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The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.
Psalm 34:18, ESV
Life can be hard, disheartening, oppressive, scary, depressing, and all-around cruddy.
God is closest during these times. Take hold of His hand.
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.
Ephesians 6:10, ESV
The Lord is our strength. Trust in Him, not your own abilities.
Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.
Proverbs 3:7, ESV
Do not assume you know more than God or that He lacks understanding. Realize your need for His grace and forgiveness, that His way is right, and that your life is in His hands.
Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 22:6, ESV
In general, how you raise your children is how they will live their lives and raise their children.
What do you teach the next generation is important? Is God even a part of it?
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.
2 Timothy 3:16-17, ESV
God moved through men to write the Bible. Every word of it can be used for teaching, preaching, correcting sinful behavior, and growing closer to God.
This is why we want to read it regularly. (Daily, if possible!)
And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
Joshua 24:15, ESV
We have a choice, every moment of every day, to serve God or reject Him.
How do you choose? Trust God’s Word and the counsel from His Church.
But you must choose.
I thank my God in all my remembrance of you,
Philippians 1:3, ESV
Do you love and pray for the Church? We may not always agree on everything, but it is our family. We should pray for each other with thanksgiving everyday.
As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you; you shall be comforted in Jerusalem.
Isaiah 66:13, ESV
When Christ returns, all of our fears, pain, grief will be removed and comforted. While we wait, we can cast all our cares and sin on Him.
Seek God in all things.
For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.
Romans 1:20, ESV
Evidence for God’s existence are everywhere. Some may try to claim they never knew, but God has said otherwise.
The ultimate proof, though, is the resurrection of Jesus.
For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death.
2 Corinthians 7:10, ESV
We should feel guilty for our sins, and it should produce grief that we “hurt God”. But it is only good grief if we turn from our sin.
It is the difference between Peter and Judas Iscariot.
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