Many, if not all, of the problems in the world today could be solved if we would simply put Christian principles into our daily lives. Think about it. If we would just follow the Ten Commandments, how much better of a world would it be? And learning them doesn't even mean digging very deep into the Bible. You can study all the principles that we should use for taking care of the poor or sick, to respecting others, etc. But in order for these things to actually take place we have to:
1 - Receive Christ Jesus as Lord
2 - Live our lives rooted in him (and his Word)
3 - Strengthen our faith thru reading the Bible (Romans 10:17), prayer (Matthew 17:20-21), obedience (Luke 17:7-10), and placing our faith in the right thing (John 14:6)
4 - For younger people to live a proper lifestyle they must be TAUGHT by their parents how to live. Your kids will do what you do. If you go to church, they will, if you work, they will. But if you commit crimes, or you don't work, they will follow in that path as well.
5 - Be Thankful. Try to truly be thankful for the little blessings in your life today. If you're reading this, you have internet, eyesight, you're breathing. I doubt anyone reading this is starving or without water today. You may not have a 3,000 square foot house or brand new car but you have your health and hopefully family. If you approach things with an attitude of thanks, it makes stressful or bad situations so much easier to handle.
"So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness." - Colossians 2:6-7
Dear Heavenly Father,
I pray today thanking you for coming into my life as my Lord and Savior. I thank you for devotional books and the Bible that I can read daily without risk of persecution to stay rooted in You. I thank you for strengthening my faith through trials that I've been through. And I thank you so much for parents that raised me in church, raised me to work hard, and raised me to be a good man. I know I make mistakes everyday that would be disappointing to them and to you so I also thank you for your grace and mercy and forgiveness. Lord, please help our country turn to you instead of social media and celebrities for guidance. You gave us the "how to" book on life thousands of years ago. In your name I pray, amen.
1 - Receive Christ Jesus as Lord
2 - Live our lives rooted in him (and his Word)
3 - Strengthen our faith thru reading the Bible (Romans 10:17), prayer (Matthew 17:20-21), obedience (Luke 17:7-10), and placing our faith in the right thing (John 14:6)
4 - For younger people to live a proper lifestyle they must be TAUGHT by their parents how to live. Your kids will do what you do. If you go to church, they will, if you work, they will. But if you commit crimes, or you don't work, they will follow in that path as well.
5 - Be Thankful. Try to truly be thankful for the little blessings in your life today. If you're reading this, you have internet, eyesight, you're breathing. I doubt anyone reading this is starving or without water today. You may not have a 3,000 square foot house or brand new car but you have your health and hopefully family. If you approach things with an attitude of thanks, it makes stressful or bad situations so much easier to handle.
"So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness." - Colossians 2:6-7
Dear Heavenly Father,
I pray today thanking you for coming into my life as my Lord and Savior. I thank you for devotional books and the Bible that I can read daily without risk of persecution to stay rooted in You. I thank you for strengthening my faith through trials that I've been through. And I thank you so much for parents that raised me in church, raised me to work hard, and raised me to be a good man. I know I make mistakes everyday that would be disappointing to them and to you so I also thank you for your grace and mercy and forgiveness. Lord, please help our country turn to you instead of social media and celebrities for guidance. You gave us the "how to" book on life thousands of years ago. In your name I pray, amen.
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