"Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night."
Psalms 1:1-2
Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. ***John 15:16
Isa 55:7 "Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord , and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon."
Mat 6:33 "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you."
Put the FIRST first; begin all things with the BEGINNING of all things. God first, that's God's strategy for success in life.
Amos 5:4 "For thus saith the LORD unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live:"
Seek and serve the Lord above all else, and you shall live.
Gal 2:20 "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me."
Col 3:9-10 "Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:"
Tit 2:11-12 "For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;"
Php 1:9-10 "And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;
That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ."
Gal 2:18 "For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor."
Similarly, if I destroy the good deeds which I built, I make myself a transgressor.
Matt 22:39 "And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."
Obeying the 1st commandment (i.e. love God) enables you to obey the 2nd (i.e. love others), while obeying the 2nd is the evidence that you obeyed the first.
A loveless believer is a sinner.
Mat 22:37-38 "Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart,and with all thy soul,and with all thy mind.
This is the first and great commandment."
Loving the Lord is the foundation of true walk with God, and genuine work for Him. Love God genuinely
Matt 22:2-3 "The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,
And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come."
Have you come to the saving grace of the Lord Jesus Christ?
Part of self discovery is not only to realize who we really are, but also whose we really are.
Not all created by God created a place for God, but surely all will realize in the end that we're actually worth nothing without God.
If you constantly stay within the Vine, your life would constantly experience the touch of Divine. It's only the One who gave life that is able to give solution to the problems of life. Stay with God; that's the only way to stay safe.
GOD LOVES YOU
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be saved.
*John 3:16-17
Forgiveness is a blessing and gift to yourself not others really. The amount of forgiveness you give is the same you get.
Forgive, so that you can be forgiven.