Living For Today!: MY FAVORITE BIBLE VERSES!

Living One Day At A Time

Living one day at a time is important to me because I tend to always look ahead and never experience "the now". I rush through things instead of just slowing down to enjoy them.

This is what
LIVING ONE DAY AT A TIME means to me:

To not be concerned about the past or the future.

Bringing my attention to
the things at hand.

To control my wandering mind that gets pulled away from today by worries about the future or regrets over the past.

Getting rid of anticipation and preparation that keeps me from enjoying the moment.

To approach today's tasks as if they were the only difficulties I will ever face.

"Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don't get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes." Matthew 6:34

Sunday, May 11

MY FAVORITE BIBLE VERSES!

Colossians 3:23
"Do what you're told by your earthly masters. And don't just do the minimum that will get you by. Do your best. Work from the heart for your real Master, for God, confident that you'll get paid in full when you come into your inheritance. Keep in mind always that the ultimate Master you're serving is Christ. The sullen servant who does shoddy work will be held responsible. Being a follower of Jesus doesn't cover up bad work."

Matthew 6:34
"Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don't get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes."

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Are There Benefits To Pain And Suffering?

1- Pain and suffering can help us to learn important lessons in life. Example: A mother eagle forcing her baby out of the nest to teach it to fly.

2- Pain and suffering can bring about creativity, resourcefulness and courage. Example: Parents who lost a child helping to pass laws or starting organizations to protect other children. Artists and composers sometimes do their greatest work during times of pain or loss.

3- Pain and suffering can help us to comfort others who are going through similar pain. Example: This is the benefit of support groups for various problems. People who have faced the same problems are able to help and encourage others.

4- Pain and suffering can help to shape our character. Example: People who have survived as prisoners of war or persecutions often have a strength of character which is admired by others.

5- Pain and suffering can test us to show what we are made of. Example: The patriarch Abraham was tested; Job, the ancient man of wealth was tested; the apostle Peter was tested; and the early Christians were tested. In all cases the testing showed the weaknesses and the strengths of their faith in God.

6- Pain and suffering can lead to repentance and salvation. Example: Sometimes it takes pain and suffering to turn a person's life around and head it in the right direction.

7- Pain and suffering can sometimes help us to trust God. Perhaps we are forced to turn to God because we have no other place to turn. Example: There are numerous people who have made the decision to trust God because of their pain and suffering.

8- Bearing pain and suffering well can be an inspiration to others. Example: A child born with no hands, only one stub of an arm and no thighs, but he has been an inspiraton to many.

9- Pain and suffering can prevent us from becoming dangerously proud. Example: Again Paul said that his "thorn in the flesh" was to keep him from becoming proud and arrogant.

10- Sometimes pain and suffering in the life of one person can result in the advancement of the gospel in the life of another person. Example: I know a family who accepted Christ because of the suffering of one member who died of cancer.