Foolishness causes temper tantrums. Wisdom brings about calmness. Embrace calmness in the challenging, difficult, and hard times. Psalm 46:10 NLT - “Be still, and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation. I will be honored throughout the world.”
Are you a patient person? Are you an impatient person? Proverbs 14:29 NCV - Patient people have great understanding, but people with quick tempers show their foolishness.
Replace having no self-control with having self-control. Do your out-of-control emotions control you or do you control them? Self-control is being able to manage your emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. Pray and ask God for self-control every day.
Replace being nasty and hateful with being gentle and compassionate towards other people. Your gentleness and compassion will make a tremendous impact on the lives of other people.
Nobody can run away from irritating, minor, and major troubles. God is bigger than your troubles. Do not quit. God will help you. Psalm 46:1 (NLT) God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble.
What do you do when your life is falling apart? Who can you count on? The Bible has the answer. Psalm 105:4 NCV - Depend on the Lord and his strength; always go to him for help.
God’s watchful eyes. When God looks at you, what does He see? Psalm 139:3-4 NLT - You see me when I travel and when I rest at home. You know everything I do. You know what I am going to say even before I say it, LORD.
God is watching you? What does God know about you? Psalm 139:2 NLT - You know when I sit down or stand up. You know my thoughts even when I’m far away.
Goodwill is being calm, kind, and peaceful. Ill-will is being argumentative, unfriendly, and exhibiting negative behaviors. Do you strive to live in harmony? Psalm 133:1 (NLT) How wonderful and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony!
Everybody experiences curve balls. Unexpectant curve balls changes our lives. Listen to God because He knows what curve balls are around the corner. Strive to submit to God. Job 22:21 (NLT) “Submit to God, and you will have peace; then things will go well for you.
Nobody is good in the entire world. Everyone sins. No one takes one day off from sinning. When Jesus lived on the earth, He never sinned. Ecclesiastes 7:20 (NLT) Not a single person on earth is always good and never sins.
The Bible says to be strong and courageous. We need God’s help. He is mighty, strong, and powerful and He will give you courage and strength. Psalms 31:24 (NLT) So be strong and courageous, all you who put your hope in the LORD!
Strive to do what is good. Do not quit being good to others. Continue to be a giver. Galatians 6:9 ESV - And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.
Do your troubles cause you to feel depressed and hopeless? Use your troubles to make you a better person and not a bitter person. Ask for God’s help. Psalm 46:1 NLT - God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble.
People are attracted to honey and not vinegar. Speak kind and not nasty words. Proverbs 16:24 NLT - Kind words are like honey— sweet to the soul and healthy for the body.
What should we do to stay out of trouble? The Bible has the answer. Proverbs 21:23 NLT - watch your tongue and keep your mouth shut, and you will stay out of trouble.
Trust God when your life is spinning out of control, Trust God when troubles come knocking at your door. Nahum 1:7 NLT - The LORD is good, a strong refuge when trouble comes. He is close to those who trust in him.
Just because you wake up in the morning does not mean you have escaped death later that day or night. Make the most of every day. Psalm 39:5 - You have made my life no longer than the width of my hand. My entire lifetime is just a moment to you; at best, each of us is but a breath.