Thought Cards | Tag: effort
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"It is good but I don't think it is worth the effort in getting it"
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Isaiah 55:8 ,8 "
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."
John 4:34 "Jesus said unto them,
The love we have for doing a work is more important than the gains we perceive we will get from it because things that we do for the sake of our love for them are things that impart strength and life to our lives
Proverbs 12:24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be put to forced labor.
In all we do we need to be motivated by the love for work and not the love for rest because with diligence comes worthy rewards
Hebrews 13:2 Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
Every kind of work God has entrusted to us is what God uses to make us more perfect in walking in His will
Proverbs 12:27 The slothful man roasts not that which he took in hunting: but the possessions of a diligent man are precious.
"All my efforts did not amount to anything"
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Mark 9:23 "Jesus said unto him,
Romans 4:16 "Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the descendants; not to those only who are of the law, but to those also who are of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,"
What is done in faith is might not accomplish anything in itself but always draws the power or grace of God which is able to do anything.
"Even my best efforts did not amount to anything, why bother to try again"
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Romans 9:16 "So then it is not of him that wills, nor of him that runs, but of God that shows mercy."
man's best efforts are his efforts of faith in God's grace and mercy. The effectiveness of his efforts is determined by the grace he receives by faith
Mark 12:30 "
what we do with our strength is worship(love offering) to God and worshiping God means more to God and to us than anything else. Until we do things with an attitude of worship it never amounts to anything. When we do things with the attitude of worship we then have the foundation to see success. Success is the by-product of our doing things as worship to God
"There are enough people doing this work,my efforts will be insignificant"
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2Corinthians 5:7 "(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)"
1Corinthians 12:22 "Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:"
Joshua 1:8 "
Psalm 1:3 "And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he does shall prosper."
Deuteronomy 28:13 "And the LORD shall make you the head, and not the tail; and you shall be above only, and you shall not be beneath; if that you hearken unto the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you this day, to observe and to do them:"
"Even if I would succeed in this it will take too much effort"
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Psalm 62:11 God has spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongs unto God.
Zechariah 4:6 "Then he answered and spoke unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying,
Romans 8:14 "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."
Psalm 18:32 "It is God that girds me with strength, and makes my way perfect."
"Even if I put in my effort, the results won't last, why bother"
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Romans 8:14 "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."
Colossians 3:23 "And whatsoever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;"
The worth of a thing and the way to do it is not defined by my thoughts but defined by God's thoughts which is freely accessible though the Spirit of God who is in every child of God