Apply your heart to instruction,And your ears to words of knowledge.
Do I remember to?
Ephesians 6:12
12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities,
Titus 3:10-11
10 Reject a divisive man after the first and second admonition, 11 knowing that such a person is warped and sinning, being self-condemned.
Revelation 3:16 New King James Version (NKJV)
16 So then, because you are lukewarm and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth.
Isaiah 40:23
23 He brings the princes to nothing;He makes the judges of the earth useless.
Mark 7:6
6 He answered and said to them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written:‘This people honors Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me.
Psalm 139:8 New King James Version (NKJV)
8 If I ascend into heaven, You are there;If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there.
Matthew 5:38-40
Go the Second Mile
38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’
Luke 12:56
56 Hypocrites! You can discern the face of the sky and of the earth, but how is it you do not discern this time?
Matthew 23:28
28 Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
Proverbs 25:28
28 Whoever has no rule over his own spiritIs like a city broken down, without walls.
Strange
1 John 5:20
20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding,
James 1:9-10
9 Let the lowly brother glory in his exaltation, 10 but the rich in his humiliation, because as a flower of the field he will pass away.
Proverbs 11:1
11 Dishonest scales are an abomination to the Lord,But a just weight is His delight.
Proverbs 11:31
Luke 17:1-2
Jesus Warns of Offenses
17 Then He said to the disciples, “It is impossible that no offenses should come,
John 21:3-6
Breakfast by the Sea
3 Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.”
Proverbs 17:17
17 A friend loves at all times,And a brother is born for adversity.
Colossians 4:5
Luke 9:62 New King James Version (NKJV)
62 But Jesus said to him, “No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.”
Judges 18:8-9
8 Then the spies came back to their brethren at Zorah and Eshtaol, and their brethren said to them, “What is your report?”
Ecclesiastes 1:18
18 For in much wisdom is much grief,And he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.
Who … really?
A reminder for gratitude ... every day
Hebrews 10:3
3 But in those sacrifices, there is a reminder of sins every year.
Ephesians 4:29 29 Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. Patterns … it starts
Proverbs 16:3
3 Commit your works to the Lord, and your thoughts will be established.
Matthew 16:26
26 For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
Hebrews 13:5
5 Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have.
Marriage
1 Corinthians 13:4
4 Love is patient, love is kind, it is not envious. Love does not brag,
Proverbs 14:12
12 There is a way that seems right to a man,But its end is the way of death.
Psalm 145:5
5 I will meditate on the glorious splendor of Your majesty,
And on Your wondrous works.
2 Peter 1:1919 And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts; Daybreak
Colossians 3:25
25 But he who does wrong will be repaid for what he has done,
and there is no partiality.
Hebrews 2:4
4 God also bearing witness both with signs and wonders, with various miracles,
1 Corinthians 13:11
11 When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child;
Proverbs 17:16
16 Why is there in the hand of a fool the purchase price of wisdom,Since he has no heart for it?
James 1:2-4
Profiting from Trials
2 My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials,
James 4:8
8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners;
Matthew 7:21
I Never Knew You
21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven,
Romans 8:27
27 Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is,
Consider
1 Corinthians 8:10-11
10 For if someone weak sees you who possess knowledge dining in an idol’s temple,
“But to as many as received Him,
to them He gave right to become children of God,
Job 3:20 New English Translation (NET Bible)
20 “Why does God give light to one who is in misery,and life to those whose soul is bitter,
Proverbs 3:5-6 5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart,And lean not on your own understanding;
America
One cannot give up freedom … it has to be taken
It starts with an idea in mind until it constrains the heart
Romans 8:5-6 5 For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those
Ephesians 5:3-4 New English Translation (NET Bible)3 But among you there must not be either sexual immorality,
Proverbs 23:33-34 New English Translation (NET Bible)33 Your eyes will see strange things,and your mind will speak perverse things.
