Adam Fedyk

Touching Reality

Ephesians 4:17-19 (MSG)
And so I insist—and God backs me up on this—that there be no going along with the crowd, the empty-headed, mindless crowd. They've refused for so long to deal with God that they've lost touch not only with God but with reality itself. They can't think straight anymore. Feeling no pain, they let themselves go in sexual obsession, addicted to every sort of perversion.

Be good

Ephesians 4:30 (MSG)
Don't grieve God. Don't break his heart. His Holy Spirit, moving and breathing in you, is the most intimate part of your life, making you fit for himself. Don't take such a gift for granted.

a) Better yet, run

Ephesians 4:1-3 (MSG)
In light of all this, here's what I want you to do. While I'm locked up here, a prisoner for the Master, I want you to get out there and walk—better yet, run!—on the road God called you to travel. I don't want any of you sitting around on your hands. I don't want anyone strolling off, down some path that goes nowhere. And mark that you do this with humility and discipline—not in fits and starts, but steadily, pouring yourselves out for each other in acts of love, alert at noticing differences and quick at mending fences.

End : God @ Home

Ephesians 2:19-22 (MSG)
That's plain enough, isn't it? You're no longer wandering exiles. This kingdom of faith is now your home country. You're no longer strangers or outsiders. You belong here, with as much right to the name Christian as anyone. God is building a home. He's using us all—irrespective of how we got here—in what he is building. He used the apostles and prophets for the foundation. Now he's using you, fitting you in brick by brick, stone by stone, with Christ Jesus as the cornerstone that holds all the parts together. We see it taking shape day after day—a holy temple built by God, all of us built into it, a temple in which God is quite at home.

And after I slipped, this:

Proverbs 25:28 (NLT)
A person without self-control is like a city with broken-down walls.

Paul's Men

2 Corinthians 13:11-13 (MSG)
And that's about it, friends. Be cheerful. Keep things in good repair. Keep your spirits up. Think in harmony. Be agreeable. Do all that, and the God of love and peace will be with you for sure. Greet one another with a holy embrace. All the brothers and sisters here say hello.

Wisdom > Warheads

Ecclesiastes 9:18 (MSG)
Wisdom is better than warheads, But one hothead can ruin the good earth.

MUSCULAR CHRISTIANITY

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (NLT)
Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself,

Wife For the Win

Proverbs 31:28-31 (NKJV)
Her children rise up and call her blessed; Her husband also, and he praises her:

Honesty

Proverbs 26:23 (GNT)
Insincere talk that hides what you are really thinking is like a fine glaze on a cheap clay pot.

VC Generosity

2 Corinthians 8:13 (GNT)
I am not trying to relieve others by putting a burden on you; but since you have plenty at this time, it is only fair that you should help those who are in need. Then, when you are in need and they have plenty, they will help you. In this way both are treated equally.

Prov.21

Proverbs 21:8 (MSG)
Mixed motives twist life into tangles; pure motives take you straight down the road.

Proverbs 21:16-17 (MSG)
Whoever wanders off the straight and narrow ends up in a congregation of ghosts.

Proverbs 21:26 (MSG)
Sinners are always wanting what they don't have; the God-loyal are always giving what they do have.

Proverbs 21:31 (MSG)
Do your best, prepare for the worst— then trust god to bring victory.

Prov.21

Proverbs 21:8 (MSG)
Mixed motives twist life into tangles; pure motives take you straight down the road.

Proverbs 21:16-17 (MSG)
Whoever wanders off the straight and narrow ends up in a congregation of ghosts.

Proverbs 21:26 (MSG)
Sinners are always wanting what they don't have; the God-loyal are always giving what they do have.

Badaus Bible Verse

Proverbs 16:32 (CPDV)
A patient man is better than a strong one. And whoever rules his soul is better than one who assaults cities.

Smallness

2 Corinthians 6:11-13 (MSG)
Dear, dear Corinthians, I can't tell you how much I long for you to enter this wide-open, spacious life. We didn't fence you in. The smallness you feel comes from within you. Your lives aren't small, but you're living them in a small way. I'm speaking as plainly as I can and with great affection. Open up your lives. Live openly and expansively!

Observational Judgment

Proverbs 17:3 (MSG)
As silver in a crucible and gold in a pan, so our lives are assayed by God.

Politics

Proverbs 16:31-33 (MSG)
Gray hair is a mark of distinction, the award for a God-loyal life.

Good Leaders

Proverbs 16:15 (MSG)
Good-tempered leaders invigorate lives; they're like spring rain and sunshine.

Work Ethic 2

Proverbs 12:24 (GNT)
Hard work will give you power; being lazy will make you a slave.

Proverbs 12:27 (GNT)
If you are lazy, you will never get what you are after, but if you work hard, you will get a fortune.

Work Ethic

Proverbs 12:24 (GNT)
Hard work will give you power; being lazy will make you a slave.

Good Ppl

Proverbs 12:10 (GNT)
Good people take care of their animals, but wicked people are cruel to theirs.

Tainted Wealth

Proverbs 10:2 (NLT)
Tainted wealth has no lasting value, but right living can save your life.

Wisdom=888?

Proverbs 8:22-31 (NLT)
“The LORD formed me from the beginning, before he created anything else.

Fix Your Thoughts

Philippians 4:8 (NLT)
And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.

Husband's Wife

Proverbs 5:17-23 (MSG)
Your spring water is for you and you only, not to be passed around among strangers. Bless your fresh-flowing fountain! Enjoy the wife you married as a young man! Lovely as an angel, beautiful as a rose— don't ever quit taking delight in her body. Never take her love for granted! Why would you trade enduring intimacies for cheap thrills with a whore? for dalliance with a promiscuous stranger?