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For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.
Hebrews 12:11, ESV
We don’t like to think we deserve to endure pain nor discipline, but our sin does lead to it. And God uses the events in our life to discipline us (grow and mature us) in Christ as His adopted sons (and daughters).
And nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.
Isaiah 60:3, ESV
As amazing as humanity can be, it is only God has made, redeems, and upholds His creation. As various peoples come to Him, we join in His redemptive work as He draws us and moves through us.
For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel’s will save it.
Mark 8:35, ESV
We start out selfish, but Christ came to die and rise again for our forgiveness that we may join in His sacrifice and love others more than ourselves for His sake.
Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.
1 Peter 4:8, ESV
We often feel like we should enact justice, but God moves in us to love others with His love. Sometimes this involves using us to bring justice, but we are reminded that He paid the price for justice and will return to fulfill all justice against wickedness.
Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus
Philippians 2:5 ESV
We think we know best, but the state of our world shows otherwise. Instead, when our faith is in Christ, we are given His Holy Spirit who helps transform our minds to think like Christ.
His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence
2 Peter 1:3 ESV
We like to think we can figure everything out for ourselves and make our own way, but God has called us to a life of goodness we can never attain on our own. He gives us the power to live this life through the sacrifice and resurrection of Jesus and by the work of the Holy Spirit.
And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.”
Mark 16:15, ESV
This world has rejected God, but as the Father sent the Son to save the world, they send the Holy Spirit to send us to proclaim that message of His coming.
We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ
2 Corinthians 10:5, ESV
This world fights and argues against God. The Holy Spirit guides us in all truth, based on the Word, showing how our thoughts deviate from truth and then pointing us to Christ.
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you.
Psalm 32:8, ESV
In a world that says to follow your heart and do what feels good/right, God has shown us what the good and right way is. It is found in His Word, guided by the Holy Spirit who changes our hearts, and encouraged by faithful fellow Christians.
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