Acts 10:11-15 11 He saw heaven opened and an object something like a large sheet descending, being let down to earth by its four corners. 12 In it were all ki
Ecclesiastes 11:10
10 Banish emotional stress from your mind.and put away pain from your body;for youth and the prime of life are fleeting.
Hebrews 5:14
14 But solid food is for the mature, whose perceptions are trained by practice to discern both good and evil.
Psalm 119: 105
105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
Traces of hope in darkness ... no real path defined
Softly straining slight in hope . . . will inspiration linger?
In someone else far away who has no pen in hand
The past slowly awakens with snapshots here and there
Isaiah 26:3
3 You will keep him in perfect peace,Whose mind is stayed on You,Because he trusts in You.
Mind-set Romans 8: 5-6 “for those who live according to the flesh
set their mind on things of the flesh, but those who live according
Ecclesiastes 10:2
2 A wise person’s good sense protects him,but a fool’s lack of sense leaves him vulnerable.
Matthew 16:26
26 For what does it benefit a person if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life?
Proverbs 20:17 New English Translation (NET Bible)17 Bread gained by deceit tastes sweet to a person,but afterward his mouth will be filled with gravel.Writing
Malachi 1:8 8 For when you offer blind animals as a sacrifice, is that not wrong? And when you offer the lame and sick, is that not wrong as well? Indeed, try offering them to your governor!
Philippians 4:7
7 And the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
Psalm 119:105
105 Your word is a lamp to walk by,and a light to illumine my path.
How?
Proverbs 10:7 7 The memory of the righteous is a blessing,but the reputation of the wicked will rot. Memories
Memories what are they ... illusions blowing in the wind?
Ecclesiastes 11:10 10 Therefore remove sorrow from your heart,And put away evil from your flesh,
Step on someone to get up Proverbs 16:18
“Pride goes for destruction and a haughty spirit before the fall”
Proverbs 27:3
3 A stone is heavy and sand is weighty,but vexation by a fool is more burdensome than the two of them.
Satire
Job 35:8
8 Your wickedness affects only a person like yourself,and your righteousness only other people.
Proverbs 15:31
31 The person who hears the reproof that leads to lifeis at home among the wise.
Home … finally
Job 4:8
8 Even as I have seen, those who plow iniquityand those who sow trouble reap the same.
Ecclesiastes 1:9
9 What exists now is what will be,and what has been done is what will be done;there is nothing truly new on earth.
Proverbs 23:12
12 Apply your heart to instruction
and your ears to the words of knowledge.
Trying my best
Paper: a "permanent" record for self
A page now empty will be full with words of meditation
Are they just merely thoughts framed in one’s own mind?
Lamentations 3:19
19 Remember my impoverished and homeless condition,
which is a bitter poison.
Ecclesiastes 5:12
12 The sleep of the laborer is pleasant—whether he eats little or much—but the wealth of the rich will not allow him to sleep.
Proverbs 29:11
11 A fool vents all his feelings,But a wise man holds them back.
Achieve-less
1 Corinthians 15:55-56 New English Translation (NET Bible)
55 “Where, O death, is your victory?Where, O death, is your sting?”
Where we walk
Romans 8:4
“that the righteous requirements of the law might be fulfilled
Job 24:23
23 God may let them rest in a feeling of security,but He is constantly watching all their ways.
2 Peter 1:5-6
5 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith excellence, to excellence, knowledge;
Ecclesiastes 7:11
11 Wisdom, like an inheritance, is a good thing;it benefits those who see the light of day.
Ephesians 4:17
Live in Holiness
17 So I say this, and insist in the Lord, that you no longer live as the Gentiles do,
Jonah 4:2
2 He prayed to the Lord and said, “Oh, Lord, this is just what I thought would happen when I was in my own country.
Giving up
Galatians 2:
20 I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me.
Jonah 2:9 9 But as for me, I promise to offer a sacrifice to you with a public declaration of praise;I will surely do what I have promised.Salvation belongs to the Lord!” Search … before you become fish-bait
John 14:6
6 Jesus replied, “I am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life.
No one comes to the Father except through Me.
