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by Bob and Debby Gass
Six principles to live by
November 14, 2009
‘...Get understanding.’ Proverbs 4:7 NKJV
Incorporate these six principles into your life: (1) Don’t worry, when you’re doing your best. God accepts no less, but He demands no more. ‘Trust in the Lord, and do good…and He shall give you the desires of your heart!’ (Psalm 37:3-4 NKJV) (2) Don’t hurry, when success depends on accuracy. ‘Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity, but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty.’ (Proverbs 21:5 NLT) (3) Don’t form conclusions until you have all the facts. Everyone you meet has unmet needs, unhealed wounds and unfulfilled hopes. If you want people to evaluate you by your best qualities, rather than your worst, ‘Do to others as you would like them to do to you.’ (Luke 6:31 NLT) (4) Don’t believe a thing is impossible without trying it. When you are in God’s will, doing things God’s way, sensitive to His timing and willing to persevere, your problems are just a platform for Him to work on your behalf ‘…we must wait patiently and confidently.’ (Romans 8:25 NLT) (5) Don’t waste your time on trivial matters. In order to put first things first, you must ask yourself, ‘What is it that only I can do, or do best?’ Only when you’ve answered that question will you know what you should do. (6) Don’t think that good intentions are an acceptable excuse for doing nothing. Examine your life: are you a ‘talker’ or a ‘doer?’ Get specific about your diet and your devotions, your finances and your family, etc. Write these words on a card and read them regularly: ‘If it’s to be, it’s up to me.’ James writes: ‘…faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.’ (James 2:17 NKJV)
SoulFood: 1 Chron 16-18, John 11:1-16, Ps 105:1-15, Pr 26:17-22
The Word for Today is authored by Bob and Debby Gass and published under licence from UCB International Copyright © 2009
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