Thursday, May 26, 2011

A better way to live

Your success or failure does not ultimately depend on your work, but on the Lord’s will. Therefore it is foolish to neglect your relationship with God while you give yourself to Mammon. (Psa 127:1-2) Hard work is not inherently evil, but “success / survival anxiety” is. Jesus said, “Do not work for the food which perishes.” (Joh 6:27) “Do worry about what you will eat.” (Mat 6:31) “What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul?” (Luk 9:25) Seek first His kingdom because unless the Lord builds a house, they labor in vain who build it. Be anxious for nothing but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God (Phil 4:6-7). Humble yourself, casting all your anxiety on Him, because he cares for you (1Pe 5:7).

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