...Each of us did the work the Lord gave us. I planted the seed in your hearts, and Apollos watered it, but it was God who made it grow. (1Co3:5,6) Look here, you who say., "Today or tomorrow we are going to a certain town...we will do business there and make a profit." How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow?...(Ja4:13,14)
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"Yes, I am the Vine; you are the branches....For apart from Me you can do nothing. (Jo15:5)
So Jesus said, ... "I do nothing on My own but say only what the Father taught Me." (Jo8:28) "...but My Father who lives in Me does His work through Me." (Jo14:10)
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The LORD is My Shepherd; I have all that I need....My cup overflows with blessings. (Ps23:1,5)
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Then the LORD said, "My Spirit will not put up with humans for such a long time, for they are only mortal flesh. In the future, their normal lifespan will be no more than 120 years." (Ge6:3) For everything, there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven. Yet God has made everything beautiful in its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart,... (Ec3:1,11)
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...All the believers except the Apostles were scattered through the regions of Judea and Samaria. But the believers who were scattered preached the Good News about Jesus wherever they went. (Ac8:1,4)
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...Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honourable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. (Ph4:8)
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Because the Lord is My Shepherd, I have everything I need!(Ps23:11the Living Bible) Soldiers don't get tied up in the affairs of civilian life, for then they cannot please the officer who enlisted them.(2Ti2:4)
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For the despondent, every day brings trouble; for the happy heart, life is a continual feast.(Pr15:15)
How I see things or behave towards someone or something, doesn't change that person or the situation, it changes me. Having a bad attitude never produces good results. I have lost days in my life to a bad attitude that I can never retrieve. My attitude drove away my love ones and solved nothing. Even when I am right and have a legitimate reason to be upset, my attitude can erode relationships that have taken years to build.
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Psalm 59 v 16 But as for me, I will sing about Your power. Each morning I will sing with joy about your unfailing love. For You have been My Refuge, a place of safety when I am in distress.
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He (God) cuts off every branch of mine that doesn't produce fruit, and He prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more.(Jo15:2)
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