Ben & Colleen Seaman

Kind word

Proverbs 12:25 (NIV)
Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up.

Gentle word

Proverbs 15:1 (NIV)
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

rebellious children

Deuteronomy 21:18 (NLT)
“Suppose a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey his father or mother, even though they discipline him.

Deuteronomy 21:21 (NLT)
Then all the men of his town must stone him to death. In this way, you will purge this evil from among you, and all Israel will hear about it and be afraid.

Listen carefully

Exodus 15:26 (NLT)
He said, “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God and do what is right in his sight, obeying his commands and keeping all his decrees, then I will not make you suffer any of the diseases I sent on the Egyptians; for I am the LORD who heals you.”

Psalm 12:7

Psalm 12:7 (NLT)
Therefore, LORD, we know you will protect the oppressed, preserving them forever from this lying generation,

Attitude

Philippians 2:1-4 (MSG)
If you've gotten anything at all out of following Christ, if his love has made any difference in your life, if being in a community of the Spirit means anything to you, if you have a heart, if you care— then do me a favor: Agree with each other, love each other, be deep-spirited friends. Don't push your way to the front; don't sweet-talk your way to the top. Put yourself aside, and help others get ahead. Don't be obsessed with getting your own advantage. Forget yourselves long enough to lend a helping hand.

Attitude

Philippians 2:2-4 (NIV)
then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind.

Galatians 6:3

Galatians 6:3 (NIV)
If anyone thinks they are something when they are not, they deceive themselves.