Ways to follow
Whether you like it or not, someone will always do something against you, both in your presence or absence, even if you’ve done nothing wrong. When such people are caught, first be merciful to them before you give out the right punishment to them (if you have the authority) to make them desist from such acts.
The scripture says God is kind to the unthankful and evil (see Luke 6:35). And if this same God now dwells in us by His Spirit as believers, then we ought to love as He does.
Offences are a part of life. We will all be offended by others at some point, and we will all offend others at some point. It is crucial to know how to handle offences in a biblical way.
Take heed what you hear. Spend time with God and be wrapped up in His presence so that your definition of right and wrong to govern your life will be determined by Him.
Learn how to filter people’s words and pick those which align with what God has told you and move with it. Think deeply about people’s suggestions to you before listening to them. But above all, prioritise God’s what God has said (as well as what you agree with your spouse to do if you’re married).
God loves you too much to see you destroyed. Stay away from a fool. Sometimes, audit your friends and weigh their contributions to your life. And those you find guilty of influencing you negatively, remove them from your life.
It’s God’s desire for you to prosper, so much so that you’ll lend to others and not borrow (see Deuteronomy 28:12). Stop overspending money you don’t earn, else you’ll keep borrowing from people to buy things you can’t afford, but you want.
You shouldn’t give yourself to everything and everybody while leaving your family aside. Sometimes, withdraw from all things that take your time to spend quality time thinking about making Christ known in your family‘s daily activities.
Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived on this Earth, said that when it comes to war (finding solutions to problems), you need guidance. That means that what you know will not always be enough to battle the issues you face. So, normalise outsourcing of information to make your life better. But be careful where you get the information.
In Galatians 6:9, the Bible urges us to continue doing good to people as Christians without growing weary. But why? Because there’s a due season to reap our labour of good works.
We live in an evil age. So you’ve got to be circumspect in your interactions with people.
You can’t overpay the debt of love to the brethren. When Jesus said that we should love one another as His disciples, He didn’t put an expiry date to that command; neither did He add exceptions to it.
