…Fight well in the Lord’s battles, just as the Lord told us through his prophets that you would. Cling tightly to your faith in Christ and always keep your conscience clear, doing what you know is right. For some people have disobeyed their consciences and have deliberately done what they knew […]
Self-control means controlling the tongue! A quick retort can ruin everything. Proverbs 13:3, TLB
The good man gives wise advice, but the liar’s counsel is shunned.
Let him have all your worries and cares, for he is always thinking about you and watching everything that concerns you. 1 Peter 5:7, TLB
The seed cast in the weeds represents the ones who hear the kingdom news but are overwhelmed with worries about all the things they have to do and all the things they want to get. The stress strangles what they heard, and nothing comes of it. Mark 4:18-19, MSG
Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don’t get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes. Matthew 6:34, MSG