Despise Not Who You Meet for the First Time
Despise not who you meet for the first time wherever you go. God can do wonders through the strangers you meet. However, be discerning, lest you entertain an evil companion in your life.
Submission Makes You Malleable in Life
Never say because you know your mandate, you’re going to rebel against spiritual authority. Continue serving. When it’s time for God to take you out from there, He knows how to do it without your struggle.
Five Virtues Every Christian Must Cultivate
Be able to live peacefully with unbelievers and even fellow believers without quarrels and strife. Be gentle unto all men. Clothe yourself with patience. Correct those in opposition to the gospel. Practise these things because Jesus Christ also lived that way, and whoever emulates Jesus is also worthy of your imitation.
See People Through God’s Lens
Let’s stop being sarcastic to just anybody we meet. Remember that all men are not the same, even though people can appear with no special distinguishing features. May God give you understanding to see people through His lens, lest you despise the great but ordinary in appearance.
Use Your Freedom to Serve One Another in Love
True freedom is found in Christ Jesus, not in our efforts or in the world. But after being set free by Jesus, there’s more. That is, to keep your freedom by grace and use it to serve one another humbly in love.
Learn Humility Through Divine Obedience the Jesus’ Way
All the grace you need to live in godly humility is in Christ, not your human strength or strategies. It’s God who works in you, both to will and do his good pleasure (see Philippians 2:13). Hence, it’s not about you but God in you helping you to live in submission to His ways by the direction of the Holy Spirit and the Word.
God Rewards Anyone Who Intentionally Humbles himself unto Him
No matter how many things you’ve done unto God’s kingdom, don’t pride yourself in it. Give credit to grace for everything, casting all the cares before Him. That’s intentional godly humility, and He’ll reward you for that.
The Biblical Solution to Narcissism
When you start to find your identity in what you’ve achieved instead of what God thinks about you, you begin becoming narcissistic. Recognise grace in all your accomplishments, not your human works.
Cast All Your Care Upon the Lord
1 Peter 5:6-7 (NKJV)
[6] Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, [7] casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.
God Guides the Humble in What Is Right
In Psalm 25:9, David says God guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way. So to receive and submit to God’s guidance, you must possess humility.
Go to the Despised Wise Person to Learn Wisdom
Look around your life – your church, classmates or even neighbours. There’s at least one wise believer, yet despised, so people don’t listen to him. Don’t be fooled. Humble yourself, go to the person and learn the ways of God. You’ll be a tremendous blessing for doing this.
In All Your Ways Submit to Him
God knew you before bringing you into the world. So when He provides you leadership and says, “submit to Me,” it’s not because He wants to cage your life. No! It’s because He knows what is best for you, far beyond your knowledge.