The Psalmist said in Psalms 41:1 that blessed are those who have regard for the weak. But why? It’s because the Lord delivers such people when they are in trouble. Do you see another man’s weakness as an opportunity to disgrace him or to cushion him in prayer?
Your ministry, business, family or corporation can crumble to nothing without God in a day. You’re not too big. So don’t be proud. Stay humble and keep following Jesus.
The Bible says clearly in 1 Corinthians 13:5 that love keeps no record of wrongs. When you read the New King James Version of that part of the scripture, it uses “think no evil” in place of “keeps no record of wrongs.” What does that mean? It implies that when you keep remembering the offences your offenders do to you, the spirit of vengeance will keep bombarding your mind with evil things to do to pay back evil to your offenders. Think about that for a moment!
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.
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.
