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"I fear that I might not be doing my best"
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Hebrews 4:10 "For he that is entered into his rest, he also has ceased from his own works, as God did from his."
Psalm 127:1 ,1 "A song of ascents. Of Solomon. Unless the LORD builds the house, they labor in vain that build it: unless the LORD keeps the city, the watchman wakes, but in vain.",2 "It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he gives his beloved sleep."
"I wish I had done things differently"
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Philippians 3:13 "Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,"
Luke 9:62 "And Jesus said unto him,
I can't reach the best if I am distracted. Concentration is a great asset for reaching the best.
Romans 9:16 "So then it is not of him that wills, nor of him that runs, but of God that shows mercy."
What makes the difference is not my past but God's mercy
1Corinthians 15:9 "For I am the least of the apostles, who am not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God."
My past does not have the power to determine my end. It is God's power.
Romans 8:28 "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose."
The fulfilment of God's purpose for me is determined by my love for him and not my past.
Isaiah 54:10 "
The covenant of faith towards God assures me of God's best notwithstanding what happens.
Hebrews 10:17
My faith in God prevents my previous mistakes from affecting me negatively in the future.
2Timothy 1:9 "Who has saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,"
God has not purposed to choose the best people to enjoy the best things but He chooses the worst things to make them enjoy the best things via their faith in Christ.
"I am better than him because I did what he couldn't do"
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2Corinthians 3:5 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;
"I can't say sorry but I will make it up to him"
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1John 3:18 "My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth."
Colossians 3:23 "And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;"
Matthew 12:37 "
"From his reaction, I don't think he likes me"
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Colossians 3:3 "For you are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God."
"It is a sign of weakness to be kind to your enemies"
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Proverbs 25:21 "If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink:"
Matthew 5:46 "
Matthew 5:44 "
Great honour is received through kindness to your enemies.
Luke 6:33 "
Luke 6:35 "
1Corinthians 3:19 "For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He takes the wise in their own craftiness."
For it is written He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
1Corinthians 1:25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
"So far as he is a Christian, its ok to marry him"
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Matthew 18:19 "
A good marriage requires a good agreement between of spiritsoul and body of the parties
Amos 3:3 "Can two walk together, except they are agreed?"
"What If I propose and she rejects me, I would not be able to stand the embarrassment and hurt"
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2Corinthians 5:7 "(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)"
Romans 1:17 "For in it is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith."
Philippians 4:8 "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things."
Colossians 3:3 "For you are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God."
"I will stop sinning and be holy, then I can accept Christ"
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Galatians 2:16 "Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified."
Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Romans 3:20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
Titus 3:5 "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit;"
2Timothy 1:9 "Who has saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,"
"I have forgiven him but things can't be the same between us for some time"
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Hebrews 8:11 ,11 "
The power of the forgiveness God wants us to walk in is the kind that results in the treating of the least of our relationships as the greatest of our relationships because the power of sin that destroys relationships has been destroyed completely by the blood covenant of Jesus.\Heb 8:11-12 1Co 13:7-8 It doesn't take time for broken relationships to be fully restored but it takes our ability to walk in love and forget offences
Matthew 26:28 "
The power offenses have to disrupt our relationships has already been destroyed by the power of Jesus. The full restoration of broken relationships is not therefore a Matter of time but a Matter of our understanding and faith in the purpose of the blood of Jesus
Matthew 18:15 "
Our gains in life is measured by the quality of our relationships and the quality of our relationship is seen in how immune they are to offenses and how quickly they are restored when offenses arise.\Matt 5:23-24 How quickly we restore our relationships is the quality of our fellowship with God\Matt 5:23-24 Because we are connected to God by faith we have power to restore our relationships without delay\Matt 5:23-24 We are able to restore our relationships soon enough to the measure of our fellowship with God
"Even if I put in all my energy, all the credit will go to someone else, why bother"
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Galatians 6:7 "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man sows, that shall he also reap."
Isaiah 65:21 ,21 "
2Timothy 2:6 The farmer that labors must be first partaker of the fruits.
It is a mockery of God for the righteous to work and not enjoy the fruits of their own labor. Because it is impossible for God to be mocked it is impossible for me to work and not enjoy the fruits of my own labour.
Isaiah 65:3 "
It takes being a child of God and walking in your sonship to fully partake of the profit or fruits of your labour
Deuteronomy 28:30 "You shall betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: you shall build a house, and you shall not dwell therein: you shall plant a vineyard, and shall not gather the grapes thereof."