Matthew 5:36 New English Translation (NET Bible)
36 Do not take an oath by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black.
Matthew 13:22-23
22 The seed sown among thorns is the person who hears the word, but worldly cares
Psalm 135:7
7 He causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth;He makes lightning for the rain;He brings the wind out of His treasuries.
Ephesians 6:
Ephesians 6 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers,
Proverbs 13:12
12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,but a longing fulfilled is like a tree of life.
Psalm 119:5-6
5 If only I were predisposedto keep your statutes!6 Then I would not be ashamed,if I were focused on all your commands.
Ecclesiastes 1:9
9 What exists now is what will be,and what has been done is what will be done;there is nothing truly new on earth.
Ecclesiastes 7:24
24 Whatever has happened is beyond human understanding;it is far deeper than anyone can fathom.
Ecclesiastes 1:10
10 Is there anything of which it may be said,“See, this is new”?It has already been in ancient times before us.
Psalm 11:1
In the Lord I put my trust;How can you say to my soul,“Flee as a bird to your mountain”?
Quiet
Proverbs 15:28 New King James Version (NKJV)
28 The heart of the righteous studies how to answer,But the mouth of the wicked pours forth evil.
Ecclesiastes 1:9
9 That which has been is what will be,That which is done is what will be done,And there is nothing new under the sun.
Matthew 6:34
34 So then, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.
1 Corinthians 13:12 12 For now we see in a mirror indirectly, but then we will see face to face.Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, just as I have been fully known. Feelings
Job 37:7 “He seals the hand of every man,
that all men may know His work”.
Well there go the excuses ... no more things like that
Galatians 6:7
7 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked;
for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.
Failure and blindness
1 John 5:17
17 All unrighteousness is sin, but there is sin not resulting in death.
Matthew 7:1-2
7 “Do not judge so that you will not be judged.
2 For by the standard you judge you will be judged,
Romans 13:10 10 Love does no wrong to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. The end
Does the end justify the means ... at the end of the temporal?
1 Peter 2:1
2 So get rid of all evil and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander.
We have the right?
Proverbs 1:5
5 (Let the wise also hear and gain instruction,and let the discerning acquire guidance!)
Jeremiah 5:23 New English Translation (NET Bible)
23 But these people have stubborn and rebellious hearts.They have turned aside and gone their own way.
Proverbs 1:32 32 For the waywardness of thesimpletons will kill them,and the careless ease of fools will destroy them. Judging
At times just stepping back and
Colossians 3:6
6 Because of these things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.
Proverbs 19:2 New English Translation (NET Bible)
2 It is dangerous to have zeal without knowledge,and the one who acts hastily makes poor choices.
Proverbs 25:19
19 Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of troubleIs like a bad tooth and a foot out of joint.
Proverbs 19:21
21 There are many plans in a person’s mind,but it is the counsel of the Lord which will stand.
Philippians 2:3
3 Instead of being motivated by selfish ambition or vanity, each of you should, in humility,
Psalm 34:8
8 Taste and see that the Lord is good!How blessed is the one who takes shelter in Him!
A plate filled ...
Ecclesiastes 7:8
8 The end of a matter is better than its beginning;likewise, patience is better than pride.
Hurry
Ecclesiastes 3:6
6 A time to search, and a time to give something up as lost;a time to keep, and a time to throw away;
Luke 23:31
31 For if such things are done when the wood is green,
what will happen when it is dry?”
Proverbs 19:21
21 There are many plans in a person’s mind,but it is the counsel of the Lord which will stand.
Philippians 2:5
5 You should have the same attitude toward one another that Christ Jesus had …
Bread of adversity.
Proverbs 19:21
21 There are many plans in a person’s mind,but it is the counsel of the Lord which will stand.
Romans 11:7
7 What then? Israel has not obtained what it seeks;
but the elect have obtained it, and the rest were blinded.
