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Life!

Ecclesiastes 3:9 (MSG)
But in the end, does it really make a difference what anyone does? I've had a good look at what God has given us to do—busywork, mostly. True, God made everything beautiful in itself and in its time—but he's left us in the dark, so we can never know what God is up to, whether he's coming or going. I've decided that there's nothing better to do than go ahead and have a good time and get the most we can out of life. That's it—eat, drink, and make the most of your job. It's God's gift.

How to love God

Deuteronomy 6:5 (MSG)
Love god, your God, with your whole heart: love him with all that's in you, love him with all you've got!

Authenticity

Jeremiah 17:10 (MSG)
But I, God, search the heart and examine the mind. I get to the heart of the human. I get to the root of things. I treat them as they really are, not as they pretend to be."

Seek this wisdom

James 3:17 (BOOKS)
But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.

Effects of Selfish Ambition

James 3:16 (BOOKS)
For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.

Faith

James 2:16-17 (BOOKS)
If one of you says to them, "Go in peace; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it?

True religion

James 1:26-27 (BOOKS)
Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless.

Choice

Proverbs 8:35-36 (NASB)
"For he who finds me finds life And obtains favor from the Lord.

God's Wisdom

Romans 11:33 (NASB)
Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and unfathomable His ways!

Luke-Acts 11:9-10

Luke-Acts 11:9-10 (BOOKS)
"So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.

Anything is possible

Mark 9:23 (NLT)
“What do you mean, ‘If I can’?” Jesus asked. “Anything is possible if a person believes.”

Boasting

Galatians 6:14 (MSG)
For my part, I am going to boast about nothing but the Cross of our Master, Jesus Christ. Because of that Cross, I have been crucified in relation to the world, set free from the stifling atmosphere of pleasing others and fitting into the little patterns that they dictate. Can't you see the central issue in all this? It is not what you and I do—submit to circumcision, reject circumcision. It is what God is doing, and he is creating something totally new, a free life! All who walk by this standard are the true Israel of God—his chosen people. Peace and mercy on them!

The importance of focus

Proverbs 24:33-34 (NLT)
A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—

Life work

Ecclesiastes 5:18-20 (NCV)
I have seen what is best for people here on earth. They should eat and drink and enjoy their work, because the life God has given them on earth is short.

What to do with your riches

1 Timothy 6:17-19 (NLT)
Teach those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which is so unreliable. Their trust should be in God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment.

A wise woman builds

Proverbs 14:1 (NCV)
A wise woman strengthens her family, but a foolish woman destroys hers by what she does.

True Prosperity

Jeremiah 17:5-10 (NIV)
This is what the lord says: "Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who draws strength from mere flesh and whose heart turns away from the lord.

Wealth

Deuteronomy 8:18 (MSG)
well, think again. Remember that God, your God, gave you the strength to produce all this wealth so as to confirm the covenant that he promised to your ancestors-as it is today.

Wealth

Deuteronomy 8:18 (NIV)
But remember the lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is today.

Get advice!

Proverbs 1:5 (NASB)
A wise man will hear and increase in learning, And a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel,

God's power

2 Corinthians 4:7 (NLT)
We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves.

Results

Matthew 25:29 (NLT)
To those who use well what they are given, even more will be given, and they will have an abundance. But from those who do nothing, even what little they have will be taken away.

Love must be sincere

Romans 12:9-12 (NLT)
Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good.

Gifts

Romans 12:6-8 (NIV)
We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith;

Integrity

Matthew 5:37 (NCV)
Say only yes if you mean yes, and no if you mean no. If you say more than yes or no, it is from the Evil One.