The will of God is not to work and another get the benefit therefore this irony is the sign that we are not obeying God's law and will for our lives.
Proverbs 13:22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children: but the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
Deuteronomy 28:1 "And it shall come to pass, if you shall hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD your God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command you this day, that the LORD your God will set you on high above all nations of the earth:"
Deuteronomy 28:15 "But it shall come to pass, if you will not hearken unto the voice of the LORD your God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command you this day; that all these curses shall come upon you, and overtake you:"
Ecclesiastes 2:26 "For God gives to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he gives the work of gathering and heaping up, only that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and grasping of the wind."
Proverbs 28:8 "He that by usury and unjust gain increases his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor."
Job 27:16 ,16 "Though he heap up silver as the dust, and pile up clothing as the clay;",17 "He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver."
"I am the quiet and timid type, evangelism is not for me"
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Mark 8:38 "
"I have done a lot of good things , any wrong I do, will not be considered"
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James 2:10 "For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all."
Ecclesiastes 10:1 Dead flies cause the ointment of the perfumer to send forth a foul odor: so does a little folly to him that is respected for wisdom and honor.
Matthew 5:48 "
Isaiah 64:6 "But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away."
Matthew 5:20 "
Matthew 5:19 "
1Corinthians 10:12 Therefore let him that thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.
"When you forgive people easily, you give then license to continue to hurt you"
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Isaiah 33:24 "And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell in it shall be forgiven their iniquity."
The power of forgiveness is the same power for healing. How easily we forgive is how easily we are healed from offences\Isa 33:24 How easily we forgive determines how easily the healing power of God can flow into our lives\Matt 18:35Isa 33:24 How easily we forgive others determines how easily we receive the forgiveness of God into our lives and how easily we receive God's forgiveness is how easily we are healed and restored\Matt 18:35 We can forgive others as easily as we have received God's forgiveness. The evidence of our reception of God's forgiveness in our lives is the ease with which we forgive others
Luke 7:47 "
Galatians 6:9 "And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not."
1John 2:2 "And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world."
"I can't make up my mind on this issue"
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Psalm 18:32 "It is God that girds me with strength, and makes my way perfect."
Colossians 3:15 "And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you are called in one body; and be thankful."
Romans 14:17 "For the kingdom of God is not food and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit."
1Corinthians 2:16 "For who has known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ."
Philippians 4:6 ,6 Be anxious for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.,7 "And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.",8 "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things."
Psalm 23:3 He restores my soul: he leads me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
"God wants me to be in this church, that is why He made me to be born into it"
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Jeremiah 3:15 "
You discover the church God has given you. You don't just choose church
"It is very good, but I want something perfect"
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1Corinthians 1:27 But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
Romans 8:14 "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."
"It is impossible to understand God and His ways"
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1John 2:27 "But the anointing which you have received of him abides in you, and you need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teaches you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it has taught you, you shall abide in him."
Isaiah 1:18 "
The fact that I can reason with God means that I can understand the thoughts of God
1Corinthians 2:16 "For who has known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ."
John 16:13 "
James 1:5 "If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all men liberally, and reproaches not; and it shall be given him."
Ephesians 1:17 ,17 "That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:",18 "The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what is the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,"
Ephesians 3:18 ,18 "May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;",19 "And to know the love of Christ, which passes knowledge, that you might be filled with all the fullness of God."
Ephesians 4:13 "Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ:"
John 17:3 "
My new life in God has been design with the capacity and full purpose to know and express God
Job 32:8 But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty gives him understanding.
1Corinthians 2:10 "But God has revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searches all things, yea, the deep things of God."
"This attitude/act irritates me a lot"
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Romans 2:4 Or despise you the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?
"I am a bad person, I don't think I deserve to have such a privilege"
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2Corinthians 5:17 "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creation: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."
Through my faith In Christ Jesus everything about my life of sin is replaced with everything about Christ's life of righteousness with all His privileges in heaven and on earth
2Corinthians 8:9 "For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that you through his poverty might be rich."
2Corinthians 5:21 "For he has made him, who knew no sin, to be sin for us; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him."
Christ who deserves every good privilege and nothing evil became every evil thing so that I will be made deserving of all good privileges
1Timothy 1:15 "This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief."
Paul who called himself the greatest of all sinners received the greatest of all privileges (even an apostle of Jesus Christ)
Luke 22:34 "And he said,
Peter received one of the greatest privileges of the kingdom though he committed one of the greatest sins against the kingdom
Anything that discourages you from reaching the best should be forgotten.