1. Show leaders Respect & wholehearted love
2. Live peacefully with each other
3. Warn those who are lazy
4. Encourage those who are timid
5. Take tender care of those who are weak
6. Be patient with everyone
7. Always do good to each other
8. Always be joyful
9. Never stop praying
10. Be thankful in ALL circumstances
11. Test everything that is said
12. Stay away from every kind of evil
"(12) Dear brothers and sisters, honor those who are your leaders in the Lord’s work. They work hard among you and give you spiritual guidance. (13) Show them great respect and wholehearted love because of their work. And live peacefully with each other. (14) Brothers and sisters, we urge you to warn those who are lazy. Encourage those who are timid. Take tender care of those who are weak. Be patient with everyone. (15) See that no one pays back evil for evil, but always try to do good to each other and to all people. (16) Always be joyful. (17) Never stop praying. (18) Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. (19) Do not stifle the Holy Spirit. (20) Do not scoff at prophecies,(21) but test everything that is said. Hold on to what is good. (22) Stay away from every kind of evil."
This is a great way to reflect on what we're thankful for and to always be seeking to stay above reproach. John Mark spoke Sunday, November 22. This was his message and it was good enough to blog about!
Wholeheartedness is what I long for. I found it in the Lord at the foot of the cross. The journey of life is every changing. Through those changes I grow, am challenged, experiences develop, I become more and more like the women I was created to be. This blog is a spot to document the parts of the journey which stick out.
Life Verse
"If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. But when you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind. Such people should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. Their loyalty is divided between God and the world, and they are unstable in everything they do." James 1:5-8
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