In the United States, when you first meet a person and have exchanged names, “What do you do?” is the first thing asked. The amount of respect owed you is determined by the answer you give.
In the day of judgment, God will call you to account, not on the basis of how you feel, but on the basis of your walking in obedience to His commandments.
When you pass through the fire of adversity, and Scripture assures you that you will, 271 call upon the Father to do for you what He did for His Son. Do not try to glorify God in your own strength.
The Bible deals with relationships. All human relationships have as their goal the glory of God. It seems to me that there are five possible relationships.
Just as fruit cannot produce itself, but is the overflow of a healthy tree, so the fruit of the Christian life, in the form of good works, comes from a healthy life – i.e., one in whom the Holy Spirit dwells. Good works do not make a man pious; pious men do good works.
Any time you compromise what you know to be right to accomplish a goal, even if you are sure that it is a worthy goal, you know that you have sinned against God.
You can detect whether a person is spoiled, not by how much he owns but by his attitude; whether or not he is grateful for what he has.
You have become emotionally yoked, a yoke you are not willing to break. So you compromise God’s standards for worldly comforts.
Faith is commitment without knowing whether the object of your faith will meet your expectations.
Your happiness and His will for your life will always be within the parameter of what brings glory to His name.
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