Matthew 23:26 New English Translation (NET Bible)
26 Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup,
Character and …
Philippians 2:3
3 Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory;
Matthew 7:14 14 How narrow is the gate and difficult the way that leads to life,and there are few who find it! Uphill
What a struggle … all the way uphill.
Haggai 1:2
The Indifference of the People
2 The Lord Who rules overall says this: “These people have said,
Proverbs 12:26 New English Translation (NET Bible)
26 The righteous person is cautious in his friendship,but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
Covet
Luke 12:14
14 But Jesus said to him, “Man, who made me a judge or arbitrator between
you two?”
ForeverJohn 6:58
58 This is the bread that came down from heaven; it is not like the bread your ancestors ate,
1 Corinthians 8:9
9 But be careful that this liberty of yours does not become a hindrance to the weak.
Rhyme-less
Proverbs 21:1
21 The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord like channels of water;He turns it wherever He wants.
1 Timothy 4:1-2
4 Now the Spirit explicitly says that in the later times some will desert the faith
Philippians 3:3-4New King James Version (NKJV)
3 For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit
1 Corinthians 3:19 19 For the wisdom of this age is foolishness with God.As it is written, “He catches the wise in their craftiness.” Intellect
Proverbs 19:21 21 There are many plans in a person’s mind,but it is the counsel of the Lord which will stand.
No one can understand you unless they are just like you.
1 Peter 2:1-3
2 So get rid of all evil and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander.
Psalm 139: 23
23 Examine me, and probe my thoughts!Test me, and know my concerns!
To the core
Revelation 3:16 New English Translation (NET Bible)
16 So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold,
Proverbs 28:26
26 The one who trusts in his own heart is a fool,but the one who walks in wisdom will escape.
Proverbs 10:22 )
22 It is the blessing of the Lord that makes rich,And He adds no sorrow to it.
Titus 1:15 15 All is pure to those who are pure. But to those who are corrupt and unbelieving,nothing is pure, but both their minds and consciences are corrupted. Step
Job 33:4
4 The Spirit of God has made me,and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
Not involved really
Psalm 51: 5
5 Look, I was guilty of sin from birth,a sinner the moment my mother conceived me.
Proverbs 24:14
14 Likewise, know that wisdom is sweet to your soul;if you find it, you will have a future,and your hope will not be cut off.
1 John 2:15-16
15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world,
Matthew 5:37
37 Let your word be ‘Yes, yes’ or ‘No, no.’
More than this is from the evil one.
Isaiah 32:8 8 An honorable man makes honorable plans;his honorable character gives him security.Character
“Character”, where do you hang out?
Philippians 1:18-19
18 What is the result? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth,
Maturity
Philippians 3:12
12 I don’t mean to say that I have already achieved these things or
Job 32:9
9 It is not the aged who are wise,nor old men who understand what is right.
Job 32:9
Genesis 28:12 New King James Version (NKJV)
12 Then he dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth,
Jeremiah 45:3
3 ‘You have said, “I feel so hopeless! For the Lord has added sorrow to my suffering.
Job 5:7
7 but people are born to trouble,as surely as the sparks fly upward.
There is something natural about trouble and affliction.
Job 35:12
12 Then they cry out—but He does not answer—because of the arrogance of the wicked.
Job 36:13 New King James Version (NKJV)
13 “But the hypocrites in heart store up wrath;They do not cry for help when He binds them.
Job 3:20 New English Translation (NET Bible)
20 “Why does God give light to one who is in misery,and life to those whose soul is bitter,
Job 6:2
2 “Oh, that my grief were fully weighed,And my calamity laid with it on the scales!
Job 33:6
6 Look, I am just like you in relation to God;I too have been molded from clay.
Job 37:14
14 “Pay attention to this, Job!Stand still and consider the wonders God works.
Consider and wondrous? This gets very personal.
