Minister's corner
In Your Best Interest |
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Words have the power to build up and to tear down. Words of instruction can sometimes hurt our ears and egos when the intent was to improve our performance. The teacher wanting to draw the best out of a student, the coach wanting to move a player to the next level, or the employer believing the worker can make a breakthrough in her career will say words intended to bless, but the fragile ear often hears insult. Knowing the difference between those who care about you and those who seek to hurt you is the key to filtering comments from others in an effective way. Those who love you want to help you succeed in life and may need to speak some difficult words at times to help you past a barrier. If a loved one's words make you angry or sullen, it is probably more about the weakness in your life than the harshness in the comment.
To live in prosperous times can be a barrier to spiritual growth. When the closet is so full that you squeeze your clothes in rather than hang them; when the drawers won't open because the contents hang on the frame; when the car won't fit in the garage for all your other stuff-it is time to hear words from the Lord about the challenge of riches. Here are quotes from Jesus that you know, but like a parent's instruction to "clean up your room," need to be heard and taken as being in your best interest:
"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth..." -Matthew 6:19.
"For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also" -Matthew 6:21.
"You cannot serve both God and Money" -Matthew 6:24.
"But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well" -Matthew 6:33.
"Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it" -Matthew 10:39.
Advice for life stings most when it hits the places in our heart where we struggle the most. Remember that Jesus loves us and wants to give us life. Let's take his advice and become all that he believes we can be.
~ Karl
"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth..." -Matthew 6:19.
"For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also" -Matthew 6:21.
"You cannot serve both God and Money" -Matthew 6:24.
"But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well" -Matthew 6:33.
"Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it" -Matthew 10:39.
Advice for life stings most when it hits the places in our heart where we struggle the most. Remember that Jesus loves us and wants to give us life. Let's take his advice and become all that he believes we can be.
~ Karl
"You cannot serve both God and Money" -Matthew 6:24.
"But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well" -Matthew 6:33.
"Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it" -Matthew 10:39.
Advice for life stings most when it hits the places in our heart where we struggle the most. Remember that Jesus loves us and wants to give us life. Let's take his advice and become all that he believes we can be.
~ Karl
"Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it" -Matthew 10:39.
Advice for life stings most when it hits the places in our heart where we struggle the most. Remember that Jesus loves us and wants to give us life. Let's take his advice and become all that he believes we can be.
~ Karl