Live To Be Considered Worthy By God

 We pleaded with you, encouraged you, and urged you to live your lives in a way that God would consider worthy. For he called you to share in his Kingdom and glory.

1 Thessalonians 2:12 NLT

https://bible.com/bible/116/1th.2.12.NLT

I must live the way God considers worthy, I must live according to his word and folllow what Jesus said.

Think of Others and Thank God for Them

 

As we to our God and Father about you, we think of your faithful work, your loving deeds, and the enduring hope you have because of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 1:3 NLT

https://bible.com/bible/116/1th.1.3.NLT

I must have enduring hope that comes from Jesus, I must think of others and think of how they are living for Christ.  I must remember the enduring hope that I have because of Jesus.

It's A Joy to Trust the Lord

 

4Oh, the joys of those who trust the Lord,

who have no confidence in the proud or in those who worship idols.

Psalm 40:4

It's easy to forget to trust the Lord when everything is going crazy.  I must remember to trust him because he is the source of my joy.  Today, worshipping idols isn't always worshipping objects, these days it's saying, "This person is my idol".  People will let me down, but the Lord never will.  He gives me joy and I trust him because I trust him and not people who will let me down.

Live By The Spirit

 8Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful nature will harvest decay and death from that sinful nature. But those who live to please the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit.

Galatians 6:8

I must live to please the Spirit and not my sinful nature.  It's very hard to do that but I must rely on Jesus to continue to live by the Spirit and not my sinful nature. 

God Is My Refuge

 This I declare about the Lord: He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; he is my God, and I trust him.

Psalms 91:2 NLT

https://bible.com/bible/116/psa.91.2.NLT

I've had to trust God with some medical things that came up that I wasn't expecting, but He blessed me and I'll be able to get it taken care of very soon.  I can trust him no matter what happens in my life and I don't have to be afraid because He is my refuge.

Don't Be Afraid or Discouraged

 He said, “Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the Lord says: Do not be afraid! Don’t be discouraged by this mighty army, for the battle is not yours, but God’s.

2 Chronicles 20:15 NLT

https://bible.com/bible/116/2ch.20.15.NLT

In this world of chaos and confusion and bad things happening all around me, I need to look to God and not be discouraged by everything going on in the world.  He will fight my battles.

Live In The Light

 

But if we are living in the light, as God is in the light, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.

1 John 1:7 NLT

https://bible.com/bible/116/1jn.1.7.NLT\

I must live in the light and have fellowship with God, If I continue to live in the light, Jesus will clense me from all sin.