1 John 3:17 New English Translation (NET Bible)
17 But whoever has the world’s possessions and sees his fellow Christian in need
Matthew 5:43-45 New English Translation (NET Bible)
43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘hate your enemy.’
Ecclesiastes 1:9
9 What exists now is what will be,and what has been done is what will be done;there is nothing truly new on earth.
Ecclesiastes 3:1
For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven.
The gift of paper ...
Unexpected, never seen
Philippians 4:7 New English Translation (NET Bible)
7 And the peace of God that surpasses all understanding
2 Peter 1:13
13 And it is only right that I should keep on reminding you as long as I live.
When emotions trigger ...
Psalm 26:4
4 I do not spend time with liars or go along with hypocrites.
But how to put up with self?
Hebrews 2:14-15 New English Translation (NET Bible)
14 Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood,
James 1:21-2221 Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
Jeremiah 1:5“Before I formed you in your mother’s womb I chose you.Before you were born I set you apart.I appointed you to be a prophet to the nations.”
2 Corinthians 9:6
6 Remember this—a farmer who plants only a few seeds will get a small crop. But the one who plants generously will get a generous crop.
Ecclesiastes 11:10
10 Banish emotional stress from your mind.and put away pain from your body;for youth and the prime of life are fleeting.
Ecclesiastes 3:1New Living Translation (NLT)
For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven.
The gift of paper ...
Proverbs 10:16 The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
Book
Preach the word and if you have to ... use a word here and there.
Luke 1:79 To give light to them that sit in darkness
and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace
Revelation 3:16
16 But since you are like lukewarm water,
neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth!
Matthew 19:14
14 But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me,
and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.”
2 Corinthians 13:5 5 Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves.Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you are disqualified. Me
Zep 1:17 And I will bring distress upon men,
that they shall walk like blind men, because t
hey have sinned against the LORD: and their blood
Proverbs 3:4 New English Translation (NET Bible)
4 Then you will find favor and good understanding,in the sight of God and people.
Mathew 13:23 “… but he who receives the
Word on good ground, is he that hears the
Word and understands it. Who indeed bears
Ephesians 3:16
16 I pray that from His Glorious, Unlimited Resources He will empower you with
inner strength through His Spirit
Psalm 104:19
You made the moon to mark the seasons,
and the sun knows when to set.
Why are seasons changing ... why year after year?
Ecclesiastes 7:1
7 A good name is better than precious ointment,
And the day of death than the day of one’s birth;
Proverbs 10:25
25 When the storms of life come, the wicked are whirled away, but the godly have a lasting foundation.
Luke 6:39
39 And He spoke a parable to them:
Can the blind lead the blind?
Will they not both fall into the ditch?
Ephesians 4:26
26 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down
on the cause of your anger.
Psalm 83:1 O God, do not be silent! Do not be deaf.
Do not be quiet, O God.
Peace
Where is peace ... it is so quiet?
Matthew 19:14 But Jesus said, “Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to those who are like these children.” Ethiopia or Utopia
Your children don’t get very old
1 Corinthians 10:13
13 The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience.
2 Corinthians 13:5 5 Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you are disqualified.Me
Psalm 107:29
29 He calmed the storm to a whisper and stilled the waves.
Included in the storms of life are dreams of the impossible
Psalm 55:4-5
4 My heart pounds in my chest. The terror of death assaults me.5 Fear and trembling overwhelm me, and I can’t stop shaking.
Ecclesiastes 3:17
17 I said to myself, “In due season God will judge everyone,
both good and bad, for all their deeds.”
Appearance
1 John 3:3 And all who have this eager expectation will keep themselves pure, just as He is pure. Expectation
What do I expect of life ... will I pay my dues?
1st John 4:4 “Greater is He that is in you,
than he that is in the world”.
Intuition: Divine or natural?
