Clarify what matters.
“Do your planning and prepare your fields before building your house.” -Proverbs 24:27 NLT
“What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked. “My Rabbi,” the blind man said, “I want to see!” -Mark 10:51 NLT
Make every decision around it.
“Commit your work to the LORD, and your plans will succeed.” -Proverbs 16:3 CEB
Budget your money around it.
“Turn my heart to your laws, not to greedy gain. Turn my eyes away from looking at worthless things. Make me live by your way.” -Psalms 119:36-37 CEB
Build your relationships around it.
“Do not be fooled: “Bad friends will ruin good habits.” Come back to your right way of thinking and stop sinning…” -1 Corinthians 15:33-34 NCV
Raise your kids around it.
“And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” -Joshua 24:15 NKJV
Stop running crazy today for success tomorrow.
“If the Lord doesn’t build the house, the builders are working for nothing. If the Lord doesn’t guard the city, the guards are watching for nothing. It is no use for you to get up early and stay up late, working for a living. The Lord gives sleep to those he loves. Children are a gift from the Lord; babies are a reward. Children who are born to a young man are like arrows in the hand of a warrior. Happy is the man who has his bag full of arrows. They will not be defeated when they fight their enemies at the city gate.” -Psalms 127:1-5 NCV
Stop doing things that stopped working a long time ago.
“Then Jesus told this story: “A man planted a fig tree in his garden and came again and again to see if there was any fruit on it, but he was always disappointed. Finally, he said to his gardener, ‘I’ve waited three years, and there hasn’t been a single fig! Cut it down. It’s just taking up space in the garden.’ “The gardener answered, ‘Sir, give it one more chance. Leave it another year, and I’ll give it special attention and plenty of fertilizer. If we get figs next year, fine. If not, then you can cut it down. “ -Luke 13:6-9 NLT
Cosmetic change alone won’t change your life.
“This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!” -2 Corinthians 5:17 NLT
Stop fighting unnecessary battles AND setting yourself up for unnecessary battles.
“Her parents were overwhelmed, but Jesus insisted that they not tell anyone what had happened.” -Luke 8:56 NLT
