[Proverbs 6:6-11] Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones. Learn from their ways and become wise! [7] Though they have no prince or governor or ruler to make them work, [8] they labor hard all summer, gathering food for the winter. [9] But you, lazybones, how long will you sleep? When will you wake up? [10] A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest-- [11] then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.
God is able to help __________________ He wants.
Following Jesus is about living a __________________ life.
[Titus 3:4-5] But--"When God our Savior revealed his kindness and love, [5] he saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit.
We can't rely on ourselves or our actions for our __________________.
God helps those who take __________________.
[James 2:26] Just as the body is dead without breath, so also faith is dead without good works.
God helps those who are __________________.
[James 4:6] But he gives us even more grace to stand against such evil desires. As the Scriptures say, "God opposes the proud but favors the humble."
God helps those who _________________ help themselves.
[Isaiah 25:4] But you are a tower of refuge to the poor, O LORD, a tower of refuge to the needy in distress. You are a refuge from the storm and a shelter from the heat. For the oppressive acts of ruthless people are like a storm beating against a wall.
God helps those who __________________.
[James 4:2c] Yet you don't have what you want because you don't ask God for it.
God helps those who help __________________.
[Luke 6:38 NIV]
Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you."