Ephesians 4:21-22
21 Since you have heard about Jesus and have learned The Truth
that comes from Him, 22 throw off your old sinful nature
Ecclesiastes 3:1
3 For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven.
Contra
Luke 5:11 And as soon as they landed, they left everything and followed Jesus.
Follow
Through thick and thin I follow you … even into destruction.
Hebrews 9:9 This is an illustration pointing to the present time. For the gifts and sacrifices that the priests offer are not able to cleanse the consciences of the people who bring them. Expressions
Psalm 139:23-24 23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.24 Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life.
Emotional Life
Psalm 139:23-24
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.24 Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life. Emotional life
Ephesians 5:13
13 But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light,
for whatever makes manifest is light.
Romans 5:3-4
3 Not only this, but we also rejoice in sufferings,
knowing that suffering produces endurance,
Psalm 62:5
5 My soul, wait silently for God alone,For my expectation is from Him.
Alone-ness
Ecclesiastes 5:12
12 People who work hard sleep well, whether they eat little or much.
But the rich seldom get a good night’s sleep.
2 Peter 1:5-7
5 But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue,
Job 29:14
14 Everything I did was honest. Righteousness covered me like a robe, and I wore justice like a turban.
Isaiah 46:8
8 “Do not forget this! Keep it in mind! Remember this, you guilty ones.
Futility
Psalm 106:43
43 Many times He delivered them,but they had a rebellious attitude,and degraded themselves by their sin.
Petrified
Job 31:2
2 For what has God above chosen for us? What is our inheritance from the Almighty on high?
Ecclesiastes 6:1010 Everything has already been decided. It was known long ago what each person wouldbe. So there’s no use arguing with God about your destiny.
Gen 18:27 And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:
The dirt-bag
Hebrews 6:19
19 This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls.
It leads us through the curtain into God’s inner sanctuary.
Revelation 3:19
2 Timothy 1:7 7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.
Galatians 2:20
1st Tim. 3:16
“The mystery of Godliness
God manifested in the flesh
and justified in the Spirit”
Proverbs 28:26
26 He who trusts in his own heart is a fool,But whoever walks wisely will be delivered.
The "old" Heart
John 14:16
16 And I will ask The Father, and He will give you another Advocate,
Who will never leave you.
Doubts and fears
Ecclesiastes 3:1
For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven.
Guile
Ecclesiastes 1:13
13 I devoted myself to search for understanding and to explore by wisdom
everything being done under heaven.
Romans 8:28
28 And we know that all things work together
for good to those who love God, to those who are
Psalm 37:26
26 The godly always give generous loans to others, and their children are a blessing.
1 John 2:17
17 And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave.
But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever.
Matthew 5:14 14 “You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. Value
Praise or criticism ... really doesn’t mean a lot
Treasure and opportunity ...Psalm 37:26
26 The godly always give generous loans to others,
and their children are a blessing.
Children
1 John 3:2020 Even if we feel guilty, God is greater than our feelings,
and he knows everything.
Emotion
I think I like this subject for it seems to be all of me.
Hebrews 4:12 12 For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword,cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. Inside
Ephesians 4:1313 This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ.
James 4:14
14 How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow?
Your life is like the morning fog—it’s here a little while, then it’s gone.
Heb 10:38 now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, My Soul shall have no pleasure in him.
Who me?
Job 17:7-9
7 My eyes are swollen with weeping,
and I am but a shadow of my former self.
8 The virtuous are horrified when they see me.
Matthew 11:29
29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle
and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
1 Timothy 2:6 6 He gave his life to purchase freedom for everyone.This is the message God gave to the world at just the right time. Freedom
2 Peter 2:2 2 And many will follow their destructive ways, because of whom The Way of Truth will be blasphemed. WaysThere are only two ways to go ... or is it more I count?
Malachi 2:13
13 Here is another thing you do. You cover the Lord’s altar with tears,
weeping and groaning because He pays no attention to your offerings
Ezekiel 18:7
7 He is a merciful creditor, not keeping the items given as security by poor debtors.
